Technical Operations Engineer

Lenovo; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company located in Riyadh is seeking a Technical Operations Engineer to deliver and support enterprise infrastructure solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes technologies. Responsibilities include managing compute and storage solutions while ensuring security and compliance. The position requires proficiency in both Arabic and English.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Access to training for personal development

Sustainable solutions initiatives

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering or system administration.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Arabic and English fluency is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and manage Red Hat OpenShift environments.
• Manage, maintain, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters.
• Maintain and manage compute and server infrastructure.
• Plan and manage backup and disaster recovery solutions.
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure engineering

System administration

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux/Windows servers

Networking

Load balancers

Monitoring tools

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux

Windows

Job description

Overview

We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.

Lenovo is a US$69 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #196 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).

Role

As a Technical Operations Engineer You will help deliver, and support enterprise infrastructure solutions. The role will focus on Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, compute, storage, and backup technologies. The consultant will work with internal teams and clients to ensure reliable, scalable, and secure infrastructure. The candidate must be located in Riyadh and able to work on-site as needed.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and manage Red Hat OpenShift environments (on-premises and/or hybrid)
• Manage, maintain, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters: cluster provisioning, networking, storage integration, monitoring, scaling, upgrades, etc.
• Maintain and manage compute and server infrastructure: performance, virtualization, capacity planning, etc.
• Maintain and manage storage solutions: SAN/NAS, block/object storage, high availability, replication, tiering.
• Plan and manage backup and disaster recovery solutions: full/incremental/differential backups, replication, restore testing, business continuity.
• Work closely with DevOps or platform engineering teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines, observability (logging, alerting, metrics), infrastructure as code, etc.
• Ensure security, compliance, patching, and standard operating procedures are maintained for compute, storage, and OpenShift/K8s environments.
• Perform performance tuning, capacity planning, resource optimization.
• Provide documentation, runbooks, knowledge transfer, and training to client teams or internal staff.
• Participate in incident response / root cause analysis when infrastructure issues arise.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• 3–5 years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering or system administration.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration.
• Proficiency with Linux/Windows servers, networking, and load balancers.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus, ELK Stack).
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Arabic and English fluency is preferred.

What We offer

• An international team with a high focus on Gender Diversity.
• Employee Assistance Program, e.g., for psychological, legal & financial consultancy
• You are joining a company that prioritizes sustainable solutions like CO2 Offset, Asset Recovery Services, and the Lenovo Certified Refurbished portfolio.
• Access to training for personal development. - Internal E-learning Development Platform Available for Employees

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.

Additional Locations

* Saudi Arabia

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