Senior Technical Engineer

at  The Emirates Group

Job Purpose: At Emirates, we believe in connecting the world, to and through, our global hub in Dubai; and in constantly innovating to ensure our customers ‘Fly Better’.
Emirates Group IT thrives on the dynamic nature of technology. Being pioneers in aviation innovation, we’re always at the forefront, pushing boundaries. We’re on the lookout for exceptional IT professionals to fortify our position as leaders in the industry. Embark on a journey with the world’s largest international airline and become a vital part of our cutting-edge information and technology team as Senior Technical Engineer - Public Cloud.
Join our Public Clouds team and become part of a dynamic, high-performing group of experts dedicated to advancing our cloud footprint, unlocking native capabilities, and automating our services. With long-standing partnerships with leading hyperscalers and key workloads hosted globally, we are looking to expand our team with innovative cloud experts who will help elevate our cloud posture and drive end-to-end automation. If you are passionate about cloud technology and automation, we invite you to apply and to contribute to the success of Emirates Group.
The Senior Technical Engineer – Public Cloud will take an active role in developing and maturing the product and services roadmap on the public cloud, in alignment with architecture principles and IT strategy. She/he will design, develop, support, and deliver automated and cost-effective public cloud services. This includes working on landing zone components, shared services, network, policies and consumable services, using Infrastructure as Code through Terraform. The successful candidate will also take part in application onboarding and cost optimisation on the cloud recommending and implementing saving plans wherever applicable.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent) : Degree in Information Technology
• Certifications: AWS/Azure Certified Solutions Architect

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience working with Public Cloud providers AWS/Azure: 5+ Years
• Overall 8+ Years of experience within Information Technology.
• 5+ Years of Hands-on experience in AWS Cloud engineering and delivery.
• 5+ Years of Hands-on experience in MS Azure Cloud engineering and delivery.
• Excellent knowledge in scripting and automation platforms (such as: Terraform and Jenkins)
• Knowledge/skills: ITIL and AGILE Frameworks
• Advantageous skills:
• AKAMAI knowledge on CDN and GTM Capabilities
• Kubernetes experience
  Salary & Benefits: Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotels stays around the world. You can find out more information about our employee benefits in the Working Here section of our website www.emirates.com/careers. Further information on what’s it like to live and work in our cosmopolitan home city, can be found in the Dubai Lifestyle section

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:

• Take an active role in developing the public cloud roadmap. Provide recommendations and feedback for enhancements.
• Recommend and implement cloud native capabilities to replace traditional services.
• Follow Emirates Agile Delivery methodology to design and deliver features aligned with the roadmap.
• Implement and maintain landing zones and availability zones through code.
• Implement and maintain shared services through code.
• Drive Infrastructure as code automation in all public cloud offerings and services through Terraform.
• Enforce standards, security compliance and guardrails using policies through code.
• Assist in establishing cost optimization practices on the cloud.
• Have a solid understanding of cloud networking and have the ability to assist in network management.
• Participate in application onboarding to the public cloud.
• Establish and maintain product documentations and low-level design documents on confluence.
• Provide required operational support to cloud services in line with the agreed services levels.
• Foster the development of high performing technical teams to meet strategic architectural objectives.