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

DeepSource; Saudi Arabia; Remote; SAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

DeepSource is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support a remote engagement for a client in Saudi Arabia. The role focuses on reliability, automation, and multi-cloud operations in a hybrid environment.

The ideal candidate will own Kubernetes operations, CI/CD pipelines, IaC with Terraform, and endpoint management with Intune, while collaborating with client IT and security teams. This role requires proactive communication and the ability to work independently in a fully remote setting.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Kubernetes management in production environments.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling and automations.
• Proficient with Terraform IaC and cloud provisioning.
• Hands-on Intune for endpoint management and compliance.
• Solid cloud networking, IAM, and security fundamentals (GCP/AWS).
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch).
• Strong troubleshooting skills across infra, app, and network layers.
• Ability to work independently in a remote setup with proactive communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage and operate Kubernetes clusters in production environments.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation workflows.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) for provisioning across clouds.
• Manage Intune policies and device compliance configurations.
• Monitor infrastructure health and security; perform root-cause analysis.
• Support cloud cost optimization and resource governance across GCP/AWS.
• Collaborate with client IT, security, and DevOps teams.
• Maintain runbooks and operational documentation.

Skills

CI/CD tooling

Scripting/Automation

Kubernetes production

Terraform / IaC

Intune endpoint management

Cloud IAM & security

Monitoring/observability

Remote collaboration

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Intune

Prometheus

Grafana

CloudWatch

Stackdriver

Helm

Kubernetes

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