Middle+/Senior Infrastructure-DevOps Engineer
Summary
Build and maintain secure, cloud-native infrastructure on AWS (and GCP/Azure) using Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, and CI/CD pipelines for a cutting-edge research project in Abu Dhabi.
ScienceSoft is looking for Middle+/Senior Infrastructure-DevOps Engineer
- Location: EU
- Full-time
Project Overview
We are hiring Middle+ and Senior Infrastructure / DevOps Engineers to join an advanced technology research environment under a leading innovation institute in Abu Dhabi.
The project is currently in active development (PoC stage), with MVP targeted for late 2026. The team works on security-focused infrastructure and cloud-native systems with strong emphasis on reliability, scalability, and automation.
The engagement is structured as:
- From Year 2 - relocation to Abu Dhabi (onsite engagement)
Candidates must be open to relocation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure primarily on AWS (GCP and Azure when required).
- Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
- Deploy, configure, and operate Kubernetes clusters.
- Package and manage applications using Helm charts.
- Build and improve CI/CD pipelines.
- Monitor infrastructure performance, availability, and reliability.
- Troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues.
- Contribute to secure cloud architecture and best practices.
Requirements to Succeed:
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience for a Middle position and 5+ years of experience in DevOps / Infrastructure roles for a Senior position.
- Strong experience with AWS cloud services (+ Google and Azure clouds, if possible).
- Basic to intermediate experience with Google Cloud Platform and/or Microsoft Azure.
- Hands-on Kubernetes experience (deployment, scaling, troubleshooting).
- Experience using Helm for application packaging.
- Understanding of CI/CD concepts and tooling.
- Basic knowledge of networking and cloud security concepts.
- English level B1+ or higher.
- Comfortable building cloud infrastructure from scratch.
- Strong understanding of DevOps automation.
- Ability to operate in Agile environments.
- Openness to long-term relocation to Abu Dhabi.
Nice to Have:
- Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, etc.)
- Experience with container security best practices
- Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or similar)
- Experience with Git-based workflows
- Experience with Rancher, ArgoCD, Ansible, OpenShift.