Cloud Performance Engineer

Tangent International; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 220,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Tangent International in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Cloud Performance Engineer to support Mobile Core Network cloud performance activities within a managed services environment. You will analyze cloud infrastructure performance, troubleshoot complex issues, and develop reports, tools and processes to improve core network delivery.

The role requires hands-on work with OpenStack, Kubernetes and OpenShift, as well as monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana, and collaboration with technical and

Qualifications

• Experience with Linux/Unix environments and shell scripting is beneficial.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with good English communication.

Responsibilities

• Perform cloud performance analysis for Mobile Core in on-premises and cloud environments.
• Monitor, analyse and optimise virtualised and cloud-native infrastructure.
• Support OpenStack, Kubernetes and OpenShift environments.
• Analyse compute, storage, and networking performance and perform capacity planning.
• Develop reports, tools and processes to improve cloud performance delivery.
• Assist with SLA and ITSM compliance and work with customer-facing teams.

Skills

OpenStack

KVM/QEMU

VMware

NFVi

OpenShift

Docker

Python

BGP/VXLAN

Prometheus

Grafana

Ansible

Terraform

Shell scripting

Job description

Cloud Performance Engineer – Saudi Arabia – 12-Month Contract

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Performance Engineer to support Mobile Core Network cloud performance activities within a managed services environment in Saudi Arabia.

The successful candidate will be responsible for analysing cloud infrastructure performance, supporting technical teams, troubleshooting complex issues and developing reports, tools and processes to improve Core Network performance delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform on-demand, short-term and long-term Mobile Core cloud performance analysis.
• Monitor, analyse and optimise virtualised and cloud-native infrastructure.
• Support OpenStack, Kubernetes and OpenShift environments.
• Analyse compute, processing, storage and networking performance.
• Perform resource optimisation, performance tuning and capacity planning.
• Support hybrid environments covering virtual infrastructure, cloud-native platforms and bare-metal infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and performance issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Support monitoring and observability using tools including Prometheus and Grafana.
• Support Day-0, Day-1 and Day-2 operational activities.
• Support upgrades, patching, expansion and lifecycle management.
• Develop reports, tools and processes to improve cloud performance delivery.
• Support SLA and ITSM compliance.
• Work closely with technical and customer-facing teams.

Technical Experience

• OpenStack: Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Glance and Keystone
• KVM/QEMU
• VMware
• NFVi
• Ericsson CEE, SDI and CCD

Cloud-Native

• OpenShift / RHOCP
• Docker
• Operators

Compute & Performance

• COTS servers including Dell and HPE
• Host aggregates and availability zones
• L1 accelerators
• Performance tuning
• Capacity planning

Storage

• Ceph / Rook-Ceph
• Cinder and Manila
• iSCSI
• SAN/NAS
• CSI drivers
• OSD management
• Persistent volumes, snapshots and replication

Networking

• Spine-leaf / CLOS architecture
• L2/L3 networking
• BGP and VXLAN
• VLANs
• SDN controllers
• MetalLB
• Juniper, Extreme and SDI switches
• SR-IOV
• East-west and north-south traffic

Automation & Lifecycle

• Ansible
• Terraform
• Heat templates
• Python and Bash scripting
• Day-0/1/2 operations
• Upgrades, patching, expansion and LCM

Monitoring & Troubleshooting

• Hardware health monitoring
• RCA and observability
• SLA / ITSM compliance

Security & Operations

• Image scanning and hardening
• PKI
• Syslog
• Production support

Additional Skills

Experience with Linux shell, SQL, technical reporting and KPI/performance analysis is beneficial.

The successful candidate should have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent English communication and reporting capabilities, and the ability to work effectively under pressure in a customer-facing environment.