Senior DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Summary
The Senior DevOps/SRE will manage infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud reliability on Azure. The role focuses on maintaining high availability, security, and observability for mission-critical systems using tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, and various monitoring frameworks.
We are looking for a Senior DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with strong expertise in infrastructure automation, CI/CD optimization, observability, and cloud reliability engineering. The role involves building scalable DevOps solutions on Azure, ensuring high availability, resilience, and security of mission-critical systems.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), container orchestration, monitoring frameworks, and incident response, while driving DevSecOps alignment across development, QA, and architecture teams.
Key Responsibilities
CI/CD Pipeline Development - Build and manage scalable CI/CD pipelines for web and mobile applications, enabling automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
Pull Request Validation Workflows - Implement automated PR pipelines with linting, static analysis, unit testing, and integration checks to enforce code quality.
Security & Code Quality Automation - Integrate SonarQube, SCA (Software Composition Analysis), and vulnerability scanning tools to enforce compliance and security.
Environment-Specific Deployments - Configure deployment strategies with approval gates, rollback mechanisms, and environment-specific variables.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Helm charts.
Azure Cloud Management - Ensure availability, scalability, and resilience of applications hosted on Azure (AKS, App Services, VMs, Functions, App Gateway, VNets, Key Vault).
Observability & Monitoring - Implement monitoring with Azure Monitor, Grafana, Prometheus, Application Insights and set up custom alerts/dashboards.
Secrets Management - Manage and secure secrets via Azure Key Vault and integrate them with CI/CD pipelines.
Incident Response & SRE Practices - Establish on-call rotations, conduct postmortems, and apply reliability engineering practices for system stability.
Collaboration - Work closely with development, QA, and architecture teams to align with DevSecOps best practices.
Capacity & Reliability Planning - Contribute to scalability, cost optimization, and long-term infrastructure planning.
Must-Have Skills
Strong expertise in Azure DevOps (Pipelines, Repos, Artifacts).
Deep knowledge of Terraform and Helm for IaC and Kubernetes management.
Hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and related Azure services (Functions, App Gateway, VNets, Key Vault).
Proficiency in observability tools – Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Prometheus, Grafana.
Solid understanding of Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD workflows.
DevOps Tech Stack
- CI/CD Pipelines: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Bitrise
- Version Control: Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Bicep
- Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, AKS/EKS/GKE, Dapr
- Code Quality & Security: SonarQube, Snyk, Trivy, Checkmarx, ESLint, Prettier
- Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Azure Monitor, App Insights
- Artifact Management: JFrog Artifactory, Nexus, GitHub Packages
- Mobile Build Automation: Fastlane, Bitrise, App Center, Firebase App Distribution
- Release Management: Azure DevOps Releases, GitHub Environments, Argo CD
- Secrets Management: Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager
Good to Have
Experience with GitOps, ArgoCD, and Service Mesh (Istio/Linkerd).
Knowledge of security tools – Snyk, AquaSec, Trivy.
Familiarity with FinOps practices for cloud cost monitoring and optimization.
Soft Skills & Competencies
Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
Ability to manage complex projects and multiple environments.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Passion for automation, reliability, and continuous improvement.
Work Environment
This is an on-site role in Abu Dhabi, UAE, within a fast-paced enterprise digital transformation environment. The candidate will be at the center of mission-critical projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, resilient, and scalable DevOps and SRE solutions.