DevOps Engineer (Azure, Kubernetes, CI/CD)

About the role

Loop is a software and AI development firm serving government and enterprise clients across the Gulf region. It is looking for a DevOps Engineer (mid-level, 3-5 years, or senior, 5+ years) to build and operate the infrastructure behind client software and AI solutions, working with the Engineering Lead and application teams to improve deployments, monitoring and production reliability across cloud and on-premise environments.

Key responsibilities

• Provision and maintain cloud infrastructure, Linux servers, virtual machines and Kubernetes workloads.
• Build CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Argo CD and automate infrastructure provisioning.
• Maintain monitoring, networking, access controls and backup and recovery procedures.
• Support secure software and AI deployments with backend and AI engineers.
• Troubleshoot production issues, document solutions and take part in on-call and after-hours support.

Required profile

• Production experience with Azure or OCI, with familiarity with the other platform.
• Strong Linux, Docker and Kubernetes skills, supported by solid networking fundamentals.
• Experience with Jenkins, GitOps, Terraform or equivalent tools, and Bash or Python scripting.
• Experience with Prometheus or comparable monitoring tools and practical infrastructure security.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to own tasks and collaborate across engineering teams.
• Senior candidates: experience designing scalable infrastructure, production Kubernetes environments and reliable release and recovery workflows; centralized logging and distributed tracing with tools such as OpenTelemetry; hands-on AI deployment on GPUs or Azure AI Foundry, including secure endpoints; experience in government, banking or other regulated environments.

What we offer

• Challenging government and enterprise projects using modern software and AI technologies.
• Professional growth through hands-on experience, technical ownership and knowledge sharing.
• Collaboration with a talented team and opportunities to contribute ideas and improvements.
• Hybrid work and flexible hours coordinated around production support, with a competitive salary.