Senior Cloud and DevOps Engineer - Azure Applications

Blackstone eIT; Dubai; On-site; AED 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackstone eIT in Dubai is seeking a seasoned Cloud/DevOps Engineer to own Azure environments, deployment automation, monitoring and reliability for digital platforms. You will collaborate with security and support teams on infrastructure, connectivity, protection and recovery requirements.

Responsibilities include configuring Azure App Service, Functions, Storage/Blob, Key Vault, Monitor and Application Insights; building CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions; IaC with Terraform

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years in cloud/DevOps engineering with Azure production experience.
• Strong experience with App Service, Functions, Key Vault, Monitor and Application Insights.
• Proficient in Terraform or Bicep; Docker and Kubernetes; scripting in PowerShell, Bash or Python.

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain Azure environments for web apps, APIs, CMS and supporting services.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Next.js, React, Node.js, .NET and Strapi apps.
• Maintain infrastructure as code with version-controlled changes and environment consistency.
• Implement deployment checks, approval controls, rollback procedures and release traceability.
• Establish application health checks, logs, dashboards and actionable alerts; investigate production incidents.
• Coordinate backups and recovery with Technical Support and security teams.

Skills

Cloud/DevOps expertise

Incident diagnosis

Collaboration

Scripting (PowerShell/Bash/Python)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure App Service

Azure Functions

Azure Storage/Blob

Key Vault

Azure Monitor

Application Insights

API Management

Service Bus

Terraform

Bicep

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps Pipelines

GitHub Actions

PowerShell

Python

Microsoft Entra ID

RBAC

DNS

TLS

Private endpoints

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Job description

Job Purpose

Own Azure application environments, deployment automation, monitoring and operational reliability for the Chamber’s digital platforms. Work with Technical Support and security teams on shared infrastructure, connectivity, protection and recovery requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Azure Environments: Configure and maintain development, UAT and production environments for web applications, APIs, CMS and supporting services.
• Deployment Automation: Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Next.js, React, Node.js, .NET and Strapi applications.
• Infrastructure as Code: Maintain repeatable infrastructure configuration, version-controlled changes and environment consistency.
• Release Management: Implement deployment checks, approval controls, rollback procedures and release traceability.
• Monitoring and Reliability: Establish application health checks, logs, dashboards and actionable alerts; investigate production incidents.
• Identity and Secrets: Configure application identities, access controls, certificates and secrets management in coordination with security owners.
• Performance and Capacity: Assess application scaling, resource utilization and availability requirements; implement agreed improvements.
• Cloud Cost Management: Monitor expenditure, identify waste and recommend capacity and configuration changes.
• Recovery: Coordinate application/database backup requirements with Technical Support and validate restoration and recovery procedures.
• Operational Documentation: Maintain environment inventories, deployment guides, runbooks and knowledge transfer.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years in cloud/DevOps engineering, including at least 3 years operating production applications on Azure.
• Azure Services: Strong experience with App Service, Functions, Storage/Blob, Key Vault, Azure Monitor and Application Insights; API Management and Service Bus experience preferred.
• CI/CD: Strong hands‑on experience with Azure DevOps Pipelines or GitHub Actions, including secure deployment and rollback.
• Infrastructure as Code: Practical experience with Terraform or Bicep.
• Application Platforms: Experience deploying and troubleshooting Node.js, Next.js, .NET and headless CMS applications.
• Containers: Practical Docker experience; Kubernetes experience preferred where relevant.
• Scripting: Proficiency in PowerShell, Bash or Python for operational automation.
• Identity and Networking: Understanding of Microsoft Entra ID, managed identities, RBAC, DNS, TLS, private endpoints and application connectivity.
• Databases: Experience supporting deployment and connectivity for SQL Server and PostgreSQL, including coordination of backup and recovery.
• Reliability: Demonstrated incident diagnosis, root‑cause analysis, monitoring and recovery‑testing experience.
• Certification: Microsoft Azure Administrator or DevOps Engineer certification preferred.
• Collaboration: Ability to coordinate developers, vendors, Technical Support and security teams with clear operational ownership.