DevOps Lead

Ultimate HR Solutions; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a skilled DevOps Lead to design and manage cloud and on-premises infrastructure. This role requires over 10 years of experience in DevOps and proficiency in multi-cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP. The successful candidate will oversee the DevOps team and implement best practices to enhance automation, security, and performance across multi-cloud environments. Strong knowledge in Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD processes is essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, and CI / CD.
• Strong proficiency in managing multi-cloud environments.
• Experience leading and mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead the design and management of cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
• Oversee the DevOps team and define best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize deployment workflows.

Skills

Expertise in AWS

Expertise in Azure

Expertise in GCP

Deep Kubernetes experience

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

CI / CD automation

Proficient in Python

Proficient in Bash

DevSecOps knowledge

Strong networking knowledge

API gateway knowledge

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins

ArgoCD

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Dynatrace

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for a DevOps Lead to spearhead the design,implementation, and management of our cloud and on-premises infrastructure. This role demands deep expertise in AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenShift, and modern DevOps practices to drive automation, security, scalability, and reliability across our platforms. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience in DevOps and be proficient in CI / CD automation, containerization, infrastructure as code (IaC), and security best practices. As a DevOps Lead, you will oversee the DevOps team, define best practices, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize deployment workflows, security, and performance across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

Requirements

• 10-15 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, and CI / CD.
• Expertise in multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and on-premises solutions (OpenShift, VMware Tanzu).
• Deep Kubernetes experience (EKS, AKS, GKE, OpenShift) with Helm, Kustomize, and Istio.
• Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep, Ansible.
• Hands-on experience in #CI / CD automation – Jenkins, #ArgoCD, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions.
• Proficient in Python, #Bash, and #Lamda for automation and scripting.
• Experience in #DevSecOps & cloud security frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST).
• Expertise in observability and monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Dynatrace CloudWatch, Azure Monitor).
• Strong networking and API gateway knowledge – Kong Gateway, Nginx, AWS API Gateway.
• Ability to lead and mentor junior engineers, defining DevOps best practices and automation strategies.
• Hands on experience on network systems including vpc, cloud firewalls, security groups, etc.