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DevOps Engineer

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Summary

A DevOps Engineer in Abu Dhabi who designs CI/CD pipelines, builds and maintains scalable cloud/on-prem infrastructure for AI model deployment, automates provisioning, and runs monitoring, security compliance, and on-call support. Core stack: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/Azure/GCP, Terraform/Ansible, Prometheus/Grafana, Python/Bash/Go. Role is via recruitment firm GCS.

The Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled DevOps Engineer to join our team. You'll play a
crucial role in building, deploying, and maintaining scalable and reliable systems and
infrastructure, working closely with development teams to ensure operational efficiency and
smooth deployment pipelines.

What You’ll Do

  • Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline development workflows.
  • Build and manage scalable infrastructure for AI model deployment and lifecycle management.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning and management using tools like Terraform,
    Ansible, or CloudFormation.
  • Optimize cloud-based and on-premises resources for scalability and cost efficiency.
  • Manage and fine-tune queuing systems and real-time streaming architectures.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot production systems to ensure uptime and performance.
  • Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions using tools such as Prometheus,
    Grafana, ELK stack, etc.
  • Set up comprehensive monitoring for both system metrics and ML model performance.
  • Conduct root cause analyses and post-mortems to improve system reliability.
  • Collaborate with development and QA teams to deploy new features into production seamlessly.
  • Promote best practices in system architecture, security, and performance.
  • Participate in a rotating on-call schedule for production system support.
  • Ensure infrastructure complies with security and compliance standards (e.g., SOC2,
    ISO27001).
  • Securely manage secrets and credentials using tools like Vault or AWS Secrets Manager.

What You’ll Bring

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Proficiency in at least one scripting language: Python, Bash, or Go.
  • Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
  • Skilled in containerization and orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience using CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI.
  • Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Datadog, New Relic,
    Grafana, or PagerDuty.
  • Understanding of networking fundamentals including DNS, load balancing, and firewalls.
  • Familiarity with real-time streaming architectures for AI and data applications.

Great Pluses / Preferred Experience

  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Pulumi.
  • Understanding of service mesh technologies like Istio or Linkerd.
  • Familiarity with database scaling and administration, including VectorDBs, SQL, and
    NoSQL systems.
  • Previous experience in a high-traffic production environment

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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