Infra Reliability Engineer

Sundus Gulf; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading private cybersecurity company is seeking an Infrastructure Reliability Engineer on a contract basis to ensure the stability and optimization of their core systems. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in complex infrastructures, emphasizing security best practices and operational efficiency.

Benefits

Health insurance

Qualifications

• 5-8 years experience in DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Strong understanding of Linux, networking, and troubleshooting.
• Hands-on experience with monitoring tools.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to reliability and performance of core infrastructure.
• Support daily operations and incident response.
• Enhance monitoring and alerting capabilities.

Skills

Linux systems administration

Networking fundamentals

System-level troubleshooting

Monitoring and observability tools

Deployment strategies

Containerization technologies

Secure system design

Operational improvement mindset

Job description

Job Title : Infrastructure Reliability Engineer (FTC)

Contract Type : 6 months and extendable

Client : Private cybersecurity company

Experience : 5 8 yrs experience in a DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering capacity in a mid to large infrastructure environment.

Benefits : Health insurance

Overview :

We are seeking a contractor for Infrastructure Reliability Engineer to support our ongoing efforts in maintaining, optimizing, and securing our critical systems and services. This role is ideal for a technically skilled professional who thrives in complex environments, enjoys operational problem-solving, and brings a strong sense of ownership to platform stability and resilience.

A multidisciplinary team focused on building, operating, and continuously improving infrastructure across a diverse landscape-including on-premise data centers, private cloud, and hyperscale public cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities :

• Contribute to the reliability, stability, and performance of core infrastructure systems.
• Support day-to-day operations, incident response, and proactive maintenance activities.
• Enhance monitoring, observability, and alerting capabilities to ensure system health and visibility.
• Collaborate on release engineering processes to streamline deployment pipelines and reduce risk.
• Assist with containerized application support and orchestration within modern infrastructure platforms.
• Apply security best practices across infrastructure components and operational procedures.
• Participate in platform lifecycle management, including patching, upgrades, and configuration optimization.
• Document and evolve operational processes to drive consistency, resilience, and efficiency.

Qualifications :

• Demonstrated 5 8 yrs experience in a DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering capacity in a mid to large infrastructure environment.
• Strong understanding of Linux systems administration, networking fundamentals, and system-level troubleshooting.
• Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools in a production environment.
• Familiarity with modern deployment strategies and release automation practices.
• Working knowledge of containerization technologies and orchestration concepts.
• Exposure to both traditional data center infrastructure and public cloud service models.
• Security-aware, with practical knowledge of secure system design and operational controls.
• Proven ability to operate independently in dynamic environments, with a mindset for continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Experience with immutable infrastructure concepts and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements in enterprise IT environments.
• Strong documentation skills and ability to contribute to operational knowledge bases.
• Collaborative mindset and experience working in cross-functional teams.