Senior DevOps Engineer

Tabby | تابي; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Stock options

Competitive salary

Job summary

Tabby is seeking an IT professional in Saudi Arabia to join our infrastructure team. You will manage Linux servers and cloud infrastructure, coordinate with regulatory authorities including SAMA, and design scalable platforms with automation.

The role spans hands-on administration to higher‑level architectural work. Requirements include hands‑on Linux, Kubernetes, VMware or Citrix familiarity, and strong Arabic communication.

Qualifications

• Hands-on DevOps in Linux environments and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience interfacing with regulators and regulatory authorities (SAMA).
• Ability to design scalable, secure cloud infrastructure and automate provisioning.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain servers and systems (Linux).
• Attend regulatory meetings and communicate with authorities clearly.
• Perform infrastructure maintenance in Saudi Arabia and design scalable cloud platforms.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and ensure security hardening (PCI-DSS).
• Improve observability and monitoring of infrastructure.

Skills

Linux

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Go

DevOps practices

Regulatory communication

Tools

VMware

Citrix

GCP

Datadog

GitLab

Job description

Description

Department: Infrastructure
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: KSA
Reporting To: Yazeed Alotaibi

Company Overview

Tabby creates financial freedom in the way people shop, earn and save by reshaping their relationship with money. Over 15 million users choose Tabby to stay in control of their spending and make the most out of their money. The company’s flagship offering allows shoppers to split their payments online and in-store with no interest or fees. Over 40,000 global brands and small businesses, including Amazon, Noon, IKEA, and SHEIN use Tabby to accelerate growth and gain loyal customers by offering easy and flexible payments online and in stores. Tabby generates over $10 billion in annual transaction volume for its partner brands and is the highest-rated, most-reviewed, largest, and fastest-growing FinTech in the GCC region. Tabby launched in 2019 and has since raised +$1 billion in equity and debt funding from global and regional investors, and is now valued at $3.3 billion.

Role Overview

We are seeking a skilled IT professional to join our team in Saudi Arabia. The role involves a variety of responsibilities, including infrastructure maintenance, communication with regulatory authorities, and managing interactions with the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA).

Key responsibilities -

We are looking for candidates with varying levels of experience, from hands‑on administrators to managerial professionals with a technical background.

You’ll get to:

• Manage and maintain servers and systems (Linux).
• Attend meetings with regulatory representatives and engage in clear, professional communication.
• Perform infrastructure maintenance tasks in Saudi Arabia.
• Design scalable and reliable cloud infrastructure
• Create a cloud platform suitable for running software services
• Automate infrastructure provisioning
• Ensure the smooth operation of and participate in emergency response situations for outages in our infrastructure
• Security hardening (PCI-DSS)
• Observability and monitoring improvement

Our expectations:

• Understanding and hands‑on experience in DevOps practices, with hands‑on familiarity with Linux (maintenance rather than building automations or pipelines).
• Experience with VMware, Citrix, or similar platforms is a great advantage.
• Ability to identify regulatory requirements and effectively communicate with Saudi Arabia’s Central Bank.
• Spoken and written Arabic language.

Our tech stack:

Linux, Kubernetes, GCP (GKE, Pub/Sub, Cloud PostgreSQL, Spanner), Datadog, Gitlab, Cloudflare, Elasticsearch, Terragrunt, Istio, Vault, ArgoCD, Helm, Go

What you can expect:

• A working environment that gives you autonomy and responsibility from day one.
• Great learning opportunity to work with world‑class Senior DevOps.
• Participation in the company’s employee stock options program.
• Competitive salary and other bonuses
• Health Insurance

We are passionate about creating an inclusive, high‑performing workplace that gives people from all backgrounds the support they need to thrive, grow, and meet their goals (whatever they may be).