Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure Specialist (Middle East)

Cohere
Dubai, Riyadh, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceSkills: ["Customer focus","Troubleshooting","Fast execution","Quality mindset"]

Lead end-to-end deployment of North in private cloud and on-prem environments, partnering with enterprise IT teams to assess infrastructure, security, and data management. Configure, test, and roll out production deployments while troubleshooting issues to reduce downtime. Use Kubernetes, Helm, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines to deliver secure, compliant integrations, with 20–40% travel to customer sites and fluent Arabic and English.

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Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure Specialist (Middle East)

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end deployment of North in private cloud and on-prem environments, partnering with enterprise IT teams to assess infrastructure, security, and data management. Configure, test, and roll out production deployments while troubleshooting issues to reduce downtime. Use Kubernetes, Helm, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines to deliver secure, compliant integrations, with 20–40% travel to customer sites and fluent Arabic and English.
Location: Dubai, Riyadh, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead end-to-end deployment of North in private cloud and on-premises environments, including planning, configuration, testing, and rollout.
  • •Partner with enterprise IT teams to assess infrastructure, security requirements, and data management practices.
  • •Design and implement deployment strategies tailored to client needs while meeting data privacy and security standards.
  • •Experiment at high velocity with high quality to deliver solutions that exceed customer expectations.
  • •Troubleshoot and resolve deployment-related technical issues to minimize downtime.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDental401kPensionParental LeaveLearning BudgetHome OfficePaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Experience deploying enterprise software in private/hybrid cloud environments and leading end-to-end rollouts.
  • •Proven experience administering large-scale production Kubernetes clusters with expertise in Helm.
  • •Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Git for version control.
  • •Strong expertise in cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, GCP), networking, and virtualization.
  • •Fluency in Arabic and English and the ability to work directly with customers.
Experience:Enterprise softwarePrivate cloudOn-premisesKubernetes
Skills:Customer focusTroubleshootingFast executionQuality mindset
Languages:ArabicEnglish
Tech Stack:NorthKubernetesHelmAzureAWSGCPCI/CDGitNetworkingVirtualizationPrivate cloudOn-premisesGPU node orchestrationDistributed systemsInference systemsPerformance optimization

Company Brief

Cohere
Builds security-first foundation models and enterprise AI products (LLMs, retrieval, agent platforms) for regulated industries, enabling customizable, private deployments across cloud and on-premises for real-world business applications.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: Toronto, Canada
Founded: 2019
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