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DevOps Director (Head of DevOps / Infrastructure & Cloud Operations Lead)

STEK Institute of Engineering, Technology & Knowledge (ETK) – Ṣalālah, Oman

Why This Role Is Exceptional

Are you ready to lead enterprise-scale DevOps transformation in a forward-thinking academic and technology environment? STEK Institute of Engineering, Technology & Knowledge (ETK) is building a world-class digital infrastructure to support innovation, engineering excellence, and next-generation learning systems.

As our DevOps Director, you will own the strategy, architecture, and execution of cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, automation systems, and reliability engineering across institutional platforms and research environments. This is a high-impact leadership role where your decisions directly shape performance, scalability, and innovation.

If you thrive in building resilient systems, leading engineering teams, and driving DevOps culture at scale—this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end DevOps strategy, infrastructure design, and execution roadmap
  • Build and manage scalable cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or hybrid environments)
  • Oversee CI/CD pipelines, automation workflows, and release engineering practices
  • Drive Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, etc.)
  • Ensure system reliability, observability, and performance optimization across platforms
  • Manage containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
  • Lead incident response, disaster recovery, and security compliance practices
  • Collaborate with software engineering, cybersecurity, and IT leadership teams
  • Mentor and grow DevOps, SRE, and cloud engineering teams
  • Introduce best practices for DevSecOps and continuous improvement culture

Required Skills & Experience

  • 8+ years in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering
  • 3+ years in leadership or director-level technical management role
  • Strong experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions)
  • Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code and automation frameworks
  • Solid understanding of networking, Linux systems, and cloud security
  • Experience leading distributed engineering teams
  • Strong problem-solving, communication, and strategic planning skills

What We Offer

  • Competitive executive-level compensation package
  • Opportunity to lead large-scale digital transformation initiatives
  • Exposure to cutting-edge academic and research technologies
  • Collaborative and innovation-driven environment
  • Long-term leadership growth opportunities within ETK

About STEK Institute of Engineering, Technology & Knowledge (ETK)

STEK Institute (ETK) is a forward-looking institution focused on engineering excellence, applied technology, and innovation-driven education. We bridge academic research with real-world engineering systems, preparing future-ready professionals while building advanced digital infrastructure for education and research.

Why Work With Us

At ETK, you are not just maintaining systems—you are building the backbone of an entire innovation ecosystem. We value autonomy, engineering excellence, and leadership impact. You will have the freedom to architect scalable systems and influence institutional technology strategy at the highest level.

Apply Now

If you are ready to lead enterprise DevOps transformation and shape the future of engineering infrastructure, apply today and join us in Ṣalālah.

We encourage early applications as interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.

نوع الوظيفة: دوام كامل

الراتب المدفوع: ﷼٢٬٨٠٠٫٠٠٠ لكل شهر

موقع العمل: بشكل شخصي

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