Summary
IFZA is seeking a DevOps Engineer to develop, deploy, and maintain its Partner and Customer Portal and other critical applications in Dubai. The role covers CI/CD automation, cloud infrastructure, containers, monitoring, and security controls across the software lifecycle. Candidates should have a relevant bachelor’s degree and experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD tools, infrastructure as code, and observability tools. Benefits include 24 working days of annual leave, an annual flight home, and life and medical insurance.
The posting
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We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to drive the development, deployment, and maintenance of IFZA’s Partner and Customer Portal, along with other mission-critical applications. In this role, you will design and implement secure, automated, and scalable infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, ensuring seamless collaboration between development and operations. You will also embed security best practices throughout the software lifecycle, championing a DevSecOps approach.
Main Responsibilities
- CI/CD & Automation
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for React, Node.js/Express,
and other applications.
- Automate testing, deployments, and environment provisioning.
- Infrastructure & Cloud
- Build and manage cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP) using Infrastructure
as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation).
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure high
availability and performance.
- Manage containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS/EKS).
- Security (DevSecOps)
- Integrate security scanning (SAST, DAST, dependency, IaC)
into CI/CD workflows.
- Manage secrets securely (Vault/Secrets Manager).
- Enforce access controls, least privilege, and network security across
environments.
- Collaboration & Support
- Work closely with developers, IT, and security teams to deliver reliable
and secure applications.
- Support the use of service accounts for integrations (Zoho, Telr, other APIs).
- Assist in troubleshooting and incident resolution in production environments.
- Governance & Compliance
- Ensure deployments align with compliance requirements (ISO 27001, GDPR,
PCI-DSS scope control).
- Maintain audit trails and evidence packs for security and operational
processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or relevant field
- Solid experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub
Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar.
- Strong knowledge of cloud
platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Proficient in containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
- Skilled in using monitoring
and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, or
equivalent.
- Hands-on expertise with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi).
- Understanding of secure coding practices,
vulnerability scanning, and compliance frameworks.
Benefits
- International team (over 60 nationalities)
- 24 working days as annual leave
- Annual flight home
- Life insurance plan
- Medical insurance plan (with the option to upgrade at your own cost)