DevOps Engineer (m/f/d)

Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment and Contract Staffing Agency; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 2,411,000 - 4,821,000; Full time

Job summary

Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment and Contract Staffing Agency is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer in Abu Dhabi to design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for enterprise environments.

You will collaborate with software engineers, QA, and security teams to deliver reliable, secure platforms, work with Docker/Kubernetes, IaC tooling, and monitor performance while driving automation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years in DevOps, Cloud, SRE or similar role.
• Strong SDLC understanding and DevOps best practices.
• Hands-on with AWS/Azure/GCP and scripting (Python/Bash).
• Experience with CI/CD tools and container orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable infrastructure for development, testing, and production.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated delivery.
• Collaborate with development teams to streamline builds and releases.
• Support deployments within client environments and ensure security.
• Monitor performance and optimize availability and scalability.
• Apply configuration management across environments.
• Manage Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters.
• Adhere to security standards in infrastructure and apps.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, and performance issues.
• Drive automation to improve efficiency and reduce manual work.
• Stay current with new DevOps technologies and cloud services.

Skills

DevOps

Cloud Platforms

SRE

Python

Bash

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Networking

Security Best Practices

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Jenkins

GitLab

Job description

DevOps Engineer

Location:

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Employment Type:

Full-Time

About The Role

We are looking for a talented DevOps Engineer to join a growing engineering team delivering innovative technology solutions across a range of enterprise environments. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in building, automating, and maintaining scalable infrastructure while driving continuous improvement across development and operations processes.

Working closely with software engineers, architects, QA teams, and client stakeholders, you will help deliver reliable, secure, and high-performing platforms while supporting cloud-native and containerized environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable infrastructure environments for software development, testing, and production.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines to enable efficient and automated software delivery.
• Collaborate with development teams to streamline build, deployment, and release processes.
• Support software deployments, including implementation activities within client environments.
• Monitor system performance and proactively optimize availability, reliability, and scalability.
• Implement and maintain configuration management practices across multiple environments.
• Manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Work closely with security teams to ensure infrastructure and applications adhere to best-practice security standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, deployment, and performance-related issues.
• Drive automation initiatives to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Stay current with emerging DevOps technologies, cloud services, and industry best practices.

Required Skills & Experience

• 2-5 years of experience in a DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or similar role.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles and DevOps best practices.
• Hands-on experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience with scripting and automation using languages such as Python, Bash, or similar.
• Proven experience with CI/CD tools including Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI, or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies, particularly Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, and firewalls.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within cross-functional teams.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools including Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies.
• Experience working with databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB.
• Relevant certifications such as:
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
  • Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

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