Job Description
Job Title: DevOps Engineer – Infrastructure & Networking
Job Location- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Job Description:
We are looking for a
mid-level DevOps Engineer with a strong background in
enterprise on-prem infrastructure, networking, and firewall management. This role is highly operational and hands-on, focused on
infrastructure support, network reliability, security controls, and
containerized platform operations.
The ideal candidate is comfortable working within established enterprise standards, change management processes, and production environments, while actively contributing to improvements and automation.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Infrastructure & Support
- Support and maintain enterprise on-premise infrastructure, including compute, storage, and virtualisation platforms.
- Provide L2/L3 operational support for infrastructure and platform services.
- Participate in incident management, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
- Execute system upgrades, patching, and capacity planning activities.
- Follow enterprise change, release, and security processes.
Networking & Firewall
- Configure, manage, and troubleshoot enterprise network infrastructure:
VLANs, routing, switching
DNS, DHCP, load balancing
- Manage and support firewalls and security appliances:
Firewall rule creation and optimisation
NAT, VPN (site-to-site and remote access)
Traffic inspection and access controls
- Work closely with security teams to enforce network security policies.
- Diagnose and resolve network latency, packet loss, and connectivity issues across environments.
Kubernetes & Container Platforms
- Support and operate Kubernetes clusters in on-prem or hybrid enterprise environments.
- Troubleshoot Kubernetes networking, ingress, services, and node-level issues.
- Deploy and maintain containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Assist application teams with container runtime and deployment issues.
Automation & Tooling
- Develop and maintain scripts and automation for operational tasks.
- Support Infrastructure as Code initiatives using tools such as Ansible or Terraform.
- Assist with CI/CD pipeline reliability and deployment troubleshooting.
Monitoring & Troubleshooting
- Monitor infrastructure, network, and platform health using enterprise monitoring tools.
- Perform advanced command-line troubleshooting on Linux systems and containers.
- Analyze logs, metrics, and alerts to proactively identify issues.
Required Skills & Experience
Core Technical Skills
- 3–6 years of experience in DevOps, Infrastructure, or Systems Engineering roles.
- Strong hands-on experience with enterprise networking concepts:
TCP/IP, routing, VLANs, DNS, DHCP
- Proven experience managing firewalls and network security in production environments.
- Solid Linux system administration skills.
- Working knowledge of Kubernetes operations and container platforms.
- Experience with command-line debugging and production issue resolution.
- Familiarity with enterprise monitoring and logging solutions.
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
- Experience with enterprise firewall vendors (e.g., Palo Alto, Fortinet).
- Virtualization platforms such as VMware or Hyper-V.
- Hybrid connectivity between on-prem and cloud environments.
- Experience supporting regulated or compliance-driven environments.
- Scripting skills (Bash, Python).
Soft Skills
- Comfortable working within enterprise governance and change control frameworks.
- Strong documentation and communication skills.
- Able to collaborate with network, security, and application teams.
- Proactive mindset with strong troubleshooting abilities.
