Sr. Staff DevOps Engineer

Sumerge; Riyadh; On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Sumerge's Platform Engineering team to drive technological innovation and enhance operational excellence. As a pivotal member, you will design and implement advanced platform solutions, ensuring seamless operations and contributing to digital transformation initiatives. This role requires extensive experience in platform engineering and a strong technical background.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in platform engineering or system administration.
• Experience with container orchestration and DevOps tools.

Responsibilities

• Design technical implementation strategies for new and existing products.
• Lead implementation of platform reliability engineering practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to align initiatives.

Skills

Kubernetes

Red Hat OpenShift

MongoDB

Kafka

DevOps

Site Reliability Engineering

Education

B.S. or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

At Sumerge, our Platform Engineering team is at the core of our operational excellence, setting up robust infrastructure and integrating cutting-edge DevOps tools across diverse projects and client environments. The team specializes in deploying and managing container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift, and expertly configures databases such as MongoDB, and event streaming platforms like Kafka to ensure seamless, scalable, and secure operations.

By automating and optimizing our development pipelines, our platform engineers enable our development teams to deliver high-quality software solutions faster and more efficiently.

Join us to be at the forefront of technological innovation and to play a pivotal role in driving the success of our digital transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design technical implementation strategies for new products and improve strategies for existing products.
• Architect and implement innovative platform solutions to address complex business needs.
• Lead the implementation of platform reliability engineering practices and site reliability engineering (SRE) principles.
• Oversee the development of advanced platform monitoring, logging, and alerting capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to align platform initiatives with organizational goals.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies and industry best practices to enhance the platform.
• Manage platform engineering resources efficiently in line with business needs and client demands.

• B.S. or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field is preferred.

• 8+ years of experience in platform engineering, system administration, or a related field.