Platform Engineer
Discovered MENA
Job Description
Senior Platform Engineer | Global Cloud Computing & AI Company | Relocation opportunity to Abu Dhabi, UAE
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE (Full Relocation Provided)
Are you ready to architect the next generation of enterprise cloud platforms?
About the Role & Company
Join a global leader driving cutting-edge AI and cloud computing services. We are seeking an experienced Senior Platform Engineer to act as the engineering powerhouse behind our customer-facing platform. You will lead the implementation and evolution of Kubernetes as a Service (KaaS) and Managed Data Services at massive scale.
What You Will Do
- Design and implement high-availability Kubernetes as a Service (KaaS) and Managed Data Platforms (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kafka, Redis) for global enterprise clients.
- Deploy production-grade operators (e.g., CloudNativePG, Crunchy Data, Zalando, Percona, Strimzi).
- Own day-to-day SRE practices, high availability, backup architectures (pgBackRest, Sentinel), disaster recovery, and connection pooling.
- Build robust multi-tenant security including mTLS, automated credential rotation, IAM integration, parameter baselines, and vulnerability management.
What We Are Looking For
- Proven track record in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or SRE within large-scale cloud environments.
- Deep hands-on experience with Kubernetes and OpenShift
- Solid foundation in Linux internals, networking, DNS, PKI, load balancing, and cloud storage (Cinder, Manila, S3-compatible).
Bonus if you have experience in
- GitOps & Automation: Terraform, Ansible, Argo CD, Flux, or Crossplane.
- Observability Stack: Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager, Loki, or OpenTelemetry.
What's on Offer
Opportunity to develop, and deploy holistic and scalable AI solutions to leading Banks, Healthcare and government organizations. Excellent tax free base salary, Airfare and mobile (approx. 1k AED p/m), annual bonus, education allowance, premium healthcare for dependents, visa coverage, life insurance, hybrid work, 25 days AL, 2 weeks work from abroad and relocation allowance.
Ready to build the future of AI and Cloud? Apply now to start your journey in Abu Dhabi!
If you fit the bill, we'd love to hear from you!