DevOps Engineer

We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer in Damam - KSA to maintain the system reliability & Design, develop, and automate infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) principles & maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.

As an DevOps Engineer for CDI/MCS products On-Demand Connectivity (ODC) and eUICC IoT Manager(eIM), you will apply software engineering skills to build, maintain, support and optimize mission-critical, cloud-native systems and applications. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring our ODC &eIM solutions are reliable, scalable, and performant.

Job Responsibilities

• Infrastructure & Automation: Design, develop, and automate infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) principles. Maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
• Cloud Operations: Install, configure, and manage Kubernetes-based solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• System Reliability: Take ownership of production systems with a "you build it, you run it" mindset. Manage real-time system monitoring, observability, and incident response to meet strict SLA commitments.
• Integration & Support: Act as a technical bridge between development, validation, and customers. The team will be working on 24/7 onsite shifts to provide operational support and participate in high impact Change Advisory Board (CAB) reviews.
• Documentation: Prepare technical documentation, customer acceptance plans, and operational readiness reviews to drive continuous process improvement.
• Team Collaboration: Contribute to team growth through knowledge sharing, technical training, and continuous process improvement.

Job Skills & Qualifications

• Education: Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Experience: 4+ years in systems administration, solutions delivery, or integration engineering. Experience with support & operations of highly critical productions systems and Understanding of ITSM processes (incident, Change, Problem, SLA's...) required.
• Cloud & Orchestration: Advance experience in public cloud (preferably GCP), Kubernetes, and container orchestration along with GitLab, CI/ID, Vaults.
• Automation & Scripting: Autonomous in Bash, Python, or Perl. Experience with Terraform, Helm.
• Systems & Networking:
• Advanced Linux experience (minimum 3 years).
• Strong understanding of networking (IPv4, Subnetting, TCP/IP, packet routing).
• Deep knowledge of HTTP(S), SOAP, and REST APIs.
• Strong proficiency in Apache, SSL/TLS/mTLS.
• Databases: Hands-on experience in Cassandra and MySQL.
• Telecom Domain (Preferred): Experience with eSIM technologies (e.g., SGP22/32) and telecommunications infrastructure.
• Development: A background in Java is highly preferred.