Senior Cloud Platform Engineer Riyadh or Remote, Full Time
NOTE: IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION YOU MUST BE WILLING TO WORK THE KSA WORKING WEEK, WHICH IS FROM SUNDAY THURSDAY AT TIME ZONE GMT -3.
We are seeking a proactive and highly skilled Senior Cloud Platforms Engineer to join our client's Cloud Engineering team, based either in Riyadh, KSA or Remote within a suitable time zone.
In this critical role, you will drive the design, development, and operation of our internal cloud platform. This role is central to delivering a robust, scalable, and developer-centric infrastructure that powers a diverse suite of microservices and cloud-native applications.
Responsibilities:
- Architect, build, and manage internal cloud platform services leveraging Kubernetes (e.g., GKE, OKE) on GCP, OCI, or similar.
- Operate reliable and observable infrastructure systems including CI/CD pipelines, service meshes, and automated deployment frameworks.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Helm, or equivalents.
- Oversee the full lifecycle of Kubernetes clusters including upgrades, tuning, and patch management.
- Build reusable templates and automation workflows (e.g., GitOps) to support consistent microservices deployment.
- Deploy and maintain observability solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Loki) to ensure system health and reliability.
- Create and maintain self-service platforms, CLIs, and APIs for provisioning infrastructure, managing secrets, and automating deployments.
- Work closely with development teams to streamline deployment processes, reduce manual effort, and enhance developer productivity.
- Advocate platform adoption through documentation, training sessions, and hands-on enablement.
- Implement secure-by-default infrastructure practices including IAM policies, network segmentation, and pod security standards.
- Ensure compliance with relevant internal controls and regulatory standards.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in cloud infrastructure or platform engineering.
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes and container-based architectures.
- Proficient with infrastructure automation tools like Terraform, Helm, and GitOps solutions such as ArgoCD or Flux.
- Solid understanding of cloud networking, Linux administration, and service discovery.
- Experience with observability platforms (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, Fluent Bit).
- Scripting experience in languages such as Go, Python, or Bash.
- Familiarity with developer experience tooling and internal platform development is a strong advantage.
- Exceptional problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working across multiple cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, OCI, AWS).
- Knowledge of Kubernetes policy enforcement tools (e.g., OPA/Gatekeeper).
- Exposure to cloud-native data services such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Redis.
