Associate DevOps Engineer Halian Software Engineering 31 Oct · 17:39
Summary
Fully remote contract role: an Associate DevOps Engineer at Halian managing Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes containerized apps, CI/CD pipelines, and Datadog monitoring, while supporting IaC automation, incident management, and platform engineering initiatives.
Work Mode: Remote
Date Posted: 29 October 2026
Job Description / Role:
Halian is seeking an Associate DevOps Engineer to join their team. This role is fully remote and focuses on managing cloud infrastructure, supporting containerized applications, and enhancing deployment processes within a contract-based engagement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and maintain cloud infrastructure within Microsoft Azure environments.
- Deploy, monitor, and support containerized applications using Kubernetes.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline software delivery.
- Monitor platform performance, availability, and security using Datadog.
- Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve deployment processes and operational efficiency.
- Support infrastructure automation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
- Troubleshoot production issues and participate in incident management activities.
- Ensure platform reliability, scalability, and security best practices are followed.
- Contribute to platform engineering initiatives and internal developer tooling.
Experience Required:
- 3+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Platform Engineering roles.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services and cloud infrastructure management.
- Strong experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
- Experience using Datadog for monitoring, observability, and alerting.
- Exposure to Platform Engineering concepts and developer platform tooling.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.
- Experience working with Git and version control best practices.
Skills Required:
- Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or Bicep.
- Strong understanding of Linux administration and networking fundamentals.
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Employment / Job Type: Contract
About the Company:
Technology recruitment and managed services company operating across the Middle East, Europe, and Africa, with a strong Dubai and Abu Dhabi presence. Halian supplies permanent hires, contractors, and full managed teams to banking, government, telecommunications, energy, and healthcare clients across software engineering, cloud, cyber security, data, and enterprise applications such as SAP and Oracle.
Company Industry: IT
Department / Functional Area: IT
Closing Date: Not mentioned (apply as soon as possible)