DevOps Engineer | Digifloat | Dammam / Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Tech Junction Ltd; As Sudiyah; On-site; OMR 18,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Digifloat is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join our client engagement team onsite in Dammam/Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. You will own multi-cloud infrastructure automation, container deployments, release pipelines, and enterprise platform administration across GCP and Azure.

You will work with enterprise platforms such as HCL DX and HCL Volt MX, write IaC with Terraform, and collaborate with cross-functional squads to ensure high availability, security, and zero-downtime production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 4+ years of professional working experience in DevOps engineering, cloud infrastructure, or site reliability engineering.
• Strong technical proficiency and hands‑on operational mastery of GCP and Microsoft Azure cloud environments.
• Extensive practical experience managing Kubernetes container orchestration (GKE, AKS) and CI/CD pipeline automation.
• Proven expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tooling utilizing Terraform.
• Practical exposure to enterprise application platforms such as HCL DX or HCL Volt MX.
• Professional availability for full-time onsite employment in Dammam / Al Khobar, KSA (Immediate joiners or quick relocators preferred; Application email: [e-mail]).

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain robust multi-cloud infrastructure environments across Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure.
• Architect and manage Google Cloud deployments utilizing GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine), Cloud Build, IAM, and VPC networking.
• Spearhead Azure containerized deployments utilizing Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Registry (ACR), and Azure DevOps pipelines.
• Administer, deploy, and configure enterprise platforms including HCL DX (Digital Experience), HCL Volt MX, and related HCL software stacks.
• Build, scale, and optimize containerized microservices utilizing Docker, Kubernetes, Helm charts, and automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Author and maintain declarative Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules and automation scripts utilizing Terraform.
• Enforce rigorous enterprise security standards, IAM governance, secret management, and compliance controls across all cloud environments.
• Collaborate proactively with software engineering squads, client stakeholders, and technical project managers in the Eastern Province.
• Execute rapid-response production troubleshooting, root-cause analysis (RCA), and operational support for enterprise deployments.
• Maintain comprehensive technical documentation, architecture blueprints, pipeline runbooks, and disaster recovery procedures.

Skills

GCP

Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

CI/CD

HCL DX

HCL Volt MX

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/IT

Tools

GKE

AKS

Azure DevOps

Cloud Build

Job description

Position Summary

Digifloat is seeking an experienced, highly technical, and accomplished DevOps Engineer with professional multi-cloud infrastructure, container orchestration, and enterprise platform deployment experience to join our client engagement team on a full-time, onsite basis in Dammam / Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia (immediate joiners preferred; candidates already in KSA or willing to relocate quickly). In this specialized DevOps and platform engineering role, you will spearhead designing, deploying, and managing robust cloud environments across Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure, alongside enterprise platforms such as HCL DX and HCL Volt MX. You will work closely with enterprise architecture teams, software development squads, and client stakeholders to ensure high availability, secure CI/CD pipelines, and zero-downtime production reliability. Ideal candidates bring a robust academic degree in computer science or engineering, deep practical mastery of Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and immediate availability for onsite deployment in the Eastern Province.

Detailed Job Description

As a DevOps Engineer at Digifloat in Dammam / Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, you will take full ownership of multi-cloud infrastructure automation, containerized deployments, release pipeline orchestration, and enterprise platform administration. Your day-to-day responsibilities encompass provisioning GCP environments (GKE, Cloud Build, IAM, networking), managing Azure containerized deployments (AKS, ACR, Azure DevOps pipelines), deploying HCL Digital Experience (DX) and HCL Volt MX platforms, and authoring Infrastructure as Code using Terraform. You will collaborate proactively with cross-functional software engineering squads to troubleshoot deployment bottlenecks, enforce security baselines, and maintain comprehensive infrastructure documentation. Working in a fast-paced technology consulting environment in KSA, you will drive operational excellence, system scalability, and digital transformation success.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain robust multi-cloud infrastructure environments across Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure.
• Architect and manage Google Cloud deployments utilizing GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine), Cloud Build, IAM, and VPC networking.
• Spearhead Azure containerized deployments utilizing Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Registry (ACR), and Azure DevOps pipelines.
• Administer, deploy, and configure enterprise platforms including HCL DX (Digital Experience), HCL Volt MX, and related HCL software stacks.
• Build, scale, and optimize containerized microservices utilizing Docker, Kubernetes, Helm charts, and automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Author and maintain declarative Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules and automation scripts utilizing Terraform.
• Enforce rigorous enterprise security standards, IAM governance, secret management, and compliance controls across all cloud environments.
• Collaborate proactively with software engineering squads, client stakeholders, and technical project managers in the Eastern Province.
• Execute rapid-response production troubleshooting, root-cause analysis (RCA), and operational support for enterprise deployments.
• Maintain comprehensive technical documentation, architecture blueprints, pipeline runbooks, and disaster recovery procedures.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 4+ years of professional working experience in DevOps engineering, cloud infrastructure, or site reliability engineering.
• Strong technical proficiency and hands‑on operational mastery of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure cloud environments.
• Extensive practical experience managing Kubernetes container orchestration (GKE, AKS) and CI/CD pipeline automation.
• Proven expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tooling utilizing Terraform.
• Practical exposure to enterprise application platforms such as HCL DX or HCL Volt MX.
• Strong troubleshooting capabilities and rapid incident resolution skills in enterprise production environments.
• Professional availability for full-time onsite employment in Dammam / Al Khobar, KSA (Immediate joiners or quick relocators preferred; Application email: [e-mail]).

Nice-to-Have-Skills

• Professional certifications such as Google Cloud Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer, Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• Prior working experience delivering digital transformation projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) or the wider GCC region.
• Advanced scripting proficiency in Python, Bash, or Go for cloud infrastructure automation.
• Experience with observability and monitoring stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English.

Application Information

• Recruiter: Digifloat Talent Acquisition Practice
• Contact Name: Hamza Salman (Vice President – Strategy & Delivery)
• Email: [e-mail]
• Phone: Unspecified
• Application URL: Unspecified
• Salary/Rate: Competitive and commensurate with experience
• Deadline: Open until filled
• Notice Period: Immediate / Short notice preferred (KSA residents prioritized)
• Contract Duration: Permanent / Full-Time Onsite (Dammam / Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia)

Recruitment Pro Tip

When applying for DevOps roles in Saudi Arabia, ensure your resume explicitly highlights your GKE/AKS multi-cloud deployment scale, Terraform module mastery, and active KSA residency status.