Senior DevOps Engineer

About the Role

Gathern is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role focuses on streamlining software delivery and enhancing collaboration between development and operations teams. The position involves leveraging automation, continuous integration/deployment, and shared responsibility to improve efficiency, quality, and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for efficient and automated software delivery.
• Develop and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) to provision, configure, and scale resources reliably.
• Automate deployment, monitoring, and maintenance tasks using scripting and configuration management tools.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams to integrate testing, security, and deployment processes.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize infrastructure for scalability and reliability.
• Implement and maintain cloud infrastructure (AWS) and container orchestration (*, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Enforce security best practices, compliance standards, and disaster recovery strategies within infrastructure.
• Maintain documentation for infrastructure setup, deployment procedures, and incident response protocols.
• Continuously evaluate and adopt emerging tools, technologies, and methodologies to improve DevOps practices.

Qualifications and Experience

• 5-10 years of relevant experience in DevOps or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Proficiency in cloud infrastructure (AWS) and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

Core Competencies

• Working with Others: Fosters collaboration, offers support, assumes responsibility, builds networks, negotiates, and coordinates proactively.
• Adapting and Innovating: Drives improvements, promotes adaptability, and advocates new ideas.
• Accountability: Takes ownership, meets deadlines, adheres to standards, accepts responsibility, and supports team members.
• Respect for Diversity: Works constructively with diverse backgrounds, treats individuals with dignity, considers different perspectives, reflects on biases, and adjusts practices.
• Communicating with Others: Conveys information confidently, produces concise reports, tailors communication, and guides others on communication methods.

Commitment to Excellence

• Ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and promoting organizational transparency.
• Collaborating effectively with colleagues to contribute to shared team objectives.
• Providing regular performance updates and documenting issues for timely resolution.

Location and Work Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The salary for this role will be discussed during the interview process.