DevOps Engineer (Saudi National)

Astek Middle East; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Astek Middle East is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer in Riyadh to design, implement, and maintain cloud and on‑premise infrastructure. You will drive automation, Kubernetes orchestration, and robust CI/CD practices for client projects across sectors.

The role requires hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Terraform and/or Ansible, strong observability, security focus, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams to ensure reliability and scalable platforms.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of relevant professional experience in DevOps, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or a closely related field.
• Saudi nationality is mandatory.
• Experience managing cloud and on-premise infrastructure.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Practical experience with Terraform and/or Ansible.
• Experience with observability, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Understanding of platform security and infrastructure reliability.
• Strong automation, problem-solving, and technical troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud and on-premise infrastructure.
• Deploy, manage, and optimize containerized applications and platforms using Kubernetes.
• Develop, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines to automate build, testing, and deployment processes.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Terraform and/or Ansible.
• Implement observability practices to monitor system health, performance, availability, and reliability.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, and platform issues.
• Apply platform security practices and support secure infrastructure configurations.
• Improve platform reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with software engineering, infrastructure, and security teams.
• Document infrastructure configurations, deployment procedures, and operational standards.

Skills

Kubernetes orchestration

CI/CD pipelines

Automation & scripting

Troubleshooting

Collaboration across teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Observability tools

Job description

Astek Middle East is part of Astek, a global engineering and technology consulting group founded in France in 1988 and now present on five continents. The Middle East entity delivers IT and technology services across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Jordan, supporting clients in public and government, healthcare, transportation, banking, retail, airlines, and tourism. With 10,000 employees worldwide and revenue of €620 million in 2023, Astek focuses on digital transformation and complex systems engineering for international clients. The group promotes a strong culture of entrepreneurship, innovation, and continuous skills development. More information is available on the Astek Saudi Arabia and UAE country pages, and candidates can reach Astek Middle East at [e-mail].

About the Role

We are looking for experienced DevOps Engineers to design, implement, and maintain reliable cloud and on-premise infrastructure for our client in Riyadh. The role focuses on infrastructure automation, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, observability, platform security, and operational reliability.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Terraform and/or Ansible, and modern CI/CD practices, alongside the ability to improve infrastructure scalability, security, and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud and on-premise infrastructure.
• Deploy, manage, and optimize containerized applications and platforms using Kubernetes.
• Develop, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines to automate build, testing, and deployment processes.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Terraform and/or Ansible.
• Implement observability practices to monitor system health, performance, availability, and reliability.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, and platform issues.
• Apply platform security practices and support secure infrastructure configurations.
• Improve platform reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with software engineering, infrastructure, and security teams.
• Document infrastructure configurations, deployment procedures, and operational standards.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of relevant professional experience in DevOps, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or a closely related field.
• Saudi nationality is mandatory.
• Experience managing cloud and on-premise infrastructure.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Practical experience with Terraform and/or Ansible.
• Experience with observability, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Understanding of platform security and infrastructure reliability.
• Strong automation, problem-solving, and technical troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across technical teams.

Required Technical Skills

• Cloud and on-premise infrastructure
• Terraform and/or Ansible
• Observability and monitoring
• Platform security
• Infrastructure reliability and automation