About us:

Qara is a MEA-based Tech company that offers a seamless, end-to-end, digital ecosystem for producers. Our platform enables producers to authenticate and trace their products to the end-consumers, connect with their full markets, and make data-driven decisions.

Your Role:

The DevOps Engineer is responsible for streamlining the software delivery and deployment processes through the integration of development and operations. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployment, while ensuring the security, scalability, and reliability of the systems. The DevOps Engineer will also implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and logging solutions to enable continuous improvement of development and deployment processes.

Your Main Duties:

• Develop, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for software delivery and deployment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, system administrators, and QA team, to streamline software development and release processes.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployment using tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
• Monitor and optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Implement and manage containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
• Ensure the security and compliance of infrastructure and applications, including vulnerability assessments and security audits.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to build failures, deployment errors, and infrastructure problems.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in DevOps, cloud computing, and automation technologies.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve code quality, testing processes, and release management.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting systems for proactive issue detection and resolution.
• Continuously improve development and deployment processes through automation and tooling enhancements.
• Participate in on-call rotation and incident response activities as needed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering or Computer Science.
• Minimum7 Years of experience.
• Proficient in scripting and programming languages (e.g., Python, Bash, Go, or PowerShell).
• Extensive experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps).
• Expertise in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) and orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, or Elasticsearch).
• Understanding of web application architectures and deployment patterns.

Personal Traits:

• Clear and effective communication skills to convey complex technical concepts.
• Ability to engage in discussions with non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Proactive and self-motivated with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Willingness to learn and stay up to date with emerging technologies and best practices.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high standards of code quality and infrastructure security.