DevOps Engineer

Careers; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 1,800,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Soum is seeking a DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable and resilient infrastructure for our fast-growing e-commerce platform. You will drive CI/CD improvements, manage cloud resources, and ensure 24/7 operational readiness across environments.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize performance, reliability, and cost, leveraging Terraform, Kubernetes, and cloud-native tooling in a dynamic startup setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in DevOps on production applications.
• Minimum 1 year working with Terraform.
• Minimum 1 year working with infrastructure monitoring tools.
• Experience in designing and architecting high performing applications.
• Experience in agile development practices.
• Experience in a fast growing startup is a plus.
• AWS certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for scalability, stability and availability of low-latency systems.
• Enhance CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions.
• Generate and maintain Helm manifests for Kubernetes.
• Maintain Infrastructure as Code.
• Set up and maintain monitoring via New Relic, Prometheus and Grafana.
• Debug infrastructure and detect bottlenecks.
• Oversee company-wide tech infrastructure across environments.
• Manage VPN, load balancers and firewalls.
• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery.
• Implement secure and stable infrastructure.
• Drive continuous improvement and cost optimization.
• Provide 24x7 monitoring and incident handling; escalate as needed.
• Investigate incidents and produce incident reports.

Skills

GCP/AWS cloud

Kubernetes and Docker

Infrastructure setup

High availability (EKS on AWS)

Terraform

GitOps (ArgoCD)

Production security

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

GitHub Actions

New Relic

Prometheus

Grafana

ArgoCD

Job description

About Us

Soum is on a mission to revolutionize e-commerce in the MENA region and beyond by building the most convenient and trustworthy re-commerce marketplace in the region. We're reshaping how C2C marketplaces operate, making buying and selling second-hand products seamless and reliable. Since our launch in July 2021, Soum has become one of the fastest-growing startups in the region, achieving rapid expansion in both our team and product offerings. In recognition of our impact and growth, we were proudly named one of the Top 10 LinkedIn Startups in Saudi Arabia for 2024.

Overview

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer interested in building performant, stable and resilient infrastructure. You will be responsible for architecting and building the infrastructure, as well as coordinating with the teams responsible for other layers of the product infrastructure.

Building a stable infrastructure is a highly collaborative effort, and as such, a strong team player with a commitment to perfection is required.

Role & Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the scalability, stability and availability of our low-latency and mission-critical systems.
• Enhance the CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions.
• Generate and maintain Helm manifests for Kubernetes.
• Maintain our Infrastructure as Code.
• Set up and maintain monitoring via New Relic, Prometheus and Grafana.
• Debug infrastructure and detect bottlenecks.
• Take responsibility for the company-wide tech infrastructure across all environments.
• Manage VPN, load balancers and firewalls.
• Take responsibility for high availability and disaster recovery.
• Implement secure and stable infrastructure.
• Drive continuous improvement and cost optimization.
• Take responsibility for 24x7 monitoring, resolving infrastructure-tier incidents and escalating to upper tiers where necessary.
• Investigate incidents and produce clear incident report documentation.

Skills

• Excellent understanding of GCP cloud and AWS cloud.
• Knowledge of containerized environments with Kubernetes and Docker.
• Ability to develop a well-managed infrastructure setup.
• Strong hands-on experience building high availability infrastructure using EKS on AWS.
• Strong understanding of IaC, specifically Terraform.
• Strong understanding of GitOps, specifically ArgoCD.
• Strong understanding of securing production infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in DevOps on production applications.
• Minimum 1 year working with Terraform.
• Minimum 1 year working with infrastructure monitoring tools.
• Experience in designing and architecting high performing applications.
• Experience in agile development practices.
• Experience in a fast growing startup is a plus.
• AWS certifications are a plus.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.