Senior DevOps SRE Engineer

Global Software Solutions Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Software Solutions Group is seeking an experienced Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer to architect and automate modern DevOps practices across enterprise environments. You will own end-to-end delivery, from design through deployment, with emphasis on CI/CD, IaC, and security integration.

The role requires hands-on expertise in Jenkins, GitHub Actions, containerization, and cloud-native technologies, collaborating across development, infrastructure, and security teams to drive reliability and

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with DevOps methodologies and practices.
• Extensive experience with GitHub Actions and Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency in container technologies and cloud-native deployments.
• Solid knowledge of IaC, IaC tooling, and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Experience with GitOps workflows, Argo CD, and automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with secure software delivery, vulnerability scanning, and code quality tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for enterprise applications and services.
• Develop and manage deployment pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Build and maintain Jenkins pipelines using Shared Libraries, Declarative/Scripted Pipelines, Groovy, Python and Bash.
• Implement automated build, test, security scanning, and deployment processes.
• Develop reusable CI/CD components to improve consistency across teams.
• Support automated deployments across containerized and cloud-native environments.
• Establish best practices for source control, branching, release management, and artifact management.
• Install, configure, administer, upgrade, integrate, and troubleshoot DevOps tooling.
• Work with development, infrastructure, security, and operations teams to improve delivery reliability.

Skills

DevOps

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

CI/CD

IaC

DevSecOps

Monitoring

Automation

Cloud-native

Argo CD

SRE

Containerization

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Cosign

Nexus IQ

SonarQube

Checkmarx

Sysdig

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Nexus

Nexus IQ

SonarQube

Checkmarx

Sysdig

Cosign

Argo CD

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Job Description:

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled Senior DevOps / SRE Engineer to design, implement, automate, and manage modern DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering practices across enterprise technology environments.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands‑on experience in CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, container technologies, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), DevSecOps, monitoring, logging, automation, and cloud‑native technologies. The role requires someone who can work across development, infrastructure, security, and operations teams to improve deployment efficiency, system reliability, security, scalability, and operational excellence.

The successful candidate will be expected to take ownership of projects from inception through delivery and ongoing operational support, while continuously identifying opportunities to automate and improve existing processes.

Key Responsibilities

DevOps & CI/CD

• Design, implement, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for enterprise applications and services.
• Develop and manage deployment pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Build and maintain Jenkins pipelines using:
• Jenkins Shared Libraries
• Declarative and Scripted Pipelines
• Groovy scripting
• Python and Bash automation
• Implement automated build, test, security scanning, packaging, and deployment processes.
• Develop reusable CI/CD components and standards to improve consistency across development teams.
• Support automated deployments across containerized and cloud-native environments.
• Identify and eliminate manual deployment activities through automation.
• Establish best practices around source control, branching, release management, artifact management, and deployment automation.

DevOps Tooling

Install, configure, administer, upgrade, integrate, and troubleshoot enterprise DevOps tooling, including:

• Jenkins
• GitHub / GitHub Actions
• Nexus / Nexus IQ
• SonarQube
• Checkmarx
• Sysdig
• Cosign
• Argo CD
• JIRA
• Confluence
• Manage integrations between DevOps tools to establish an efficient and secure software delivery lifecycle.
• Monitor tool availability, performance, capacity, and security.
• Troubleshoot issues related to CI/CD tools and their integrations.
• Establish standards for tool configuration, access management, security, and governance.

Containerization & Deployment

• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for applications deployed on container technologies.
• Support containerized application build, packaging, deployment, and lifecycle management.
• Work closely with development and infrastructure teams to improve container-based application delivery.
• Implement automated deployment strategies using modern DevOps and GitOps practices.
• Support Argo CD-based GitOps workflows and ensure reliable application deployments.
• Troubleshoot container, deployment, configuration, and runtime-related issues.

