Location
Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Salary
Not specified
Type
fulltime
Posted
Today
Job Description
Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced
Platform Engineer
to design, build, automate, and manage enterprise-grade application platforms and cloud-native infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have expertise in CI/CD, containerization, Kubernetes orchestration, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, and platform automation to enable secure, scalable, and reliable software delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain enterprise platform infrastructure and developer platforms
- Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate application build, testing, deployment, and release processes
- Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes and enterprise container platforms
- Implement GitOps practices for automated application deployment and infrastructure management
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
- Manage virtualization and cloud infrastructure environments
- Monitor platform performance, availability, and reliability while implementing continuous improvements
- Collaborate with Development, DevOps, Security, and Operations teams to deliver scalable platform solutions
- Implement platform security, governance, backup, and disaster recovery best practices
- Create technical documentation, operational runbooks, and deployment standards
Must-Have Skills
- Experience with
GitLab OR Jenkins
for CI/CD pipeline development and automation
- Experience with
Argo CD
for GitOps-based application deployment
- Experience with
SonarQube
for code quality and static code analysis
- Experience with
Renovate Bot
or comparable dependency management and automation tools
- Hands-on experience with
Docker OR Docker Compose
for containerization
- Experience with
Kubernetes OR OpenShift OR Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE) OR Google Cloud Run
for container orchestration and cloud-native application deployment
- Experience with
Terraform OR Ansible
for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management
- Experience with
VMware vCenter OR OpenStack
for virtualization and private cloud infrastructure
- Strong knowledge of Linux system administration and shell scripting
- Understanding of cloud-native architecture, networking, security, and platform engineering best practices
Good to Have
- Experience with
AWS OR Microsoft Azure OR Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Experience with
Helm OR Kustomize
- Knowledge of
Prometheus OR Grafana OR ELK Stack
for monitoring and observability
- Experience with
HashiCorp Vault
or other secrets management solutions
- Familiarity with
Python OR Go
for platform automation
- Experience implementing DevSecOps practices
- Knowledge of service mesh technologies such as
Istio
or
Linkerd
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field
- 3–12\+ years
of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Infrastructure Automation
Preferred Skills
- Experience designing and operating enterprise Kubernetes platforms
- Strong understanding of GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud-native engineering principles
- Experience delivering enterprise DevOps and platform modernization initiatives
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
- Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to build secure, scalable, highly available, and automated platform solutions
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