Summary
Design and operate enterprise-grade cloud platforms with a focus on Kubernetes services, managed databases, security, automation, and operational reliability at scale.
Highlights
Lead engineering for large-scale cloud platforms, managed data services, and highly available infrastructure using modern cloud-native technologies.
Description
Senior Platform Engineer | Global Cloud Computing & Infrastructure Provider | Abu Dhabi, UAE
Are you ready to architect the future of enterprise cloud platforms?
About the company
Our client is a premier enterprise technology and cloud infrastructure provider driving next-generation cloud platforms and automated data services.
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to lead the technical implementation and evolution of a massive, customer-facing cloud platform.
In this role, you will be the engineering brains behind delivering Kubernetes as a Service and Managed Data Services at a huge scale.
What You Will Do:
Design, engineer, and implement Kubernetes as a Service and Managed Data Platform services for global enterprise customers.Architect managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kafka, and Redis services using production-grade operators (e.g., CloudNativePG, Crunchy Data, Zalando, Percona, Strimzi).Own the day-to-day reliability, backup architectures (pgBackRest, Sentinel), disaster recovery, scaling, and connection pooling protocols.Implement multi-tenant operational security including mTLS, automated credential rotation, IAM integration, secure parameter baselines, and image vulnerability management.
What We Are Looking For:
Proven experience in Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or DevOps/SRE roles supporting large-scale cloud services.Expert-level hands-on experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift and underlying cloud infrastructure frameworks (such as OpenStack).Solid foundation in Linux internals, networking, DNS, PKI, load balancing, and storage integrations (Cinder, Manila, S3-compatible).
Bonus if you have these skills:
GitOps / Automation: Terraform, Ansible, Argo CD, Flux, or Crossplane.Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager, Loki, or OpenTelemetry.
If you fit the bill, we'd love to hear from you!
