Platform Engineer

Next Ventures; Riyadh; Hybrid; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm is seeking a highly experienced Senior Multi-Cloud Platform Engineer to design, automate, secure, and operate a mission-critical banking platform. The ideal candidate will need advanced skills in Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and automation tools like Terraform. Responsibilities include creating scalable multi-cloud architectures and ensuring high availability and compliance while driving GitOps adoption. This is a hybrid role based in Riyadh, with a focus on working collaboratively across engineering, security, and architecture teams.

Qualifications

• Advanced expertise in Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and Terraform.
• Strong hands-on experience with managed Kubernetes.
• Deep knowledge of Istio and service mesh architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and automate cloud infrastructure using Terraform.
• Operate and optimise managed Kubernetes clusters.
• Strengthen platform security and ensure compliance.

Skills

Google Cloud

Oracle Cloud

Terraform

Kubernetes

GitOps (ArgoCD)

API gateways

Vault

Job description

Location: Riyadh (Hybrid)

Contract Type: Freelance / Long‑Term Engagement

Start Date: ASAP

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Multi‑Cloud Platform Engineer to design, automate, secure, and operate a mission‑critical banking platform running across Oracle Cloud (OCI) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).This role is central to ensuring high availability, resilience, security, and regulatory compliance while driving automation, GitOps adoption, and operational excellence across the organisation.

You will work closely with engineering, security, and architecture teams to build a scalable, compliant, and fully automated cloud foundation aligned with SAMA IT Governance and modern DevSecOps practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and automate cloud infrastructure across GCP and OCI using Terraform.
• Develop scalable, secure, and resilient multi‑cloud architectures for regulated banking workloads.
• Operate and optimise managed Kubernetes clusters (OKE and GKE).
• Manage upgrades, scaling, HA configurations, service mesh integrations, and gateway components.

Platform Components & Services

• Administer and enhance core platform services including:
• Kong API Gateway
• HashiCorp Vault
• ExternalDNS

DevOps & GitOps

• Implement GitOps workflows using ArgoCD.
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines to enable seamless, automated delivery.
• Support Helm, Kustomize, and modern deployment patterns.

Observability & Monitoring

• Deploy and maintain observability tooling: Dynatrace, Prometheus, Alertmanager, Grafana.
• Ensure proactive monitoring, alerting, and performance visibility across distributed systems.

Security & Compliance

• Strengthen platform security using SAST, DAST, RBAC, mTLS, image scanning, and DevSecOps controls.
• Ensure compliance with SAMA and internal governance frameworks.

Resilience & Disaster Recovery

• Lead DR planning, testing, and execution aligned with RTO/RPO objectives.
• Build automated failover and recovery mechanisms across cloud environments.

Technical Leadership

• Troubleshoot complex distributed systems and guide engineering teams.
• Drive continuous improvement in scalability, performance, and cost optimisation.

Required Skills & Experience

• Advanced expertise in Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and Terraform.
• Strong hands‑on experience with managed Kubernetes (HA, upgrades, scaling, service mesh, gateways).
• Deep knowledge of Istio, API gateways, service mesh architectures, and traffic management.
• Proficiency with Vault for secrets management and PKI.
• Solid experience with GitOps (ArgoCD), CI/CD automation, Helm, and Kustomize.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across microservices, distributed systems, and cloud‑native platforms.