Senior Site Reliability Engineer

AW Connect; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

AW Connect seeks a technically strong Lead SRE / Technology Operations professional to own production infrastructure, reliability, incident response and technology operations within a regulated environment. This hands-on role requires owning production cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, IaC and CI/CD, and coordinating with CISO/security partners.

Ideal candidates bring 6+ years in SRE/DevOps and 2+ years in fintech or regulated settings, with strong AWS/Kubernetes and IAM/PAM expertise, plus

Qualifications

• 6+ years hands-on SRE/DevOps/infrastructure engineering.
• 2+ years in fintech or regulated environment.
• Strong cloud production experience (AWS or equivalent).
• Hands-on Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code experience.
• Strong IAM/PAM and CI/CD knowledge.
• Proven incident management and RCA experience.
• Disaster recovery and backup/restore experience.
• Experience with outsourced CISO/SOC/managed security provider.
• Vulnerability management and pen-test remediation experience.
• Ability to document controls and audit evidence.

Responsibilities

• Own production cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, IaC and CI/CD.
• Lead incident response, RCA, monitoring and observability.
• Own backup/restore, business continuity and disaster recovery.
• Manage IAM/PAM, access controls and privileged access workflows.
• Coordinate with outsourced CISO, SOC and security partners.
• Manage vulnerability remediation and penetration-test findings.
• Maintain security and operational controls and audit evidence.
• Support wallet/custody operations and technology controls where required.

Skills

SRE/DevOps

Kubernetes

CI/CD

IAM/PAM

Incident response

Cloud/AWS

Tools

Kubernetes

IaC

AWS

Job description

AW Connect is working with a Dubai-based digital asset business preparing to launch a regulated platform. We are looking for a technically strong Lead SRE / Technology Operations professional to take ownership of production infrastructure, reliability, incident response and technology operations within a regulated environment.

This is a hands-on role — not a position for someone who has moved entirely into management.

What You'll Do

• Own production cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, IaC and CI/CD
• Lead incident response, RCA, monitoring and observability
• Own backup/restore, business continuity and disaster recovery
• Manage IAM/PAM, access controls and privileged access workflows
• Coordinate with outsourced CISO, SOC and security partners
• Manage vulnerability remediation and penetration-test findings
• Maintain security and operational controls and audit evidence
• Support wallet/custody operations and technology controls where required

We're Looking For

• 6+ years of hands-on SRE, DevOps, DevSecOps, platform or infrastructure engineering
• 2+ years in fintech, banking, brokerage, exchange or another genuinely regulated/audited environment
• Strong production experience with AWS or equivalent cloud infrastructure
• Hands‑on Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code experience
• Strong IAM/PAM and CI/CD knowledge
• Proven experience managing production incidents and conducting RCA
• Experience with disaster recovery, RTO/RPO and tested backup/restore processes
• Experience working with an outsourced CISO, SOC or managed security provider
• Experience with vulnerability management and penetration-test remediation
• Comfortable owning technical documentation and audit/control evidence

Digital Assets Experience

Experience with crypto, digital assets, custody/wallet operations, Fireblocks, BitGo, blockchain infrastructure or KYT is a strong advantage, but not essential.

Candidates from strong regulated banking, fintech, brokerage or financial infrastructure backgrounds will also be considered.

The Right Profile

You should be someone who has personally owned production infrastructure and been the person called when things break — not someone who has spent the last few years purely managing a team.

This is an opportunity to join a small, senior technology function at launch stage, with direct exposure to the Group CTO and genuine ownership of your area.