Senior software engineer – infrastructure, devops, secops, automation, dba
Summary
Build and maintain Oracle DBX infrastructure, automate ops with Bash/Python/Ansible, and secure hybrid cloud environments for a telecom operator in Qatar.
We are hiring for one our clients which is a telecom operator in Qatar.
Key Responsibilities
Must have Hands‑on experience in configuring and building the complete Oracle DBX stack infrastructure (On‑prem, Cloud) environments
Administer and support virtualization platforms including VMware ESXi/v Center, OLVM, and Oracle VM (OVM).
Perform Linux/Unix system administration, patching, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
Automate infrastructure and operational tasks using Bash scripting, Ansible, and Jenkins pipelines.
Manage virtualization lifecycle activities including VM provisioning, migration, cloning, snapshots, HA, and DR operations.
Troubleshoot infrastructure, virtualization, networking, and application performance issues and perform root cause analysis.
Operate and support carrier grade infrastructure platforms supporting business services.
Manage and troubleshoot virtualization, compute, storage, and networking components.
Perform system patching, upgrades, capacity planning, and performance optimization.
Support high availability and business critical platforms with minimal service disruption.
Participate in the change management, CAB, and incident/problem management processes (ITIL aligned).
Security Operations for Enterprise Environment
Provide day‑to‑day operational support for Vodafone security solutions across IT and cloud platforms.
Monitor platform health, alerts, and service availability in line with Vodafone SLAs and OLAs.
Support security incident investigations, remediation actions, and post incident reviews.
Ensure adherence to Vodafone security policies, standards, and global governance frameworks.
Maintain up to date operational documentation, SOPs, and runbooks.
Support and operate security controls embedded within CI/CD pipelines.
Collaborate with Dev Ops and platform teams to implement Dev Sec Ops practices.
Design and maintain automation scripts to reduce manual effort and operational risk.
Support containerized and cloud native platforms used across IT environments.
Drive standardization and repeatability in deployments and security controls.
Required Technical Skills
Infrastructure Experience (Essential)
Strong background in enterprise scale infrastructure operations, ideally within telecom or regulated environments.
Hands‑on expertise with virtualization platforms
VMware v Sphere / ESXi
System troubleshooting, patching, performance tuning, and hardening
Solid understanding of enterprise networking and storage concepts
VLANs, bonding, IP addressing, DNS
SAN / shared storage concepts
Experience supporting hybrid infrastructure environments (on premises + cloud)
Cloud Experience (Required / Preferred)
Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (OCI, VMware and OLVM)
Understanding of cloud compute, networking, storage, and identity/security services
Experience operating workloads across hybrid and multi‑cloud Vodafone landscapes
Experience with CI/CD tools such as:
Jenkins
Harbor
Sonarqube
Practical knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Ia C):
Experience with container platforms:
Docker
Kubernetes (on prem or cloud)
Scripting & Automation (Mandatory – Vodafone Focus)
Strong hands‑on experience in scripting and automation for enterprise operations.
Proficiency in:
Shell scripting (Bash)
Python
Working knowledge of:
Perl
Ability to automate:
Infrastructure and security operations
Monitoring and health checks
Deployment, configuration, and remediation tasks
Experience embedding automation into Vodafone CI/CD pipelines and operational workflows
Operational experience with security technologies such as:
Network security (firewalls, segmentation)
Endpoint or server security EDR
Vulnerability, access management and Hardening as per CSS benchmarks.
Ivanti or similar patch management solution
Certificate management
Deception solution
Strong grounding in networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTPS, TLS).
Experience with monitoring and observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
Hands‑on experience in installing and configuring the Oracle DBX applications databases
Good with RAC concepts and database architecture
Good performance analysis
Hands‑on in Setting up RAC and standalone database
Good with Oracle ASM
Preparation of RCA for Major Incidents
Database impact analysis in case of major activities.
Hands‑on experience on data replication, backup and restore
Cloning database for supported assets.
DB - Flashback configuration and restoration
OEM setup and configuration
Maintaining and updating Infra AS IS / Infra Documents
Providing root cause analysis.
Starting and stopping databases, ASM, RAC services.
