Sr. DevOps Engineer - (OpenShift & Kubernetes)

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Senior DevOps Engineer with hands-on OpenShift and Kubernetes expertise plus CI/CD automation using GitHub Actions, Helm, ArgoCD and Jenkins is sought to design, implement and support enterprise pipelines and container platforms across in-house and vendor microservices. The role focuses on reliable, secure, scalable delivery, production support, incident response, and close collaboration with software engineering, QA, security and infrastructure teams, using OpenShift oc commands for deployment and troubleshooting. Ideal candidates have 7+ years in DevOps, deep OpenShift/Kubernetes experience, GitHub Actions and Jenkins pipelines, Helm charts and GitOps. To apply, tailor your resume with measurable pipeline improvements, show ownership, mention regulated environment experience if any, and confirm willingness to work onsite in Dubai with links to CI/CD projects.

We are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in OpenShift, Kubernetes, CI/CD automation, GitHub Actions, Helm, ArgoCD, and Jenkins.

The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, automating, and supporting CI/CD pipelines and containerized application platforms across enterprise technology environments. The role involves working with both in-house microservices and vendor-based microservices, ensuring reliable, scalable, secure, and efficient application delivery.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for enterprise applications and microservices.
• Work extensively with Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes environments for application deployment, configuration, scaling, and troubleshooting.
• Develop and automate CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions.
• Build and manage deployment workflows using ArgoCD and GitOps practices.
• Use Helm for Kubernetes/OpenShift application packaging, configuration, and deployments.
• Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot Jenkins pipelines and automation workflows.
• Use OpenShift oc commands extensively for application deployment, troubleshooting, configuration, monitoring, and pipeline automation.
• Develop and maintain pipeline automation for both in-house microservices and vendor-based microservices.
• Automate build, deployment, testing, and release processes across different environments.
• Troubleshoot deployment failures, pipeline issues, container problems, and platform-related incidents.
• Work closely with software engineering, application, QA, architecture, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure smooth application delivery.
• Implement and maintain DevOps best practices across the software development lifecycle.
• Support continuous improvement of deployment processes, automation, reliability, and platform efficiency.
• Ensure consistent and reliable application deployments across development, testing, staging, and production environments.
• Participate in production support, incident resolution, root-cause analysis, and technical troubleshooting.

Required Technical Skills

OpenShift & Kubernetes

• Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of containerized application deployment and orchestration.
• Deep practical knowledge of OpenShift oc commands.
• Experience troubleshooting pods, deployments, services, routes, configurations, and application workloads.

CI/CD & Automation

• Strong experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions for CI/CD automation.
• Strong experience with Jenkins and Jenkins pipeline development.
• Ability to automate build, deployment, testing, and release processes.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD best practices and DevOps lifecycle.

Helm & ArgoCD

• Strong hands-on experience with Helm charts and Helm-based deployments.
• Strong experience with ArgoCD and GitOps-based deployment practices.
• Experience managing application configuration and deployments across Kubernetes/OpenShift environments.

Microservices

• Experience supporting and deploying microservices architectures.
• Ability to work with both in-house developed microservices and vendor-based microservices.
• Strong understanding of application deployment dependencies, configurations, integrations, and release management.

Required Experience

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or related technology engineering roles.
• Strong enterprise experience working with OpenShift and Kubernetes.
• Proven experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Helm, and ArgoCD.
• Strong practical experience using OpenShift oc commands for administration, deployment, and troubleshooting.
• Experience working with enterprise-scale microservices environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Preferred / Nice to Have

• Experience working in banking or other highly regulated enterprise environments.
• Experience with cloud-native technologies and container platforms.
• Exposure to GitOps and infrastructure automation practices.
• Experience supporting high-availability and production-critical applications.
• Familiarity with security, governance, and enterprise DevOps standards.

Key Competencies

• Strong ownership and accountability for platform and deployment reliability.
• Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively with application development, infrastructure, QA, security, architecture, and vendor teams.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced enterprise environments.
• Strong focus on automation, reliability, scalability, and continuous improvement.