Description
Summary:
Join as a Senior DevOps PaaS Technology Engineer to manage squad deliverables, build and execute pipelines, and drive engineering efforts within the bank.
Highlights:
1. Opportunity to drive engineering in a large banking enterprise
2. Work with cutting-edge DevOps, IaC, and cloud technologies
3. Focus on automation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
We’re hiring! Join our team as a Senior DevOps PaaS Technology Engineer for the largest bank in the UAE.
The Senior Technology Engineer will be responsible for managing deliverables of the squad which includes building and executing pipelines. The position plays a key role in driving the engineering.
The engineer will be responsible for implementing all changes and delivering new technology into the bank by onboarding customers and applications to the platform via self-service and automation.
The engineer will work closely with other platform and product teams in educating them on new platform, services and features to ensure any transition and to ensure that consumption is optimal. The teams operate using Agile, DevOps and Product Management methodologies, delivering work packages based on the priority in the backlog.
Technology Engineering
Experienced in DevOps with strong infrastructure/security knowledge.
Effective communicator to improve team and stakeholder transparency.
Automate deployment/configuration for scalable environments.
Collaborate to resolve infrastructure/application issues.
Implement/manage CI/CD pipelines with Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/OCI).
Knowledge of Microservices authentication/authorization.
Use Terraform, Ansible, and other IaC tools for environment management.
Proficient in GitHub Actions/Jenkins for CI/CD automation (Groovy/Python).
Familiar with GitOps tools like Argo CD.
Understand logging/monitoring solutions (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana).
Preferred experience in Python programming.
Delivery Experience
Manage projects from inception to delivery, embracing core values of Collaboration, Ownership, Drive, and Enterprising.
Possess cross-functional skills in delivery and operational support following DevOps methodologies.
Deep understanding of DevOps/SRE, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and 12 Factor application principles.
Ability to work under pressure and manage client expectations effectively.
Stay updated with industry best practices and emerging technologies.
A. Education
Bachelor or Equivalent Degree
5+ years total engineering or operational experience
B. Experiences
3+ years of relevant experience in a similar role.
Experience in large, complex global enterprises with high availability and transaction rates.
Experience in the banking sector.
C. Technical/Functional
Automated build/deployment pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD) for Python projects
Automation with Ansible
Containerization (Docker, Podman)
Required: Python programming experience
Data/Machine learning CI/CD pipelines
Linux OS with shell scripting
Container management (Kubernetes, OpenShift)
Helm based pipelines
Automating security/regulatory checks
Automated patching
Production support (rotation basis)
Agile engineering practices
Networking fundamentals
Security engineering practices and tools
Nice to have:
Public Cloud experience (Azure, OCI, AWS)
Machine Learning projects
D. Behavioural Competencies
Collaboration
Self-starter with strong initiative
Calm under pressure
Pragmatic but focused
Willing to learn new technologies.
Good communication and articulation skills
Requirements
Candidates must have extensive hands-on experience with the following skills:
OpenShift
Argo CD
Docker
Kubernetes
Ansible
Terraform
Jenkins
Python
GIT