Executive DevOps Lead - Kubernetes & CI/CD

Zong 5G; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 1,800,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Zong 5G in Islamabad is seeking an experienced Executive IT DevOps - BSS Applications Assurance to lead Kubernetes cluster management, CI/CD pipelines, and reliable deployments across Development, UAT, DR, and Production environments.

You will collaborate with Software Development, IT Operations, Information Security, Database and Network teams to ensure high availability, secure deployments, disaster recovery readiness, and smooth application operations in a demanding telecom setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Software Engineering, or related field.
• DevOps/Kubernetes certifications (CKA/CKAD or equivalent) advantageous.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Good communication and coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Kubernetes / container platform management including cluster upgrades and health checks.
• CI/CD design, implementation, and maintenance with GitLab/Jenkins.
• Deployments across Development, UAT, DR, and Production environments; support rollouts and rollbacks.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux administration

Docker/container technologies

Git and Git workflows

CI/CD pipelines

YAML & manifests

Networking fundamentals

Shell scripting

Troubleshooting distributed apps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Software Engineering

Tools

GitLab/Jenkins

Helm

Prometheus & Grafana

ELK/EFK

Redis

NGINX / Ingress

Ansible / Terraform

Cloud platforms (Huawei/AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

Zong 5G in Islamabad is seeking an experienced Executive IT DevOps - BSS Applications Assurance to lead Kubernetes cluster management, CI/CD pipelines, and reliable deployments across Development, UAT, DR, and Production environments.

You will collaborate with Software Development, IT Operations, Information Security, Database and Network teams to ensure high availability, secure deployments, disaster recovery readiness, and smooth application operations in a demanding telecom setting.