DevOps Engineer (Arabic Speaking) | Riyadh / Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Location

Riyadh or Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Onsite)

Job Category

• Information Technology (IT) & Software
• Banking & Insurance

Job Overview

Marc Ellis is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer (Arabic Speaking) to support enterprise digital banking transformation projects in Riyadh or Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This is a 1-year extendable contract designed for professionals with expertise in DevOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD automation, container orchestration, cloud-native platforms, and enterprise infrastructure automation. Candidates must be fluent in Arabic and have a maximum notice period of 30 days.

The successful candidate will play a key role in designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and automated DevOps platforms while ensuring compliance with banking security standards and regulatory requirements. This position provides excellent opportunities for professional development, technical upskilling, and long-term career growth within the banking and financial services sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins (Groovy) and GitLab CI.
• Administer GitLab repositories, branching strategies, merge policies, and GitLab runners.
• Manage JFrog Artifactory or Nexus repositories, including artifact lifecycle, retention, and promotion.
• Integrate DevSecOps tools such as SonarQube, Trivy, JFrog Xray, SAST, DAST, and dependency scanning into CI/CD pipelines.
• Administer and manage OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms.
• Configure namespaces, RBAC, operators, monitoring, upgrades, and GitOps deployments using Argo CD.
• Containerize enterprise applications and manage secure container image repositories.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and application deployments using Ansible, Terraform, Bash, and Python.
• Integrate authentication with Active Directory, SAML/OIDC, and manage enterprise secrets using Vault or CyberArk.
• Support production releases, incident management, root cause analysis (RCA), and change management.
• Ensure compliance with SAMA Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), banking security standards, and audit requirements.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, security, and operations teams to improve DevOps maturity.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on DevOps experience.
• Arabic speaking proficiency is mandatory.
• Strong expertise in:
  • Jenkins
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • Docker
  • OpenShift
  • Kubernetes
  • JFrog Artifactory or Nexus
  • Ansible
  • Terraform
  • Bash
  • Python
• Experience implementing DevSecOps practices and security controls within CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of:
  • High Availability (HA)
  • Disaster Recovery (DR)
  • Change Management
  • Audit and Compliance Requirements
• Experience working in the banking or other highly regulated industries is highly preferred.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

Preferred Certifications

• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration (EX280)
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)

Salary, Benefits & Career Growth

Salary: Not disclosed by the employer.

Benefits

• 1-year extendable contract.
• Opportunity to work on enterprise banking digital transformation projects.
• Exposure to advanced DevOps, DevSecOps, Kubernetes, and cloud-native technologies.
• Collaborative work environment with enterprise-scale infrastructure and security initiatives.

Career Growth

• Strong opportunities to advance in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, and DevSecOps.
• Professional development through enterprise banking infrastructure and automation projects.
• Exposure to industry-leading CI/CD platforms, container orchestration technologies, and security frameworks.

Application Process

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