DevOps Specialist

Job Title: DevOps Specialist

Location: Dubai / India

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled DevOps/Azure Developer to join our team and drive the development, deployment, and optimization of cloud-native applications on Microsoft Azure.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native applications using Azure Service.
• Design and manage Azure Data Lake environments for large-scale data ingestion, processing, and analytics.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins
• Develop and deploy cloud applications using Azure services like App Services, Functions, AKS, and Logic Apps
• Automate infrastructure provisioning with tools like Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep
• Monitor and optimize cloud environments using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to streamline release cycles and improve system reliability
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in cloud infrastructure and application deployments

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure services and cloud architecture
• Proficiency in DevOps tools: Azure DevOps, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code (IaC) and automation scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python)
• Experience designing and maintaining robust ETL pipelines for ingesting and transforming large-scale, real-time datasets from APIs (e.g., Vortexa, Kpler, AIS/ship tracking, Market Pricing data).

• Familiarity with supporting data science workflows, including integration with Python-based analytics environments (e.g., Jupyter, Databricks).
• Experience working with time-series data, geospatial data, and event-driven architectures for real-time tracking and alerting.

• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools in Azure
• Exposure monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure Service Fabric, Azure Data Lake (Gen2), and Azure Storage.
• Experience with agile methodologies and collaborative development environments
• Familiarity with GitOps, DevSecOps practices, Zero Trust Architecture, and policy-as-code.
• Familiarity with data ingestion tools (e.g., Azure Data Factory, Synapse Pipelines) is a plus.
• Integrate with Azure Data Lake, SQL/NoSQL databases, and RESTful services
• Knowledge of data lakehouse architecture, Delta Lake, or Apache Spark on Azure.
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments.
• Bachelors degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
• Knowledge of Energy Trading (oil and gas) and trading technologies will be a plus.