About the role

Job Description for Cloud Platform Engineer

Position: : Cloud Platform Engineer

		Job Titile	Salary	Qty
	1	Cloud Platform Engineer	13000 AED	1

Duration: 1yr ext.

Location: Dubai - Onsite

Nationality: Any (pls expand your search on nationality)

Note: For nationalities such as Sudanese/Egyptian/Pakistanis/Palestinian/Syrian/Bangladeshi/Srilankans,.. etc, only send candidate who are already in UAE with MOFA attested degree.

Kindly send CVs on or before May 11 MON 1pm.

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Position Summary

The Cloud Platform Engineer is responsible for building, operating, and enhancing cloud platforms that enable secure, scalable, and reliable delivery of cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, and platform services) to internal teams and government entities.

The role focuses on cloud foundations, platform services, automation, reliability, and self-service enablement, working across on-premise sovereign cloud and public cloud platforms. The engineer acts as a core member of the Cloud Platform team, enabling developers, operations, and service delivery teams to consume cloud services efficiently and securely.

Core Responsibilities

Cloud Platform Build & Operations
- Build, operate, and support cloud platforms across:
  - Sovereign/private cloud
  - Public cloud environments (Azure, AWS, Oracle OCI – as applicable)
- Deploy and manage shared cloud services such as:
  - Compute, storage, and networking services
  - Identity and access integrations
  - Monitoring, logging, and observability platforms
- Ensure platform stability, scalability, and high availability.
Cloud Foundations & Landing Zones
- Implement and operate cloud landing zones including:
  - Account/subscription structures
  - Network segmentation and connectivity
  - Security baselines and guardrails
  - Logging, monitoring, and auditing
- Enforce platform standards, templates, and best practices.
Automation & Infrastructure as Code
- Build and maintain automation using:
  - Terraform / Bicep / CloudFormation
  - Ansible and scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
- Develop reusable modules and templates for:
  - Platform provisioning
  - Environment setup (Dev/Test/Prod)
  - Self-service consumption
- Support GitOps and CI/CD integration for platform changes.
Platform Security & Governance
- Implement cloud security controls:
  - IAM, RBAC, least privilege
  - Network security and segmentation
  - Encryption at rest and in transit
  - Secure secrets and key management
- Ensure compliance with:
  - Government security standards
  - Cloud security best practices
  - Organizational governance frameworks
Reliability, Monitoring & Operations
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for platform components.
- Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and remediation.
- Improve platform reliability through:
  - Automation
  - Standardization
  - Proactive monitoring
- Support DR, backup, and resilience testing for cloud platforms.
Enablement & Service Consumption
- Enable application, DevOps, and service delivery teams to consume cloud platforms.
- Provide technical guidance, documentation, and onboarding support.
- Support migration and onboarding of workloads to cloud platforms.
- Act as L3 support for complex cloud platform issues.
Documentation & Continuous Improvement
- Maintain clear documentation for:
  - Platform architecture
  - Standard operating procedures (SOPs)
  - Automation modules
  - Service catalogs and usage guides
- Continuously improve platform services based on feedback and metrics.

Required Experience

5-8 years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, or infrastructure roles.

Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider:

Azure (preferred), AWS, or Oracle OCI
Experience building and operating shared cloud platforms.
Strong background in Linux and cloud networking fundamentals.

Skills & Competencies

Technical Skills

Cloud services (compute, networking, storage, IAM).
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation).
Automation and scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
Monitoring and observability tools.
Understanding of containers and Kubernetes is an advantage.

Soft Skills

Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
Ability to work across multiple teams and stakeholders.
Clear documentation and communication skills.
Ownership mindset and operational discipline.

Preferred Certifications

Azure Administrator / Azure Engineer Associate
AWS SysOps Administrator
Oracle OCI Associate/Professional
Terraform Associate
ITIL v4 Foundation (advantage)

Key Deliverables

Stable and secure cloud platform environments.
Automated and standardized cloud provisioning.
Documented cloud standards and operational runbooks.
Improved reliability and reduced manual operations.
Faster onboarding of workloads and teams.

KPIs

Cloud platform availability and stability.
Automation coverage and reduction in manual tasks.
Mean Time to Recover (MTTR) for platform incidents.
Adoption rate of standardized platform services.
Compliance with cloud governance and security baselines.

Reporting Line

Reports to: Head of Cloud Platform

Works closely with: Cloud Architects, DevOps, Security, Infrastructure, Service Management, and Service Delivery teams.