Senior Technical Engineer

The Emirates Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

The Emirates Group is seeking a Senior Technical Engineer - Public Cloud in Dubai to design, develop, and deliver secure, scalable public cloud solutions that meet enterprise standards. You will champion Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, observability, and FinOps while collaborating with security, network, and DevOps teams.

Join Emirates Group IT to advance hybrid cloud capabilities and support critical business functions with modern, resilient infrastructure across datacentres and cloud

Qualifications

• Experience with OCI architecture including compute, storage and backup.
• Strong networking and hybrid connectivity knowledge.
• Proven software development experience in Python/TypeScript/Go.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deliver scalable public cloud solutions aligned with enterprise standards.
• Drive IaC, CI/CD, observability and FinOps across cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with security, networks, DevOps and application teams to ensure reliability.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

JavaScript

Go

DevOps practices

CI/CD

Observability

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure)

OCI Kubernetes Engine (OKE)

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

CI/CD pipelines

AWS

Azure

Job description

Job PurposeAt Emirates, we believe in connecting the world to and through our global hub in Dubai and in constantly innovating to ensure our customers Fly Better. Emirates Group IT thrives on the dynamic nature of technology. Being pioneers in aviation innovation, we're always at the forefront, pushing boundaries. We're on the lookout for exceptional IT professionals to fortify our position as leaders in the industry. Embark on a journey with the world's largest international airline and become a vital part of our cutting-edge information and technology team as a Senior Technical Engineer - Public Cloud.Join our Public Cloud team, the backbone of our cloud modernization journey. We architect and engineer next generation cloud platforms that unify control across datacentres, networks, public and private cloud environments. With a strong emphasis on automation, agility, and cost optimization, we enable scalable, resilient, and secure infrastructure services that power critical business functions across the Emirates Group. Our team consists of highly skilled engineers and domain specialists who drive the evolution of hybrid cloud capabilities and deliver innovative solutions at enterprise scale. If you're passionate about building and modernizing platforms that shape the future of digital infrastructure, we welcome you to be part of our transformation.As Senior Technical Engineer - Public Cloud you will design, develop, and deliver secure, scalable, and reliable public cloud solutions aligned with business needs and enterprise standards. The role will act as a technical expert within Public Cloud, supporting cloud automation, workload onboarding, platform engineering, and the development of internal self-service capabilities. Working closely with application, architecture, security, network, and DevOps teams, the role will drive the adoption of Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, observability, governance, and FinOps practices while ensuring solutions meet required standards for availability, performance, security, reliability, and operational support.In this role you will:Develop IT Solutions that meet customer requirements. Ensure that the design is robust, appropriate and of high quality and conforming to corporate standards and in line with the technical strategy.Ensure that the developed architecture/solution meets the service level requirements in terms of expected availability, capacity, continuity, security, performance and reliability.Develop solutions architecture for assigned projects with the established EA standards and also support the development of technology advancements and adaptation of new technologies.Collaborate with other IT Technology teams to implement ongoing monitoring of the relevant technology to ensure level 1 & 2 incidents are configured within EMS.Guide Project Manager/Technology team managers for solution definition, technical design and development of in-house developed solutions. These are to be delivered as per agreed costs and timescales to meet signed-off functional, technical and process requirements.Ensure that assigned incidents are resolved within the agreed service levels and problems are defined and analysed in line with the Problem Management Process. Ensure that solutions to problems meet the architectural and security standards within the technology area and that impact on the business is minimised. Own and manage changes within the technology area.Publish and maintain high-quality documentation and data catalogue for the technology area. Working within the standard templates and documentation guidelines which includes detailed design, configuration details, support procedures, operations manuals and deployments architecture to ensure data accuracy, accessibility, and governance across systems..Manage end-of-life replacement of equipment and/or software within the technology area to ensure conformance to technical standards and support the technology initiatives and directions.Ensure the process and enhancement specifications are translated into effective programs with error-free code using the enterprise development tools, methods and languages.QualificationTo be considered for this role, you must meet the below requirements:Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent) in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Computational Mathematics, Computer Engineering or Software Engineering.5+ years working in a related IT EngineeringKnowledge/Skills:Practical OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) knowledge across Compute, Block Volume, Object Storage and File Storage, including availability, backup and disaster recovery design.Experience with OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) tenancy and compartment design, IAM identity domains, federation, groups and dynamic groups, IAM policies and environment-specific access controls.Strong networking skills covering VCNs, subnets, routing, network security groups, DNS and load balancing, plus hybrid connectivity using DRGs, FastConnect and Site-to-Site VPN.Experience operating large public cloud footprints with strong knowledge of cloud concepts and best practices, including security, governance, resilienceDemonstrable software development experience using Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Go or a comparable language to build APIs, backend services and internal web applications.Understanding of containerisation and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes and OCI Kubernetes Engine (OKE).Strong experience using multi-cloud governed and automated DevOps practices, Git and CI/CD pipelines, including automated testing and deployment.Experience with monitoring, logging, observability and troubleshooting across application and cloud infrastructure layers.Cloud certification in Relevant OCI certification, such as OCI Architect Professional.Experience with AWS or Azure and engineering standards across multiple cloud providers.Leadership Role: NoSalary & benefitsJoin us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotels stays around the world. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website www.emirates.com/careers