DevOps Engineer
ThalesUnited Arab Emirates1 day ago
Full-timeEngineering, Information Technology
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Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.
Thales has built a presence in the United Arab Emirates for over 35 years, and today has over 300 employees. Thales in the UAE is part of our Middle East business that has 1,800 people across Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, KSA, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and UAE. Together we delivered technology for the Dubai metro, the longest driverless metro network in the world and a fare collection system that processes up to 250,000 transactions per day. We make UAE a safer place by providing secure electronic payment solutions, cyber security systems and communications as well as security systems for Dubai International Airport and air traffic management and navigation systems for Abu Dhabi’s airport.
JOB OBJECTIVE:
Senior DevOps Engineer with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure and strong experience in cloud-native infrastructure, automation, and CI/CD delivery. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Helm charts, GitLab pipelines, Linux administration, Terraform, and multi‑cloud concepts. While Azure is essential, experience with AWS or GCP is considered a strong advantage.
Roles & Responsibilities
Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.
Thales has built a presence in the United Arab Emirates for over 35 years, and today has over 300 employees. Thales in the UAE is part of our Middle East business that has 1,800 people across Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, KSA, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and UAE. Together we delivered technology for the Dubai metro, the longest driverless metro network in the world and a fare collection system that processes up to 250,000 transactions per day. We make UAE a safer place by providing secure electronic payment solutions, cyber security systems and communications as well as security systems for Dubai International Airport and air traffic management and navigation systems for Abu Dhabi’s airport.
JOB OBJECTIVE:
Senior DevOps Engineer with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure and strong experience in cloud-native infrastructure, automation, and CI/CD delivery. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Helm charts, GitLab pipelines, Linux administration, Terraform, and multi‑cloud concepts. While Azure is essential, experience with AWS or GCP is considered a strong advantage.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI to support automated builds, testing, and deployments.
- Develop, maintain, and optimize Helm charts for Kubernetes-based application deployments.
- Architect, provision, and manage cloud infrastructure with a primary focus on Azure Cloud.
- Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform across Azure environments.
- Manage and optimize Linux-based systems, ensuring performance, security, and reliability.
- Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams to streamline workflows and improve deployment efficiency.
- Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability of production systems.
- Drive DevOps best practices, including automation, observability, and continuous improvement.
- Support containerized workloads and Kubernetes clusters in production environments.
- Contribute to multi‑cloud readiness; experience with AWS or GCP is a plus.
- 8+ years of experience
- Minimum 8 years of hands-on DevOps experience. Strong, practical experience with Azure Cloud services and architecture.
- Solid experience with Helm charts and Kubernetes deployment workflows.
- Proven expertise in GitLab CI/CD pipeline creation and optimization.
- Strong understanding of Linux administration and system-level troubleshooting.
- Hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning.
- Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Understanding of CI/CD concepts, DevOps culture, and automation-first mindset.
- Experience with AWS or GCP (good to have, not mandatory).
- Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.).
- Knowledge of networking fundamentals, security best practices, and cloud governance.
- Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
- Ensure both your own safety and the safety of others at all times.
- Maintain an active role in achieving the objectives and adhering to the HSE Thales Policy
- Comply with local HSE laws and legislation.
- To use safety equipment (including PPE) as required and intended.
- Lead by example and actively encourage departments to look at ways to conserve water & energy, minimize the generation of waste, and encourage recycling.
- Everyone within Thales has the right to stop work if they believe that their activities may affect their health and safety or that of others. In this circumstance, such conditions must be reported immediately to their line manager and the HSE department.
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