DevOps Specialist (m/f/d)

Halian; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Tax-efficient compensation environment

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Halian is seeking a hands-on DevOps Specialist to design, automate, secure, and operate modern cloud-native platforms in Abu Dhabi. You will manage Kubernetes environments, develop IaC with Terraform, and build robust CI/CD pipelines to support production-grade workloads.

This role emphasizes strong Linux administration, automation via Python/Bash, and GitOps practices, with relocation support for international candidates.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on DevOps, SRE, Platform or Cloud engineering experience.
• 3+ years of Kubernetes administration and operations experience.
• Strong Linux systems administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Hands-on with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Git, CI/CD platforms and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience supporting production environments and critical applications.
• Experience building automation using Python, Bash, or Shell scripting.
• Solid understanding of Infrastructure-as-Code and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience in regulated environments (fintech/banking/telecom) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, automate, and support cloud-native infrastructure and platforms.
• Manage and improve Kubernetes environments across production and non-production systems.
• Develop and maintain IaC using Terraform and related tooling.
• Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Support containerized workloads with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement GitOps, automation, and platform engineering best practices.
• Monitor platform health and performance using observability solutions.
• Troubleshoot production incidents and perform root cause analyses.
• Collaborate with software teams to improve deployment reliability and security.
• Advance operational excellence through automation and self-service capabilities.
• Contribute to platform security, governance, and cloud standards.

Skills

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Git

CI/CD platforms

Cloud infrastructure

Linux

Python

Shell scripting

Observability tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

ArgoCD

Flux

Helm

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

Job description

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE (Relocation Support Available for International Candidates)

Join a technology-driven organization building and operating mission-critical digital platforms that serve large-scale internal and customer-facing services.

We are seeking a hands-on DevOps Specialist to help design, automate, secure, and operate modern cloud-native platforms. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex infrastructure challenges, building scalable automation, improving developer experience, and ensuring platform reliability at scale.

This position offers the opportunity to work with modern cloud technologies, Kubernetes platforms, Infrastructure-as-Code, DevOps automation, and production-grade systems within a highly collaborative engineering environment.

What You'll Be Doing

• Design, build, automate, and support cloud-native infrastructure and platforms.
• Manage and improve Kubernetes environments across production and non-production systems.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and related tooling.
• Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Support containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement GitOps, automation, and platform engineering best practices.
• Monitor platform health, reliability, availability, and performance using modern observability solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex production incidents and perform root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve deployment reliability, security scalability, and developer experience.
• Improve operational excellence through automation, self-service capabilities, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to platform security, governance, and cloud operational standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on DevOps, SRE, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering experience.
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on Kubernetes administration and operations experience.
• Strong Linux systems administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • Git
  • CI/CD platforms
  • Cloud infrastructure
• Experience supporting production environments and critical business applications.
• Experience building automation solutions using Python, Bash, Shell scripting, or similar languages.
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure-as-Code principles and cloud-native architectures.
• Financial services, fintech, banking, telecommunications, or other highly regulated environments

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in one or more of the following:

• AWS, Azure, or GCP
• GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins
• GitOps platforms such as ArgoCD or Flux
• Helm
• Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, Loki, Datadog, New Relic, Splunk
• Karpenter, KEDA, Istio, Service Mesh technologies
• DevSecOps practices and security automation
• Terraform Associate, CKA, CKAD, AWS/Azure/GCP certifications

What We're Looking For.

• Remain highly hands-on technically.
• Have managed Kubernetes platforms in real production environments.
• Enjoy solving infrastructure and reliability challenges.
• Have built CI/CD and automation solutions from the ground up.
• Take ownership of platform stability, operational excellence, and engineering quality.
• Thrive in collaborative, fast-moving environments.

International Candidates.

We welcome applications from experienced international candidates interested in relocating to Abu Dhabi. The role offers the opportunity to work on large-scale modern platforms while enjoying:

• A growing technology ecosystem
• Long-term career development opportunities
• Exposure to cloud-native and platform engineering initiatives
• Tax-efficient compensation environment
• High quality of life and international community

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