Devoteam
Posted 1w ago

DevOps Engineer

Devoteam
Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
OnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities
  • assessing maturity
  • designing roadmaps
  • optimizing pipelines
Requirements
  • Proven DevOps maturity assessment and target operating model experience
  • Expertise in Azure DevOps and Vault
  • Hands-on Terraform or ARM and Shell
  • Leadership
  • Mentoring
  • Stakeholder management, and strategic documentation skills
Technical tools mentioned
Azure DevOpsAzure DevOps BoardsAzure DevOps ReposAzure DevOps PipelinesVaultTerraformAzure Resource Manager (ARM)ShellDORA

Job description

Company Description:
  • Tech for People Unlocks the Future

At Devoteam, we believe that technology, combined with strong human values, can actively drive change for the better. Discover how Tech for People is shaping the future, creating a positive impact on individuals and the world around us.

With over 25 years of passion for technology and a presence in 18+ countries across EMEA and beyond, we are committed to leveraging innovation, expertise, and human-centric values to make a difference.

Devoteam Culture & Values:

True innovation is born from a powerful culture, fused with meaningful values.

Culture:

Fair and courageous

Everyone is treated fairly – this fuels bravery. At Devoteam, we always make fair decisions. We listen and are willing to be challenged, taking courageous decisions as a result. We help our employees to progress at every step and congratulate those who deserve it.

Ambition and results

Ambition is nurtured at every step – this drives results. We are ambitious entrepreneurs with a taste for performance, growth and celebrating success. Commitments are always kept as we seek to achieve profitable growth to create value and employment. We aim to bring as much value as possible to our clients, at every touchpoint.

Learning and innovating

Curiosity and learning are at our core – this stimulates innovation. At Devoteam, we are curious. We learn and embrace innovation constantly to meet challenges and build partnerships of excellence.

Caring and sharing

A caring attitude is infused into our culture – this encourages sharing. We believe in the power of teams, we promote support and collaboration.

At Devoteam, we care about our teams and want to work in a positive, productive environment. We support the development of talent and careers, 

Values:

1. Respect

2. Frankness

3. Passion

Knowing that success is the result of collaboration. Alone, we go faster, but together, we go further.

To know more about us, please visit: www.devoteam.com

 

Job Description:

We are seeking a visionary DevOps Engineer to lead a large-scale DevOps transformation for a governmental company. Unlike a standard engineering role, this position requires a strategic leader capable of assessing current maturity levels, designing a target operating model, and driving a cultural shift toward DevSecOps. As a DevOps will be responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle from assessing the current state to the implementation of a secure, automated framework while coaching the client’s team to ensure sustainable capability building.

 

Key Responsibilities



1. DevOps Assessment & Roadmap Design

  • Maturity Assessment: Conduct a comprehensive Current State Analysis of existing tools,practices, and security posture utilizing industry standards like DORA metrics to identify the current DevOps maturity level.
  • Gap Analysis: Identify operational gaps, user pain points, and security vulnerabilities, delivering a detailed "Current State Analysis Report" and "Security Maturity Assessment Report."
  • Action Planning: Propose strategic recommendations and a phased DevSecOps Implementation
  • Roadmap, outlining tasks, expected outcomes, and an "Action Plan" to bridge identified gaps.

 

2. DevOps Framework Development & Governance

  • Target Operating Model (TOM): Design and implement a DevSecOps Framework that includes detailed policies, standards, governance models, and interaction models outlining roles and responsibilities.
  • Security Integration: Develop an "Application Security Service Catalog" and integrate security best practices (Shift-Left) into the pipeline, ensuring compliance with governance policies.
  • Release Governance: Establish rigorous release governance policies to ensure strict adherence to standards and prepare compliance reports.

 

3. Cultural Transformation & Capability Building

  • Change Leadership: Lead the implementation of changes, driving a cultural shift in mindset toward collaboration, automation, and shared responsibility between development and operations teams.
  • Coaching & Mentoring: Provide hands-on coaching to build internal team capability, ensuring knowledge transfer and sustainable improvements beyond the consultancy period.
  • Training Programs: Develop and deliver "Training and Awareness Program Materials" tailored to different roles to ensure the seamless adoption of new tools and processes. 



4. Technical Implementation & Automation (Hands-on)

  • CI/CD Optimization: Oversee the design of secure CI/CD pipelines on Azure DevOps, ensuring the automation of builds, testing, and database procedures.
  • Secrets Management: Implement Vault for advanced secrets management, ensuring secure access control, secret rotation, and data protection policies.
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Lead the automation of infrastructure using Terraform or Azure
  • Resource Manager (ARM) to ensure consistency and scalability.
  • Monitoring & Observability: Define a "Monitoring and Reporting Framework" to provide full visibility into security and operational metrics, optimizing performance and minimizing downtime.

 



 

Qualifications:
  • Strategic Expertise: Proven experience conducting DevOps maturity assessments (DORA) and defining target operating models (TOM) for enterprise or government clients.
  • Technical Proficiency:
  1. Deep expertise in Azure DevOps (Boards, Repos, Pipelines).
  2. Strong knowledge of Vault for secrets management.
  3. Hands-on experience with IaC tools (Terraform/ARM) and scripting (Shell).
  • Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead cultural change, mentor teams, and manage stakeholders in a high-compliance environment.
  • Documentation: Exceptional skill in creating high-level strategic documentation (Roadmaps, Frameworks, Gap Analysis Reports
Additional Information:

 

 

About Devoteam

Global IT consulting firm providing digital transformation and cloud services.

Year founded
1995
Employees
11000
Organization type
Private
Latest investment
Raised $1.33B Private Equity (2021) — led by KKR
Headquarters
FR

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