Platform Engineer

Client of Next Ventures Limited; Medina; Hybrid; SAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Practice Cloud & Infrastructure Technologies in Saudi Arabia is seeking a skilled Platform Engineer to design, build and maintain cloud-native platforms that empower application teams to deliver software securely and at scale. You will enable self-service infrastructure, automate operations, and improve platform reliability in a hybrid environment.

You will manage Kubernetes clusters, implement Terraform IaC, and develop CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerisation technologies.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps or Jenkins.
• Knowledge of Linux administration and scripting.
• Experience with GitOps tools such as ArgoCD or Flux.
• Understanding of networking, security and cloud architecture principles.
• Experience supporting and operating production platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain cloud-native platform services.
• Manage and optimise Kubernetes environments and container platforms.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines to accelerate software delivery.
• Implement GitOps practices and platform automation.
• Improve platform observability, monitoring and alerting capabilities.
• Ensure platform security, scalability and resilience.
• Support production environments, incident management and root cause analysis.
• Develop self-service capabilities for engineering teams.
• Collaborate with software engineers, architects and DevOps teams to improve developer experience.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

Linux administration

GitOps

Networking & security

Troubleshooting

Tools

ArgoCD

Flux

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

Vault

Job description

Practice Cloud amp Infrastructure Technologies

Infrastructure amp CloudLocation saudi Saudi ArabiaType ContractPlatform EngineerLocation Hybrid RemoteEmployment Type Permanent ContractLanguage Requirements English Required

About the Role

We are seeking a talented Platform Engineer to join a growing technology team responsible for designing building and maintaining modern cloud platforms that enable application teams to deliver software efficiently securely and at scale You will play a key role in developing self-service infrastructure automating operational processes enhancing platform reliability and driving best practices across cloud DevOps and platform engineering

Key Responsibilities

• Design build and maintain cloud-native platform services
• Manage and optimise Kubernetes environments and container platforms
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Build and improve CI CD pipelines to accelerate software delivery
• Implement GitOps practices and platform automation
• Improve platform observability monitoring and alerting capabilities
• Ensure platform security scalability and resilience
• Support production environments incident management and root cause analysis
• Develop self-service capabilities for engineering teams
• Collaborate with software engineers architects and DevOps teams to improve developer experience

Required Skills amp Experience

Strong experience with cloud platforms AWS Azure or GCP Experience with Kubernetes and containerisation technologies Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code Experience with CI CD tooling such as GitHub Actions GitLab CI Azure DevOps or Jenkins Knowledge of Linux administration and scripting Experience with GitOps tools such as ArgoCD or Flux Understanding of networking security and cloud architecture principles Experience supporting and operating production platforms Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Desirable Skills

Helm and Kubernetes package management HashiCorp Vault and secrets management Service Mesh technologies Observability tools including Prometheus Grafana and OpenTelemetry Python Go or Bash scripting Platform engineering and developer portal experience Cloud security and compliance frameworks Experience building Internal Developer Platforms IDPs

What We re Looking For

Passion for automation and platform engineering Strong communication and stakeholder management skills Continuous improvement mindset Ability to work collaboratively within Agile teams Focus on reliability scalability and operational excellence

Technology Stack

• AWS
• Azure
• GCP
• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• ArgoCD
• GitOps
• Helm
• Docker
• Linux
• GitHub Actions
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• OpenTelemetry
• Vault

Required Skills & Experience

Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP).Experience with Kubernetes and containerisation technologies.Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.Experience with CI/CD tooling such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps or Jenkins.Knowledge of Linux administration and scripting.Experience with GitOps tools such as ArgoCD or Flux.Understanding of networking, security and cloud architecture principles.Experience supporting and operating production platforms.Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Desirable Skills

Helm and Kubernetes package management.HashiCorp Vault and secrets management.Service Mesh technologies.Observability tools including Prometheus, Grafana and OpenTelemetry.Python, Go or Bash scripting.Platform engineering and developer portal experience.Cloud security and compliance frameworks.Experience building Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs).

What We’re Looking For

Passion for automation and platform engineering.Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.Continuous improvement mindset.Ability to work collaboratively within Agile teams.Focus on reliability, scalability and operational excellence.