Senior DevOps Engineer: Kubernetes & Terraform Automation

Astek Middle East; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Astek Middle East is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer in Riyadh to design, implement, and maintain cloud and on‑premise infrastructure. You will drive automation, Kubernetes orchestration, and robust CI/CD practices for client projects across sectors.

The role requires hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Terraform and/or Ansible, strong observability, security focus, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams to ensure reliability and scalable platforms.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of relevant professional experience in DevOps, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or a closely related field.
• Saudi nationality is mandatory.
• Experience managing cloud and on-premise infrastructure.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Practical experience with Terraform and/or Ansible.
• Experience with observability, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Understanding of platform security and infrastructure reliability.
• Strong automation, problem-solving, and technical troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud and on-premise infrastructure.
• Deploy, manage, and optimize containerized applications and platforms using Kubernetes.
• Develop, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines to automate build, testing, and deployment processes.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Terraform and/or Ansible.
• Implement observability practices to monitor system health, performance, availability, and reliability.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, and platform issues.
• Apply platform security practices and support secure infrastructure configurations.
• Improve platform reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with software engineering, infrastructure, and security teams.
• Document infrastructure configurations, deployment procedures, and operational standards.

Skills

Kubernetes orchestration

CI/CD pipelines

Automation & scripting

Troubleshooting

Collaboration across teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Observability tools

Job description

Astek Middle East is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer in Riyadh to design, implement, and maintain cloud and on‑premise infrastructure. You will drive automation, Kubernetes orchestration, and robust CI/CD practices for client projects across sectors.

The role requires hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Terraform and/or Ansible, strong observability, security focus, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams to ensure reliability and scalable platforms.