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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.

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