Senior DevOps Engineer

Direct; Buraydah; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel and tourism company in Saudi Arabia is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to manage AWS cloud infrastructure and ensure system reliability. This role focuses on security, monitoring, and collaboration with development teams. Ideal candidates have over 6 years of relevant experience and a proactive problem-solving mindset. Competitive salary and professional growth opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Professional growth opportunities

Comprehensive training programs

Dynamic work environment

Discounts on travel services

Incentive programs for top-performing employees

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Proven expertise with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, etc.).
• Solid knowledge of networking concepts (DNS, TCP/IP, load balancing, firewalls).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) for scalability, cost-efficiency, and high availability.
• Ensure system uptime and high availability through load balancing, failover strategies, and disaster recovery planning.
• Implement and manage Web Application Firewalls (WAF).
• Proactively monitor systems for performance, availability, and security.
• Enforce infrastructure security best practices.
• Implement observability solutions to improve system visibility.
• Manage database performance, backups, and disaster recovery strategies.

Skills

DevOps

Site Reliability Engineering

Infrastructure Engineering

AWS services expertise

Networking concepts

Infrastructure as Code

Monitoring tools

Problem-solving skills

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Job description

Overview

Engineering Team

Remote Work

Full Time

About DIRECT

Direct is a leading Saudi company and one of the largest in the Kingdom’s travel and tourism sector.

We believe that travel is a passion-driven experience — that’s why we’re dedicated every day to creating smart, innovative solutions that make our customers' journeys easier, smarter, and more enjoyable.

Our team is made up of incredible talents working in a vibrant, creative environment where collaboration thrives. If you're looking for a place to grow your skills and make a real impact, Direct is where you belong!

Responsibilities

• Manage cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) for scalability, cost-efficiency, and high availability
• Ensure system uptime and high availability through load balancing, failover strategies, and disaster recovery planning
• Implement and manage Web Application Firewalls (WAF) to protect against OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities and malicious traffic
• Proactively monitor systems for performance, availability, and security — resolving issues before they impact users also Implement robust logging, monitoring, and alerting systems
• Enforce infrastructure security best practices, including patch management, vulnerability scanning, and access control
• Implement observability solutions (logging, metrics, tracing) to improve system visibility and troubleshooting speed.
• Manage database performance, backups, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure smooth and secure deployments.

Skills

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering
• Proven expertise with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, CloudFront, IAM, VPC, Lambda, Cloudflare, AWS WAF etc.).
• Solid knowledge of networking concepts (DNS, TCP/IP, load balancing, firewalls)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools

Personal Skills:

• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive, ownership-driven mindset

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
• Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement within a leading tourism company.
• Comprehensive training and development programs.
• A dynamic and supportive work environment.

Additional Perks

• Discounts on travel services.
• Incentive programs for top-performing employees.

DIRECT is on the rise in the Gulf's travel-tech landscape—this is your chance to be part of something big!