Description

GSS Tech Group is hiring a Senior Technology Engineer for a leading bank in the UAE. You will join the bank’s CTO Technology Chapter and own the product engineering lifecycle for a standard stack of consumable infrastructure products, with Linux as your core strength.

The bank runs a matrix structure. You will report into the Head of Technology Chapter for line management and work with the Compute Technology Platform squad for day to day priorities. You will lead the squad’s deliveries across design, development, implementation, standardization, automation and capacity planning.

This role suits a T shaped engineer: deep in Linux, and able to move across virtualization, containers, automation, CI/CD and public cloud as projects need.

What you will do

Technology Engineering

Design, build and standardize Linux based infrastructure products (RHEL, OLVM, OpenShift) for enterprise consumption
Automate deployment and configuration management with Ansible, Jenkins and Terraform so environments stay consistent and scalable
Engineer and run virtualization platforms built on KVM, Libvirt, oVirt and OpenShift Virtualization
Own OS compliance and hardening standards, working with the Security Chapter
Manage patching, repository and artifact lifecycles with Red Hat Satellite, Spacewalk and Nexus
Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure and application issues with development and operations teams, for BAU and major incidents
Keep communication clear and transparent with internal teams and stakeholders

Delivery

Take projects from inception to production delivery
Cover both engineering delivery and operational support under DevOps and SRE ways of working
Apply DevOps, SRE, Infrastructure as Code and 12 Factor application principles
Manage stakeholder expectations and deliver under pressure in a regulated banking environment
Help meet annual targets for technology stack reduction and lower platform TCO

Stakeholder Management

Build trusted relationships with the Technical Platforms, Security and application teams
Take part in design forums and keep deliverables consistent across the wider infrastructure team
Model and promote the bank’s values within the squad

Requirements

Essential

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
10+ years in infrastructure engineering, systems administration or operations, including 3+ years in a similar senior engineering role
Deep Linux internals knowledge, ideally RHEL; exposure to OLVM and OpenShift
Strong hands on experience with Ansible, Terraform and Jenkins
Solid virtualization experience: KVM, Libvirt, oVirt or OpenShift Virtualization
Container platform experience with native Kubernetes or OpenShift
CI/CD pipeline experience, including hands on integration work
Working knowledge of OS compliance frameworks and hardening (CIS benchmarks or equivalent)
Experience with repository and artifact tools: Red Hat Satellite, Spacewalk, Nexus
Hands on configuration of compute, storage and networking on Azure, AWS or OCI
Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis for BAU and incidents

Desirable

Experience in large, complex global enterprises with high availability, high transaction volumes and geographic distribution, ideally banking or financial services
Red Hat certifications (RHCE, RHCA, OpenShift) or cloud certifications (Azure, AWS, OCI)
Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical decisions to senior stakeholders

What makes you a fit

Self starter with strong initiative
Calm under pressure, pragmatic but focused
Keen to learn new technologies

Benefits

Long term deployment on a strategic infrastructure modernization program at a leading UAE bank
Large scale, high availability enterprise environment
Exposure to OpenShift, virtualization modernization and hybrid cloud
Competitive compensation aligned to experience

Senior Technology Engineer, Linux and Compute Platform

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