Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Thales has built a presence in the United Arab Emirates for over 35 years, and today has over 300 employees. Thales in the UAE is part of our Middle East business that has 1,800 people across Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, KSA, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and UAE. Together we delivered technology for the Dubai metro, the longest driverless metro network in the world and a fare collection system that processes up to 250,000 transactions per day. We make UAE a safer place by providing secure electronic payment solutions, cyber security systems and communications as well as security systems for Dubai International Airport and air traffic management and navigation systems for Abu Dhabi’s airport.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Participate in the definition of the system requirements and specificationsMaintain the internal development infrastructure and toolsMaintain the physical infrastructureMaintain and enhance the toolsDevelop code to manage infrastructure and cyber servicesWrite code to automate deployment and configuration of servicesWrite unit test to ensure module-level functionality and data integrityPerform code peer reviewDocument and comment codeFollow up on issues and team backlog activitiesProvide documentation on deliveries and installation & test proceduresProvide technical support for other multi-disciplinary teams e.g. system engineering team, integration/test/verification/qualification teams, deployment teamsPerform root cause analysis for errorsDeploy and assist with maintenance of automation technologiesTrain and coach other team members in DevOps competenciesWORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS5+ years of DevOps experienceExperience in IT Infrastructure subsystems (network, communication, datacenter, virtualization, software integration, etc.)Experience with a number of the following tools and technologiesContinuous Integration / Continuous Delivery tooling e.g. Jenkins, GitLabConfiguration management and Infrastructure-as-code tools e.g. Ansible, TerraformExcellent knowledge of container orchestration tools e.g. Docker SwarmMajor operating system families e.g. Linux, WindowsExcellent knowledge of Git and Git workflowsExcellent scripting skills (Python, Bash)Good understanding of the followingSecurity relevant protocols and technologies e.g. network security, endpoint security, virtualization and container security, server hardening, PKIService Oriented Architecture, REST services, micro servicesDatabases e.g. PostgreSQLPreferably experience with Agile methodologies, including appropriate tooling (e.g. Jira)

QUALIFICATION & EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

BSc in computer science or equivalent qualificationFluent in English, Arabic and/or French are added advantagesRelevant industry certifications e.g. system & network operations, cyber security, DevOps/software development

PREFERRED SKILLS

Good technical analysis and problem solving skillsAttention to detailsAble to work in a multi-disciplined technology environmentTechnical document writingExcellent communication skills

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