Platform Operations Engineer

PlaceUp; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive tech company is looking for a Platform Operations Engineer to build and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure that supports high-performance AI workloads. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience in DevOps or SRE, strong technical skills in AWS and GCP, as well as expertise in security and system performance. This role is pivotal in ensuring the reliability and security of AI infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering.
• Strong experience with AWS, GCP, Docker, and cloud-native systems.
• Background in Google SRE-style operational excellence.
• Experience with high-throughput or ML/AI infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of security, observability, and system performance.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS and GCP.
• Manage containerized environments using Docker and orchestration tools.
• Operate and optimize AI inference systems (e.g. vLLM).
• Implement SRE best practices for reliability, monitoring, and incident response.
• Ensure strong security and compliance (SecOps) across systems.
• Support internal engineering teams with platform tooling and automation.

Skills

DevOps

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Platform Engineering

AWS

GCP

Docker

Cloud-native systems

Security best practices

Monitoring

Incident response

Job description

Location: Dubai / Worldwide Remote

Role Overview

We are seeking a Platform Operations Engineer to build, operate, and secure the infrastructure powering our AI systems. This role combines DevOps, SRE, and platform engineering to support high-performance AI workloads.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS and GCP
• Manage containerized environments using Docker and orchestration tools
• Operate and optimize AI inference systems (e.g. vLLM)
• Implement SRE best practices for reliability, monitoring, and incident response
• Ensure strong security and compliance (SecOps) across systems
• Support internal engineering teams with platform tooling and automation

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering
• Strong experience with AWS, GCP, Docker, and cloud-native systems
• Background aligned with Google SRE-style operational excellence
• Experience supporting high-throughput or ML/AI infrastructure
• Strong understanding of security, observability, and system performance