The company is an independent French software vendor with over 20 years of expertise in data solutions. Our flagship product, the company Self Data Services (SDS), is a sovereign and comprehensive data platform offering data governance, quality control, analysis, and business value. This is a full-time, on-site role based in Dubai for a DevOps Engineer specializing in Multi-Cloud, Sovereign, and on-premises systems. The DevOps Engineer will be responsible for designing and implementing automated solutions using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), managing system administration tasks, and ensuring high-quality software development and deployment.
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Main Responsibilities:
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CI/CD Pipeline Management
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI or equivalent tools
- Automate build, test, and deployment workflows for containerized applications
- Ensure release processes are efficient, consistent, and secure
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Infrastructure as Code & Automation
- Develop and maintain infrastructure using tools like Terraform, Helm, and Ansible
- Automate provisioning and scaling of Kubernetes clusters (OpenShift is a plus)
- Implement self-healing, reconciliation, and automated monitoring mechanisms
- Support automation across multi-cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP or similar), on-premises, and sovereign cloud environments
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Containerization & Orchestration
- Manage and optimize Docker containers and Kubernetes deployments
- Monitor application performance and tune resources accordingly
- Implement best practices for container security, lifecycle management, and multi-environment deployments
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Multi-Cloud, On-Prem & Sovereign Cloud Operations
- Manage deployments across public cloud, private cloud, sovereign cloud, and on-premises infrastructure
- Maintain secure connectivity, identity management, and compliance across hybrid setups
- Support backup, disaster recovery, and observability strategies tailored to hybrid architectures
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Monitoring, Logging & Incident Response
- Set up infrastructure monitoring using Prometheus, Grafana, or similar tools
- Define and maintain logging and alerting systems (e.g., Loki, ELK stack)
- Troubleshoot production issues and participate in root cause analysis
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Collaboration & Documentation
- Work closely with developers and system administration teams
- Document infrastructure architecture, automation scripts, pipelines, and workflows
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of DevOps practices, reliability, and toolchains
Required Profile:
Essential Technical Skills:
- Proven experience with Linux-based infrastructure (Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL)
- Strong expertise in containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.)
- Solid understanding of multi-cloud, on-premises, and hybrid cloud environments, including sovereign cloud setups
- Proficiency in scripting languages (Shell, Python, or Bash)
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Experience with GitOps workflows (ArgoCD)
- Knowledge of service mesh and ingress controllers (NGINX, Istio, etc.)
- Familiarity with security tools like SonarQube, Trivy, or similar
This position offers an opportunity to be part of a fast-growing French tech company with global ambitions, contributing to impactful cloud-native and hybrid data infrastructure projects while working in a collaborative and innovative DevOps environment.
