Senior Cloud Engineer - (Saudi National)- Riyadh, KSA

Devopsroles; Riyadh; Remote; SAR 225,000 - 412,000; Full time

Job summary

Devopsroles is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support a remote engagement for a client in Saudi Arabia. The ideal candidate is hands-on, owning infrastructure reliability and automation across a hybrid, multi-cloud environment.

The role emphasizes Kubernetes operations, CI/CD pipelines, IaC with Terraform, and Microsoft Intune endpoint management, with on-call duties and collaboration with IT and security teams.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes in production.
• Strong IaC experience using Terraform.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
• Experience with Microsoft Intune for endpoint management.

Responsibilities

• Operate Kubernetes clusters in production, including deployments and scaling.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows.
• Implement IaC practices with Terraform for provisioning.
• Monitor health, performance, and security across cloud and endpoints; perform RCAs.
• Collaborate with IT, security, and DevOps teams; maintain runbooks and docs.
• Participate in on-call rotations.

Skills

CI/CD tooling

Kubernetes

Terraform

Microsoft Intune

Python

Bash

Cloud networking

IAM & security

Monitoring/Observability

Remote work

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Job description

We are seeking Cloud Engineer to support a remote engagement for a client in Saudi Arabia. . The ideal candidate is a hands-on, operations-focused engineer comfortable owning infrastructure reliability and automation across a hybrid, multi-cloud environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and operate Kubernetes clusters (deployment, scaling, monitoring, troubleshooting) in production environments
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation workflows to support development and release cycles
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices (e.g., Terraform) for provisioning and configuration management across cloud environments
• Manage device and endpoint policies through Microsoft Intune, including compliance policies, configuration profiles, and application deployment
• Monitor infrastructure health, performance, and security across cloud and endpoint layers; respond to incidents and perform root cause analysis
• Support cloud cost optimization, resource governance, and tagging/organization standards across GCP and AWS
• Collaborate with the client's internal IT, security, and DevOps teams to align infrastructure operations with broader organizational policies
• Maintain documentation for infrastructure architecture, runbooks, and operational procedures
• Participate in on-call/operational support rotations as required by the client (clarify with client if applicable)

Requirements

• Strong DevOps background: CI/CD tooling (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions), scripting/automation (Python, Bash)
• Proven hands-on experience managing Kubernetes in production (deployments, Helm, scaling, troubleshooting)
• Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform strongly preferred)
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Intune for endpoint/device management and compliance
• Solid understanding of cloud networking, IAM, and security fundamentals across GCP and AWS
• Experience with monitoring/observability tooling (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Stackdriver)
• Strong troubleshooting skills across infrastructure, application, and network layers
• Ability to work independently in a remote capacity with clear, proactive communication