DevOps Engineer

Wynn Al Marjan Island; Ras Al Khaimah; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the hospitality sector in the UAE is looking for a DevOps Engineer to enhance its software development capabilities. This role involves designing cloud infrastructure for groundbreaking projects, advocating for DevOps best practices, and mentoring a dynamic IT team. The candidate will play a key role in transforming the operations of the first casino in Arabia and will work with various teams to ensure efficient and automated solutions are delivered.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of engineering experience with cloud technologies.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Azure cloud.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop cloud infrastructure for innovative services.
• Collaborate with teams to implement DevOps principles.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Cloud Technologies

DevOps Principles

CI/CD Solutions

Azure Security Practices

Monitoring Tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, mathematics or related field

Tools

Docker

Terraform

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

Job description

Job Purpose

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to join our in-house software development team. The ideal candidate will enjoy learning, seeing projects through to completion and thrive on new challenges. You will develop projects for the first casino in Arabia – Wynn Al Marjan Island. You will partner with infrastructure, cyber security and product teams

Essential Duties

• Design and develop cloud infrastructure for cutting edge services that will transform the hospitality industry in the UAE
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and support to enhance IT team skills
• Advocate for and implement DevOps principles across the organization
• Collaborate with engineering team to deliver efficient, automated solutions
• Develop and review CI/CD pipelines and ensure robust workflow
• Develop infrastructure as code for our cloud-based solutions
• Identify and improve automation processes in partnership with leadership
• Enable visibility of our services through metrics, dashboards and alerts
• Promote and introduce best practices to continuously improve team performance and developer’s experience
• Performs controlled resolution of incidents and problems including prioritization and escalation to relevant groups when appropriate, root cause analysis of all problems with follow through resolution
• Ensure Incident & Problem management procedures are diligently followed
• Ability to handle incidents, problems and change. Calm and analytical when faced with major incidents on critical systems
• Implement and drive automation focused on productivity improvements
• Exhibits sound and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills to exchange complex information with inherent confidence with operations and technology partners on regional or global basis
  
  

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required in computer science, information technology, mathematics or related field
  
  

Experience

• 4+ years of engineering experience with cloud technologies
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure cloud
  
  

Skills / Knowledge

• Wide knowledge of storage systems such as PostgreSQL, Redis
• Experience with Docker, Terraform, IaC, Kubernetes, AKS, PowerShell, Helm
• Proficiency in security practices in Azure
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD solutions, e.g. GitHub actions, Circle CI, Azure DevOps
• Understanding of monitoring tools such as DataDog, NewRelic
• Experience in distributed system architecture (microservices, event-driven, REST)
• Ability to mentor other engineers
• Ability to work independently as well as in a group