Sovereign Platform Engineer & SRE (OpenShift) – Muscat

NTG; Muscat; On-site; OMR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

NTG is seeking a Senior Platform & Site Reliability Engineer to maintain the sovereign Kubernetes platform in Muscat. You'll deploy and operate systems ensuring reliability for crucial services and infrastructure.

The ideal candidate has extensive Kubernetes experience, strong automation skills, and a passion for service reliability. Responsibilities include managing both deployment and Day 2 operations, ensuring a stable platform for teams across the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience deploying, upgrading, and operating production Kubernetes clusters.
• Fluent in English; Arabic is a valuable advantage.
• Experience with on-prem, regulated, or government infrastructure is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, upgrade, and operate the enterprise Kubernetes platform.
• Manage Day 2 operations including patching and version upgrades.
• Automate infrastructure as code and enforce guardrails with policy as code.
• Define reliability targets and incident response strategies.

Skills

Kubernetes deployment and operations

Infrastructure as code

GitOps

Policy as code

CI/CD pipeline management

Software supply chain security

SLO and error budget management

Observability tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Red Hat OpenShift

Job description

NTG is seeking a Senior Platform & Site Reliability Engineer to maintain the sovereign Kubernetes platform in Muscat. You'll deploy and operate systems ensuring reliability for crucial services and infrastructure.

The ideal candidate has extensive Kubernetes experience, strong automation skills, and a passion for service reliability. Responsibilities include managing both deployment and Day 2 operations, ensuring a stable platform for teams across the organization.