Cloud Performance Engineer | Tangent International | Saudi Arabia

Tech Junction Ltd; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Tangent International is seeking an experienced Cloud Performance Engineer to support a large-scale cloud infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. The role focuses on performance analysis, capacity planning, optimization, troubleshooting, and operational excellence across OpenStack, Kubernetes, OpenShift, virtualization, networking, and storage domains.

The position requires deep expertise in cloud-native technologies, infrastructure automation, and observability tools while supporting telecom and mobile

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Cloud Performance Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, Cloud Architect, or similar role.
• Strong hands‑on experience with OpenStack and Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVi).
• Expertise in Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift platforms.
• Strong knowledge of VMware and KVM virtualization technologies.
• Experience in cloud infrastructure performance analysis, optimization, and troubleshooting.
• Hands‑on experience with Ceph and enterprise cloud storage technologies.
• Deep understanding of BGP, VXLAN, SDN, and spine‑leaf architectures.
• Experience using Prometheus, Grafana, and performance monitoring tools.
• Proficiency with Ansible, Terraform, Helm, and automation frameworks.
• Strong scripting skills for automation and operational efficiency.
• Experience in telecom, telecommunications, or mobile core network environments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze cloud infrastructure performance and identify bottlenecks affecting service delivery.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize OpenStack, NFVi, Kubernetes, and OpenShift environments.
• Conduct capacity planning and performance forecasting for cloud infrastructure resources.
• Optimize compute, storage, and networking performance across large-scale cloud platforms.
• Support cloud infrastructure deployments, upgrades, and operational improvements.
• Manage and troubleshoot VMware, KVM, and virtualization platforms.
• Perform cloud network analysis across BGP, VXLAN, SDN, and spine‑leaf architectures.
• Monitor infrastructure health and performance using Prometheus, Grafana, and related observability tools.
• Optimize storage performance within Ceph and cloud storage environments.
• Automate operational tasks and infrastructure deployments using Ansible, Terraform, Helm, and scripting technologies.
• Collaborate with operations, architecture, and engineering teams to improve platform reliability and efficiency.
• Produce performance reports, capacity recommendations, and technical documentation.

Skills

Cloud performance analysis

Troubleshooting

Capacity planning

Automation scripting

Telecom cloud knowledge

Tools

OpenStack

NFVi

Kubernetes

OpenShift

VMware

KVM

Ceph

Prometheus

Grafana

Ansible

Terraform

Helm

Job description

Job Title: Cloud Performance Engineer | Tangent International | Saudi Arabia

Recruiting Company: Tangent International

Job Location: Saudi Arabia (KSA)

Job Type: 12-Month Contract

Additional Information

• 12-Month Contract Opportunity
• Large-Scale Managed Services Environment
• Cloud Infrastructure Performance & Optimization Focus
• Telecom and Mobile Core Network Exposure Preferred
• Immediate Interviews for Suitable Candidates

Position Summary

Tangent International is seeking an experienced Cloud Performance Engineer to support a large-scale cloud infrastructure environment in Saudi Arabia. This role focuses on cloud performance analysis, capacity planning, optimization, troubleshooting, and operational excellence across complex virtualized and containerized platforms supporting telecom and mobile core services.

Detailed Job Description

As a Cloud Performance Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the performance, scalability, and reliability of cloud infrastructure platforms within a complex managed services environment. You will analyze system behavior, identify performance bottlenecks, optimize cloud resources, and support ongoing infrastructure transformation initiatives. Working closely with cloud architects, operations teams, and telecom engineers, you will enhance platform efficiency across OpenStack, Kubernetes, OpenShift, virtualization, networking, and storage domains. The role requires deep expertise in cloud-native technologies, infrastructure automation, and performance monitoring tools while supporting mission-critical telecom and mobile core workloads. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a highly technical environment focused on next-generation cloud and telecommunications infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze cloud infrastructure performance and identify bottlenecks affecting service delivery.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize OpenStack, NFVi, Kubernetes, and OpenShift environments.
• Conduct capacity planning and performance forecasting for cloud infrastructure resources.
• Optimize compute, storage, and networking performance across large-scale cloud platforms.
• Support cloud infrastructure deployments, upgrades, and operational improvements.
• Manage and troubleshoot VMware, KVM, and virtualization platforms.
• Perform cloud network analysis across BGP, VXLAN, SDN, and spine-leaf architectures.
• Monitor infrastructure health and performance using Prometheus, Grafana, and related observability tools.
• Optimize storage performance within Ceph and cloud storage environments.
• Automate operational tasks and infrastructure deployments using Ansible, Terraform, Helm, and scripting technologies.
• Collaborate with operations, architecture, and engineering teams to improve platform reliability and efficiency.
• Produce performance reports, capacity recommendations, and technical documentation.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Proven experience as a Cloud Performance Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, Cloud Architect, or similar role.
• Strong hands‑on experience with OpenStack and Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVi).
• Expertise in Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift platforms.
• Strong knowledge of VMware and KVM virtualization technologies.
• Experience in cloud infrastructure performance analysis, optimization, and troubleshooting.
• Hands‑on experience with Ceph and enterprise cloud storage technologies.
• Deep understanding of BGP, VXLAN, Software Defined Networking (SDN), and spine‑leaf network architectures.
• Experience using Prometheus, Grafana, and performance monitoring tools.
• Proficiency with Ansible, Terraform, Helm, and infrastructure automation frameworks.
• Strong scripting skills for automation and operational efficiency.
• Experience in telecom, telecommunications, or mobile core network environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in complex, multi‑vendor, and large‑scale managed services environments.

Nice‑to‑Have Skills

• Experience with 4G LTE, 5G Core, IMS, EPC, or cloud‑native telecom platforms.
• Knowledge of container networking technologies and service mesh architectures.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• OpenStack, Kubernetes, Red Hat, VMware, or cloud‑related certifications.
• Exposure to hyperscale cloud environments and hybrid cloud architectures.

Recruitment Pro Tip

For cloud performance engineering roles, employers highly value candidates who can demonstrate measurable optimization achievements. Highlight specific examples of performance improvements, capacity planning initiatives, cloud automation projects, infrastructure scaling activities, and operational efficiencies you delivered across OpenStack, Kubernetes, telecom cloud, or virtualization environments.