Devops Engineer

Job Title: DevOps Engineer
Experience required: 2-3 years
Location: Lahore

About Us:

At Manafa Technologies, we are dedicated to revolutionizing the fintech landscape by empowering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Saudi Arabia. Our vision is to be the most accessible lending partner for SMEs, always just one click away from fulfilling their financing needs. Driven by our mission, we've developed 7 innovative products. We strive to be the fastest lending provider in the market, offering the lowest rates while maintaining a high-quality borrower base. We've facilitated more than 2.5 billion SAR in financing to our investors. With our innovative solutions, we are committed to securing the largest market share, helping businesses thrive in a dynamic economy.

Job Summary

We are seeking a motivated and skilled DevOps Engineer with 2-3 years of experience to join our growing team. In this role, you will be instrumental in building, maintaining, and optimizing our cloud infrastructure on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). You will work closely with development teams to automate and streamline our operations and processes, building and maintaining tools for deployment, monitoring, and operations. The ideal candidate is passionate about automation, reliability, and security in a cloud-native environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud Infrastructure Management:
  • Manage, optimize, and support our OCI environment, including compute, storage, networking, and Identity and Access Management (IAM).
  • Ensure the security, reliability, and cost-efficiency of all cloud resources.
• CI/CD Pipeline Development:
  • Build, maintain, and enhance robust CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar.
  • Collaborate with developers to streamline build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning and management using Terraform, Ansible, or OCI Resource Manager.
• Containerization & Orchestration:
  • Support and manage containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes, specifically Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE).
• Monitoring & Observability:
  • Implement and manage comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems for cloud services and applications using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and OCI Monitoring.
  • Proactively identify and resolve system issues.
• Collaboration & Support:
  • Work collaboratively within the DevOps team and across development teams to foster a culture of automation and continuous improvement.
  • Provide operational support and troubleshooting for development and production environments.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 2–3 years of professional experience in a DevOps, SRE, or cloud engineering role.
• Strong understanding of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) core services and solid Linux administration skills.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitLab, or similar tools.
• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or Ansible.
• Familiarity with containerisation (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes, preferably OKE).
• Proficiency in scripting with Bash or Python for automation and troubleshooting.
• Good grasp of monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or OCI Monitoring.
• Understanding of cloud networking concepts (VCN, subnets, security lists, etc.).
• Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Relevant OCI or other cloud certifications (e.g., OCI Certified Associate/Professional).
• Experience with additional scripting or programming languages.
• Knowledge of database administration and performance tuning.
• Experience in a fast-paced Agile/Scrum development environment.
• Understanding of security best practices for cloud environments (DevSecOps).