Next Ventures is seeking an experienced Platform Engineer for a contract role with our client in the UAE.
Start Date: ASAP
Location: UAE
Duration: 6 months
Description:
A senior technical role responsible for designing, automating, securing, and operating Vision Bank's multi-cloud platform (OCI & GCP). Ensures high availability, resilience, security, and compliance for all banking workloads while driving automation, GitOps, and operational excellence.
Responsibilities:
- Design and automate cloud infrastructure using Terraform across Google Cloud (GCP) and Oracle Cloud (OCI).
- Operate and optimize managed Kubernetes clusters (OKE & GKE).
- Manage platform services: Kong API Gateway, Istio / Service Mesh, Vault, ExternalDNS.
- Implement GitOps automation using ArgoCD and integrate CI/CD pipelines.
- Deploy and manage observability platforms: Dynatrace, Prometheus, Alertmanager, Grafana.
- Enhance platform security including SAST, DAST, RBAC, mTLS, image scanning, and DevSecOps controls.
- Lead DR failover/failback ensuring alignment with RTO/RPO and SAMA IT Governance.
- Troubleshoot distributed systems and guide engineering teams.
- Drive platform scalability, performance optimization, and cost efficiency.
Required Skills:
- Deep expertise in Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and Terraform.
- Strong managed Kubernetes experience including HA, upgrades, scaling, mesh, gateways.
- Proficiency with Istio, API Gateways, Service Mesh, and traffic management.
- Experience with Vault for secrets management and PKI.
- GitOps (ArgoCD), CI/CD automation, Helm, Kustomize.
- Strong troubleshooting of microservices and distributed systems
If you are interested please submit your CV or send it to [Confidential Information]
