Senior DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Stellar Technologies; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellar Technologies in Abu Dhabi, UAE is seeking a Senior DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer to design and scale cloud-native platforms on Azure, focusing on reliability, security, and automation.

You will own CI/CD pipelines, IaC with Terraform and Helm, AKS management, observability stack including Azure Monitor, Grafana and Application Insights, and incident response practices, collaborating across dev, QA and architecture teams.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Azure DevOps (Pipelines, Repos, Artifacts)
• Deep knowledge of Terraform and Helm for IaC and Kubernetes management
• Hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and related Azure services (Functions, App Gateway, VNets, Key Vault)
• Proficiency in observability tools – Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Prometheus, Grafana
• Solid understanding of Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD workflows

Responsibilities

• CI/CD Pipeline Development - Build and manage scalable CI/CD pipelines for web and mobile applications.
• Pull Request Validation Workflows - Implement automated PR pipelines with linting, static analysis, unit testing, and integration checks to enforce code quality.
• Security & Code Quality Automation - Integrate SonarQube, SCA, and vulnerability scanning tools to enforce compliance and security.
• Environment-Specific Deployments - Configure deployment strategies with approval gates, rollback mechanisms, and environment-specific variables.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Helm charts.
• Azure Cloud Management - Ensure availability, scalability, and resilience of applications hosted on Azure (AKS, App Services, VMs, Functions, App Gateway, VNets, Key Vault).
• Observability & Monitoring - Implement monitoring with Azure Monitor, Grafana, Prometheus, Application Insights and set up custom alerts/dashboards.
• Secrets Management - Manage and secure secrets via Azure Key Vault and integrate them with CI/CD pipelines.
• Incident Response & SRE Practices - Establish on-call rotations, conduct postmortems, and apply reliability engineering practices for system stability.
• Collaboration - Work closely with development, QA, and architecture teams to align with DevSecOps best practices.
• Capacity & Reliability Planning - Contribute to scalability, cost optimization, and long-term infrastructure planning.

Job description

We are looking for a Senior DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with strong expertise in infrastructure automation, CI/CD optimization, observability, and cloud reliability engineering. The role involves building scalable DevOps solutions on Azure, ensuring high availability, resilience, and security of mission-critical systems.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), container orchestration, monitoring frameworks, and incident response, while driving DevSecOps alignment across development, QA, and architecture teams.

Key Responsibilities

• CI/CD Pipeline Development - Build and manage scalable CI/CD pipelines for web and mobile applications, enabling automated build, test, and deployment workflows.




• Pull Request Validation Workflows - Implement automated PR pipelines with linting, static analysis, unit testing, and integration checks to enforce code quality.




• Security & Code Quality Automation - Integrate SonarQube, SCA (Software Composition Analysis), and vulnerability scanning tools to enforce compliance and security.




• Environment-Specific Deployments - Configure deployment strategies with approval gates, rollback mechanisms, and environment-specific variables.




• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Helm charts.




• Azure Cloud Management - Ensure availability, scalability, and resilience of applications hosted on Azure (AKS, App Services, VMs, Functions, App Gateway, VNets, Key Vault).




• Observability & Monitoring - Implement monitoring with Azure Monitor, Grafana, Prometheus, Application Insights and set up custom alerts/dashboards.




• Secrets Management - Manage and secure secrets via Azure Key Vault and integrate them with CI/CD pipelines.




• Incident Response & SRE Practices - Establish on-call rotations, conduct postmortems, and apply reliability engineering practices for system stability.




• Collaboration - Work closely with development, QA, and architecture teams to align with DevSecOps best practices.




• Capacity & Reliability Planning - Contribute to scalability, cost optimization, and long-term infrastructure planning.

Must-Have Skills

• Strong expertise in Azure DevOps (Pipelines, Repos, Artifacts).




• Deep knowledge of Terraform and Helm for IaC and Kubernetes management.




• Hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and related Azure services (Functions, App Gateway, VNets, Key Vault).




• Proficiency in observability tools – Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Prometheus, Grafana.




• Solid understanding of Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD workflows.

DevOps Tech Stack

• CI/CD Pipelines: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Bitrise


• Version Control: Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket


• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Bicep


• Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, AKS/EKS/GKE, Dapr


• Code Quality & Security: SonarQube, Snyk, Trivy, Checkmarx, ESLint, Prettier


• Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Azure Monitor, App Insights


• Artifact Management: JFrog Artifactory, Nexus, GitHub Packages


• Mobile Build Automation: Fastlane, Bitrise, App Center, Firebase App Distribution


• Release Management: Azure DevOps Releases, GitHub Environments, Argo CD


• Secrets Management: Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager

Good to Have

• Experience with GitOps, ArgoCD, and Service Mesh (Istio/Linkerd).




• Knowledge of security tools – Snyk, AquaSec, Trivy.




• Familiarity with FinOps practices for cloud cost monitoring and optimization.

Soft Skills & Competencies

• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.




• Ability to manage complex projects and multiple environments.




• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.




• Passion for automation, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Work Environment

This is an on-site role in Abu Dhabi, UAE, within a fast-paced enterprise digital transformation environment. The candidate will be at the center of mission-critical projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, resilient, and scalable DevOps and SRE solutions.