LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER - Azure DevOps

Happiest Minds Technologies; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 260,000 - 520,000; Part time

Job summary

Happiest Minds Technologies in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with 5–8 years of experience to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance of our distributed systems. You will design and operate cloud infrastructure, implement CI/CD pipelines, and monitor services in AWS and Azure.

The role requires strong knowledge of Java, .NET Core, databases (Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB), and experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and API integrations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Strong understanding of database management and integration technologies.
• Experience with DevOps practices and automation tools.
• Knowledge of Fintech trends and technologies is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience in application support and incident management

Responsibilities

• Hands on experience in wealth or brokerage applications such as Brokerage (FIT, Zag trader, Direct FN), Wealth (Prospero, Advent)
• Good wealth or brokerage domain knowledge and understanding of trading lifecycles.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable and reliable infrastructure on cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure.
• Maintain software solutions using Java, .NET Core, and associated frameworks.
• Manage and optimize relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server) and support NoSQL databases like MongoDB.
• Knowledge to integrate APIs, microservices, and other integration solutions to support business applications.
• Apply cybersecurity principles and ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and security architecture standards.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, and manage containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Monitor and evaluate emerging Fintech technologies including blockchain, AI/ML, and digital wallets to enhance system capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams using project management tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
• Experience in incident and problem management

Skills

DevOps practices

Automation tools

Problem solving

Communication

Incident management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Java

.NET Core

Oracle

SQL Server

MongoDB

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Job Title: Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Experience: 5-8 years

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Location: Abu Dhabi

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our IT team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our systems and services. This role blends software engineering with systems engineering to build and run large-scale, distributed, fault‑tolerant systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Hands on experience in wealth or brokerage applications such as Brokerage (FIT, Zag trader, Direct FN), Wealth (Prospero, Advent)
• Good wealth or brokerage domain knowledge and understanding of trading lifecycles.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable and reliable infrastructure on cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure.
• Maintain software solutions using Java, .NET Core, and associated frameworks.
• Manage and optimize relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server) and support NoSQL databases like MongoDB.
• Knowledge to integrate APIs, microservices, and other integration solutions to support business applications.
• Apply cybersecurity principles and ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and security architecture standards.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, and manage containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Monitor and evaluate emerging Fintech technologies including blockchain, AI/ML, and digital wallets to enhance system capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams using project management tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
• Experience in incident and problem management

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• Strong understanding of database management and integration technologies.
• Experience with DevOps practices and automation tools.
• Knowledge of Fintech trends and technologies is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience in application support and incident management

.Net Core