Manager - System Operations (Platform Engineering)

Gulf Air Group
Manama
Full timeFunction: DevOps, Cloud & InfrastructureExperience: 5-7 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Problem-solving","Communication","Collaboration","Mentoring","Ability to work under pressure"]

Lead system operations for scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure across multi-cloud and on-premise environments. Own CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment and scaling, implement observability for performance and anomaly detection, and use Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) to provision resources. Partner with cross-functional teams on architecture, security, and compliance, troubleshoot infrastructure and service issues, and mentor engineers to drive continuous improvement.

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Gulf Air Group
Gulf Air Group
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Manager - System Operations (Platform Engineering)

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Job Summary

Lead system operations for scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure across multi-cloud and on-premise environments. Own CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment and scaling, implement observability for performance and anomaly detection, and use Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) to provision resources. Partner with cross-functional teams on architecture, security, and compliance, troubleshoot infrastructure and service issues, and mentor engineers to drive continuous improvement.
Location: Manama
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead design, implementation, and management of scalable, secure, resilient infrastructure across multi-cloud and on-premise environments.
  • •Oversee CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment and scaling of applications and infrastructure.
  • •Implement and manage observability tools to monitor performance, detect anomalies, and ensure high availability.
  • •Use Infrastructure as Code to automate provisioning and management of resources.
  • •Troubleshoot technical issues and mentor/develop team members to drive continuous improvement.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
  • •5–7 years of experience in platform engineering, system administration, or related role, including at least 2 years in a leadership position.
  • •Experience managing and delivering projects.
  • •Expertise in cloud services (AWS and Azure) and on-premise infrastructure management.
  • •Experience with CI/CD, observability tools, and Infrastructure as Code (preferably Terraform).
Experience:5-7 yearsPlatform engineeringSystem administrationMulti-cloudInfrastructure automation
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
Skills:Problem-solvingCommunicationCollaborationMentoringAbility to work under pressure
Tech Stack:AWSAzureCI/CDGitHub ActionsGitLab CINew RelicGrafanaInfrastructure as CodeTerraformPythonPowerShellBashMulti-cloudOn-premise

Company Brief

Gulf Air Group
Bahrain's national aviation group operating Gulf Air and related airline services. It provides passenger air transport, route network operations, and aviation support functions across the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Industry: Airlines
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Muharraq, Bahrain
Founded: 1950
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