Hands‑on experience in database Backup and recovery
Defining and Executing Effective Housekeeping, Maintenance activities to improve Application availability and performance consistently.
Key Responsibilities
Must have Hands‑on experience in configuring and building the complete Oracle DBX stack infrastructure (On‑prem, Cloud) environments
Administer and support virtualization platforms including VMware ESXi/v Center, OLVM, and Oracle VM (OVM).
Perform Linux/Unix system administration, patching, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
Automate infrastructure and operational tasks using Bash scripting, Ansible, and Jenkins pipelines.
Manage virtualization lifecycle activities including VM provisioning, migration, cloning, snapshots, HA, and DR operations.
Troubleshoot infrastructure, virtualization, networking, and application performance issues and perform root cause analysis.
Operate and support carrier grade infrastructure platforms supporting business services.
Manage and troubleshoot virtualization, compute, storage, and networking components.
Perform system patching, upgrades, capacity planning, and performance optimization.
Support high availability and business critical platforms with minimal service disruption.
Participate in the change management, CAB, and incident/problem management processes (ITIL aligned).
Security Operations for Enterprise Environment
Provide day‑to‑day operational support for Vodafone security solutions across IT and cloud platforms.
Monitor platform health, alerts, and service availability in line with Vodafone SLAs and OLAs.
Support security incident investigations, remediation actions, and post incident reviews.
Ensure adherence to Vodafone security policies, standards, and global governance frameworks.
Maintain up to date operational documentation, SOPs, and runbooks.
Support and operate security controls embedded within CI/CD pipelines.
Collaborate with Dev Ops and platform teams to implement Dev Sec Ops practices.
Design and maintain automation scripts to reduce manual effort and operational risk.
Support containerized and cloud native platforms used across IT environments.
Drive standardization and repeatability in deployments and security controls.
Required Technical Skills
Infrastructure Experience (Essential)
Strong background in enterprise scale infrastructure operations, ideally within telecom or regulated environments.
Hands‑on expertise with virtualization platforms
VMware v Sphere / ESXi
System troubleshooting, patching, performance tuning, and hardening
Solid understanding of enterprise networking and storage concepts
VLANs, bonding, IP addressing, DNS
SAN / shared storage concepts
Experience supporting hybrid infrastructure environments (on premises + cloud)
Cloud Experience (Required / Preferred)
Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (OCI, VMware and OLVM)
Understanding of cloud compute, networking, storage, and identity/security services
Experience operating workloads across hybrid and multi‑cloud Vodafone landscapes
Experience with CI/CD tools such as:
Jenkins
Harbor
Sonarqube
Practical knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Ia C):
Experience with container platforms:
Docker
Kubernetes (on prem or cloud)
Scripting & Automation (Mandatory – Vodafone Focus)
Strong hands‑on experience in scripting and automation for enterprise operations.
Proficiency in:
Shell scripting (Bash)
Python
Working knowledge of:
Perl
Ability to automate:
Infrastructure and security operations
Monitoring and health checks
Deployment, configuration, and remediation tasks
Experience embedding automation into Vodafone CI/CD pipelines and operational workflows
Operational experience with security technologies such as:
Network security (firewalls, segmentation)
Endpoint or server security EDR
Vulnerability, access management and Hardening as per CSS benchmarks.
Ivanti or similar patch management solution
Certificate management
Deception solution
Strong grounding in networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTPS, TLS).
Experience with monitoring and observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
Hands‑on experience in installing and configuring the Oracle DBX applications databases
Good with RAC concepts and database architecture
Good performance analysis
Hands‑on in Setting up RAC and standalone database
Good with Oracle ASM
Preparation of RCA for Major Incidents
Database impact analysis in case of major activities.
Hands‑on experience on data replication, backup and restore
Cloning database for supported assets.
DB - Flashback configuration and restoration
OEM setup and configuration
Maintaining and updating Infra AS IS / Infra Documents
Providing root cause analysis.
Starting and stopping databases, ASM, RAC services.
Hands‑on experience in database Backup and recovery
Defining and Executing Effective Housekeeping, Maintenance activities to improve Application availability and performance consistently.