Senior Platform Engineer – AWS Focus | Talent Arabia | UAE

Tech Junction Ltd; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Arabia in the UAE is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer – AWS Focus to own AWS cloud platform architecture, automated provisioning, and enterprise DevOps infrastructure. You will design, provision, and scale core AWS services, write modular Terraform scripts, and lead container orchestration with Kubernetes.

The ideal candidate has a strong academic background in CS, hands-on AWS expertise, and a proven ability to deliver secure, highly available deployments in production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years in cloud engineering, DevOps, and platform automation.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS and core infrastructure management.
• Proven Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Terraform/IaC skills.
• Experience building enterprise-scale AWS environments in production.
• Strong analytical skills and cross-functional teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain secure AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Lead IaC and platform automation with Terraform.
• Deploy and scale container workloads with EKS and Docker.
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for rapid releases.
• Configure VPCs, IAM, and encryption across accounts.
• Ensure high availability, security and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with DevOps, developers, and cloud architects.
• Document architecture and runbooks.

Skills

AWS cloud services

Kubernetes

Terraform / IaC

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Cloud automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Docker

AWS

EKS

Job description

Position Summary

Talent Arabia is seeking an experienced, highly technical, and accomplished Senior Platform Engineer – AWS Focus with extensive Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure and cloud automation experience to join our client engagement team on a full-time, permanent basis in the UAE (candidates based in the UAE or willing to relocate). In this specialized platform engineering role, you will spearhead designing, provisioning, and optimizing AWS cloud architecture, driving platform automation, and managing Kubernetes container clusters. You will work closely with DevOps engineers, software developers, and enterprise architects to build resilient CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions using Terraform. Ideal candidates bring a robust academic degree in computer science, deep practical mastery of AWS services, and immediate availability.

Detailed Job Description

As a Senior Platform Engineer – AWS Focus at Talent Arabia in the UAE, you will take full ownership of AWS cloud platform architecture, automated provisioning, and enterprise DevOps infrastructure. Your day-to-day responsibilities encompass provisioning and scaling AWS core services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, EKS), authoring modular Terraform/IaC scripts, orchestrating containerized workloads, and maintaining high-performance CI/CD pipelines. You will collaborate with cross-functional technical squads to ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and security compliance across enterprise cloud deployments. Working in a fast-paced technology consulting environment, you will drive cloud reliability and scalability.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, architect, provision, and maintain secure Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure.
• Drive comprehensive platform automation, infrastructure as code (IaC), and cloud engineering best practices using Terraform.
• Deploy, manage, and scale enterprise container workloads utilizing Amazon EKS (Kubernetes) and Docker.
• Build, optimize, and maintain robust CI/CD deployment pipelines for rapid, reliable software releases.
• Configure VPC networking, security groups, IAM roles, and encryption standards across AWS accounts.
• Monitor cloud resource performance, optimize cost efficiency, and implement auto-scaling policies.
• Collaborate proactively with software development squads, DevOps engineers, and enterprise cloud architects.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure incidents, latency issues, and deployment bottlenecks promptly.
• Maintain comprehensive technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks.
• Ensure strict adherence to enterprise security baselines, disaster recovery protocols, and cloud compliance frameworks.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 5+ years of professional experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, and platform automation.
• Strong, demonstrated technical expertise in AWS cloud services and core infrastructure management.
• Solid hands-on experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and Terraform / Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Proven ability to build and support enterprise-scale AWS cloud environments in production settings.
• Strong analytical problem-solving capabilities, teamwork, and clear executive communication.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Official AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional or AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional credentials.
• Hands-on programming proficiency in Python, Go, or Bash for automation scripting.
• Prior working experience in financial services, telecommunications, or enterprise IT consultancy firms.
• Advanced knowledge of serverless computing architectures (AWS Lambda, API Gateway) and event-driven systems.
• Bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English.

Application Information

• Salary/Rate: Competitive and commensurate with experience
• Deadline: Open until filled
• Notice Period: Immediate to short notice preferred
• Contract Duration: Permanent / Full-Time (UAE / Relocation supported)