Senior Cloud Engineer - (Saudi National)- Riyadh, KSA

Location: Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia

Workplace: remote

Employment Type: contract

Description

We are seeking Cloud Engineer to support a remote engagement for a client in Saudi Arabia. . The ideal candidate is a hands-on, operations-focused engineer comfortable owning infrastructure reliability and automation across a hybrid, multi-cloud environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and operate Kubernetes clusters (deployment, scaling, monitoring, troubleshooting) in production environments
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation workflows to support development and release cycles
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices (e.g., Terraform) for provisioning and configuration management across cloud environments
• Manage device and endpoint policies through Microsoft Intune, including compliance policies, configuration profiles, and application deployment
• Monitor infrastructure health, performance, and security across cloud and endpoint layers; respond to incidents and perform root cause analysis
• Support cloud cost optimization, resource governance, and tagging/organization standards across GCP and AWS
• Collaborate with the clients internal IT, security, and DevOps teams to align infrastructure operations with broader organizational policies
• Maintain documentation for infrastructure architecture, runbooks, and operational procedures
• Participate in on-call/operational support rotations as required by the client (clarify with client if applicable)

Requirements

• Strong DevOps background: CI/CD tooling (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions), scripting/automation (Python, Bash)
• Proven hands-on experience managing Kubernetes in production (deployments, Helm, scaling, troubleshooting)
• Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform strongly preferred)
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Intune for endpoint/device management and compliance
• Solid understanding of cloud networking, IAM, and security fundamentals across GCP and AWS
• Experience with monitoring/observability tooling (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Stackdriver)
• Strong troubleshooting skills across infrastructure, application, and network layers
• Ability to work independently in a remote capacity with clear, proactive communication