Senior Cloud and DevOps Engineer - Azure Applications
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LocationDubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Typefull-time
SenioritySenior
Experience5+ yrs
DepartmentOutsource
Company size201–500 people
PostedOct 13, 2026 · 3w ago
Verified live12h ago
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or a related field
Minimum 5 years in cloud/DevOps engineering
At least 3 years operating production applications on Azure
Strong experience with Azure App Service, Functions, Storage/Blob, Key Vault, Azure Monitor and Application Insights
Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps Pipelines or GitHub Actions, including secure deployment and rollback
Practical experience with Terraform or Bicep
Experience deploying and troubleshooting Node.js, Next.js, .NET and headless CMS applications
Practical Docker experience
Proficiency in PowerShell, Bash or Python for operational automation
Understanding of Microsoft Entra ID, managed identities, RBAC, DNS, TLS, private endpoints and application connectivity
Experience supporting deployment and connectivity for SQL Server and PostgreSQL, including coordination of backup and recovery
Demonstrated incident diagnosis, root-cause analysis, monitoring and recovery-testing experience
Ability to coordinate developers, vendors, Technical Support and security teams with clear operational ownership
API Management and Service Bus experience preferred
Kubernetes experience preferred
Microsoft Azure Administrator or DevOps Engineer certification preferred
Skills
Azure
Next.js
React
Node.js
.NET
Strapi
CI/CD
Azure DevOps Pipelines
GitHub Actions
Terraform
Bicep
Docker
Kubernetes
PowerShell
Bash
Python
Microsoft Entra ID
RBAC
DNS
TLS
Azure App Service
Azure Functions
Azure Storage
Azure Key Vault
Azure Monitor
Application Insights
API Management
Azure Service Bus
SQL Server
PostgreSQL
Job Purpose
Own Azure application environments, deployment automation, monitoring and operational reliability for the Chamber’s digital platforms. Work with Technical Support and security teams on shared infrastructure, connectivity, protection and recovery requirements.
Key Responsibilities
• Azure Environments: Configure and maintain development, UAT and production environments for web applications, APIs, CMS and supporting services.
• Deployment Automation: Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Next.js, React, Node.js, .NET and Strapi applications.
• Infrastructure as Code: Maintain repeatable infrastructure configuration, version-controlled changes and environment consistency.
• Release Management: Implement deployment checks, approval controls, rollback procedures and release traceability.
• Monitoring and Reliability: Establish application health checks, logs, dashboards and actionable alerts; investigate production incidents.
• Identity and Secrets: Configure application identities, access controls, certificates and secrets management in coordination with security owners.
• Performance and Capacity: Assess application scaling, resource utilization and availability requirements; implement agreed improvements.
• Cloud Cost Management: Monitor expenditure, identify waste and recommend capacity and configuration changes.
• Recovery: Coordinate application/database backup requirements with Technical Support and validate restoration and recovery procedures.
• Operational Documentation: Maintain environment inventories, deployment guides, runbooks and knowledge transfer.
Requirements
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years in cloud/DevOps engineering, including at least 3 years operating production applications on Azure.
• Azure Services: Strong experience with App Service, Functions, Storage/Blob, Key Vault, Azure Monitor and Application Insights; API Management and Service Bus experience preferred.
• CI/CD: Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps Pipelines or GitHub Actions, including secure deployment and rollback.
• Infrastructure as Code: Practical experience with Terraform or Bicep.
• Application Platforms: Experience deploying and troubleshooting Node.js, Next.js, .NET and headless CMS applications.
• Containers: Practical Docker experience; Kubernetes experience preferred where relevant.
• Scripting: Proficiency in PowerShell, Bash or Python for operational automation.
• Identity and Networking: Understanding of Microsoft Entra ID, managed identities, RBAC, DNS, TLS, private endpoints and application connectivity.
• Databases: Experience supporting deployment and connectivity for SQL Server and PostgreSQL, including coordination of backup and recovery.
• Reliability: Demonstrated incident diagnosis, root-cause analysis, monitoring and recovery-testing experience.
• Certification: Microsoft Azure Administrator or DevOps Engineer certification preferred.
• Collaboration: Ability to coordinate developers, vendors, Technical Support and security teams with clear operational ownership.