Infrastructure Automation & Configuration Management

• Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and configuration management activities.
• Develop reusable automation to create consistent, scalable, and repeatable environments.
• Apply Infrastructure as Code principles to infrastructure and application configuration.
• Reduce operational dependency on manual activities through automation.
• Implement configuration management standards and ensure consistency across environments.
• Support infrastructure changes through controlled, automated, and auditable processes.

DevSecOps & Security

• Integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines following DevSecOps principles.
• Implement and maintain automated security and quality gates using tools such as:
• SonarQube
• Checkmarx
• Nexus IQ
• Sysdig
• Cosign
• Support vulnerability scanning, code quality analysis, dependency analysis, container security, and artifact verification.
• Implement secure software supply‑chain practices, including artifact signing and verification.
• Work with security teams to address vulnerabilities and improve application and infrastructure security.
• Ensure DevOps processes comply with organizational security and governance standards.

Monitoring, Logging & Observability

• Implement and maintain enterprise logging, monitoring, and observability solutions.
• Work with technologies such as:
• ELK Stack
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Develop dashboards, alerts, and monitoring mechanisms for infrastructure and application environments.
• Monitor system health, application performance, availability, and reliability.
• Analyze logs and metrics to identify performance issues and operational risks.
• Establish proactive monitoring and alerting to reduce incidents and improve service reliability.
• Support root‑cause analysis of production incidents using monitoring and observability data.

Incident Management & Troubleshooting

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure, application, deployment, and CI/CD issues.
• Work closely with development, infrastructure, security, and operations teams to resolve production and non‑production issues.
• Participate in incident management, problem management, and root‑cause analysis.
• Identify recurring issues and implement permanent solutions rather than relying on manual workarounds.
• Support production deployments and provide operational assistance when required.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives based on incident trends and operational feedback.

SRE & Operational Excellence

• Apply Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles to improve system availability, scalability, performance, and resilience.
• Implement automation to reduce operational toil.
• Define and improve operational processes, reliability practices, and service standards.
• Support capacity planning, performance optimization, availability, and resilience initiatives.
• Contribute to reliability engineering practices such as monitoring, alerting, incident response, and continuous improvement.
• Balance project delivery responsibilities with operational support requirements.

DevOps & Application Lifecycle

• Work on projects from inception, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and transition to operations.
• Collaborate with application development teams to integrate DevOps practices into the software development lifecycle.
• Provide technical guidance on build, deployment, configuration, automation, and operational requirements.
• Promote automation‑first approaches across development and operations teams.
• Support continuous improvement of engineering processes and delivery methodologies.

Required Technical Skills

Mandatory Skills

• Strong hands‑on experience with DevOps methodologies and practices.
• Strong practical experience with GitHub Actions.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Jenkins and CI/CD pipelines.
• Good knowledge of Jenkins Shared Libraries, Groovy, Python, and/or Bash scripting.
• Experience managing and administering enterprise DevOps tooling.
• Strong understanding of container technologies and container‑based deployments.
• Experience with GitOps and Argo CD.
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
• Strong knowledge of DevSecOps and security integration within CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with ELK, Prometheus, and Grafana or equivalent monitoring and logging technologies.
• Strong infrastructure and security fundamentals.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving capabilities.

DevOps Tools

Hands‑on experience with several of the following:

Jenkins | GitHub | GitHub Actions | Nexus | Nexus IQ | SonarQube | Checkmarx | Sysdig | Cosign | Argo CD | JIRA | Confluence

DevOps / SRE Knowledge

• DevOps principles and methodologies
• SRE principles and practices
• CI/CD and continuous delivery
• Infrastructure as Code
• GitOps
• DevSecOps
• Containerization
• Automation and configuration management
• 12‑Factor Application principles
• Monitoring and observability
• Logging and incident management
• Application lifecycle management
• Infrastructure and application security
• Reliability, scalability, and availability engineering

Soft Skills & Behavioral Competencies

• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Ability to establish transparent and professional relationships with internal teams, clients, vendors, and key stakeholders.
• Strong ownership and accountability for assigned projects and services.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within cross‑functional teams.
• Strong analytical and pragmatic approach to problem‑solving.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong stakeholder and client management skills.