Devops Engineer

About the Role

alfanar Group is seeking a Devops Engineer to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining the infrastructure and automation tools that support the software development lifecycle. The position requires 2-5 years of experience and focuses on streamlining deployment processes, ensuring system reliability, and enhancing scalability and performance in both cloud and on-premise environments.

Role Purpose

The Devops Engineer will collaborate closely with development, quality control (QC), and IT operations teams. The primary purpose is to ensure efficient and reliable software delivery through robust infrastructure and automation, contributing to overall system performance and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines using industry-standard tools.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain infrastructure to ensure high availability and performance.
• Manage cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) using infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Implement and manage containerization (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes, ECS).
• Automate system configurations, deployments, and scaling using configuration management tools (*, Ansible).
• Maintain and improve system security, compliance, and backup strategies.
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize applications for performance, scalability, and resilience.
• Conduct regular system performance testing, tuning, and capacity planning.
• Document processes, procedures, and environments to ensure operational excellence.

General Requirements and Expectations

• Ability to acquire updated soft and technical skills relevant to the job.
• Perform planned activities to meet operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide periodic reports detailing deviations and execution of planned tasks.
• Solve related problems and escalate complex operational issues as needed.
• Ensure quality requirements are met to develop effective quality control and processes, including specifications for products or related activities.
• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, and procedures, and seek automation opportunities.
• Comply with relevant policies, procedures, and work instructions.
• Ensure compliance with relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within the defined area of work activity.

Experience

Candidates should possess 2-5 years of relevant experience in a Devops role.

Location and Work Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh.