DevOps System Administrator

Fircroft; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Saudi Arabia is seeking a DevOps System Administrator to join their technology operations team. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Kubernetes and OpenShift administration, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools, ensuring secure and efficient system delivery across environments.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer, System Administrator, or Automation Specialist.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, and container orchestration tools.
• Strong knowledge of Ansible, Terraform, Helm, and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, or ArgoCD).
• Experience with Elastic Stack, Grafana, and Kafka.
• Familiarity with SonarQube and GitOps workflows.
• Solid understanding of security and compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, PCI DSS).
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support agile software delivery.
• Administer and optimize Kubernetes and OpenShift environments.
• Develop and manage infrastructure automation using tools like Ansible, Terraform, and Helm.
• Implement observability solutions using Elastic Stack and Grafana.
• Manage and support Kafka environments for data streaming and event processing.
• Maintain code quality and security analysis using SonarQube.
• Apply GitOps practices to ensure configuration consistency and deployment automation.
• Ensure compliance with security and audit standards such as ISO 27001 and PCI DSS.
• Collaborate with various teams to drive continuous improvement and system reliability.

Skills

Kubernetes

OpenShift

CI/CD pipelines

Ansible

Terraform

Helm

Elastic Stack

Grafana

Kafka

SonarQube

Job description

We are seeking a DevOps System Administrator to join our technology operations team. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Kubernetes/OpenShift administration, CI/CD pipelines, automation tools, and observability platforms. This role ensures secure, scalable, and efficient system delivery across development and production environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support agile software delivery.
• Administer and optimize Kubernetes and OpenShift environments.
• Develop and manage infrastructure automation using tools like Ansible, Terraform, and Helm.
• Implement observability solutions using Elastic Stack and Grafana for proactive monitoring and alerting.
• Manage and support Kafka environments for data streaming and event processing.
• Maintain code quality and security analysis using SonarQube and related DevSecOps tools.
• Apply GitOps practices to ensure configuration consistency and deployment automation.
• Ensure systems comply with security and audit standards such as ISO 27001 and PCI DSS.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to drive continuous improvement and system reliability.

Skills

Qualifications and Skills:

• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer, System Administrator, or Automation Specialist.
• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, and container orchestration tools.
• Strong knowledge of Ansible, Terraform, Helm, and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, or ArgoCD).
• Experience with Elastic Stack, Grafana, and Kafka.
• Familiarity with SonarQube and GitOps workflows.
• Solid understanding of security and compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, PCI DSS).
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.