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Location: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, AE

Contract Type: Fixed-Term

Division: Plant Engineering

Level of experience: Senior

RINA is currently recruiting for a Risk, Safety & Reliability Engineer to join its office in Abu Dhabi within the Plant Engineering Division.

This role of Risk, Safety & Reliability Engineer plays a critical part in ensuring the safety, reliability, and efficiency of chemical and petrochemical plants, energy production systems, and alternative fuel applications, ultimately contributing to the protection of personnel, the environment, and assets.

1. Risk Analysis:
   - Identify potential hazards.
   - Assess the likelihood and consequences of these hazards.
   - Develop risk matrices and prioritize risks based on severity.
2. Risk Evaluation:
   - Evaluate risks associated with the presence of flammable and toxic materials.
   - Conduct pros and cons evaluation to assess the overall risk profile of the plant.
   - Recommend measures to mitigate identified risks, considering regulatory standards and industry best practices.
3. Safety Measures:
   - Define and implement preventive or mitigative measures to limit the identified risks.
   - Develop safety protocols, procedures, and guidelines for plant operation.
   - Conduct training sessions to ensure staff are aware of and adhere to safety protocols.
4. Reliability Evaluation:
   - Utilize RAM methodology to evaluate the reliability, availability, and maintainability of plant systems.
   - Identify areas for improvement to enhance system reliability and reduce downtime.
   - Analyze failure data and develop strategies for proactive maintenance and equipment replacement.
5. Design Optimization:
   - Collaborate with design teams to optimize plant layout and infrastructure.
   - Ensure that safety and reliability considerations are integrated into the design process.
   - Recommend design modifications to improve safety, efficiency, and reliability.
6. Documentation and Reporting:
   - Prepare comprehensive reports documenting risk assessments, reliability evaluations, and design recommendations.
   - Communicate findings and recommendations to clients and stakeholders.
   - Maintain accurate records of all analyses and evaluations conducted.

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

- Experience (at least 3-5 years) in risk assessment and management within the chemical and petrochemical industry.
- Proficiency in using various risk analysis tools and methodologies.
- Strong understanding of safety regulations and industry standards.
- Knowledge of process safety management (PSM) principles.
- Familiarity with reliability engineering techniques, including RAM analysis.

• Address the way - Have a big picture of different situations and reinterpret it in a perspective way
• Build network - Forge trust relationships, across departments, and outside the organization
• Client intimacy - Embrace internal and external client needs, expectations, and requirements to ensure maximum satisfaction
• Earn trust - Take everyone's opinion into account and remain open to diversity
• Make effective decisions - Structure activities according to priorities, actions, resources, and constraints
• Manage emotions - Recognize one's and other's emotions and express and regulate one's reactions
• Pioneer change - Actively embrace change and benefit from the new circumstances
• Promote sustainable development - Promote commitment by keeping promises as a Role Model
• Think forward - Capitalize on experiences and translate them into action plans for the future

RINA is a multinational company providing a wide range of services in the energy, marine, certification, infrastructure & mobility, industry, research & development sectors. Our business model covers the full process of project development, from concept to completion.

At RINA, we endeavor to create a work environment where every single person is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and safe from discrimination or harassment of any kind. We are also compliant with Italian Law n. 68/99.

VSOL is a digital enabler with a mission to help public and private organizations evolve their businesses through data and technology. We provide an end-to-end service from consulting to execution that drives the growth and innovation of our clients. As VSOL is in a phase of rapid expansion, we offer a dynamic, creative environment that accelerates your personal and professional development. We are looking for talented individuals eager to develop in international markets while contributing to the company’s future in a constructive and supportive manner.

Responsibilities:

• Lead deployment and management of web applications, ensuring stability, scalability and reliability.
• Design and manage hybrid environment reliability solutions (cloud and on-premises), optimizing for availability and performance.
• Knowledge of orchestrate and administer containerized applications using Kubernetes, focusing on efficient deployment and runtime management.
• Administer, including Geographic Information System (GIS) and databases (SQL Server), maintaining data integrity and high performance.
• Analyze and mitigate service disruptions, developing strategic preventative measures to minimize downtime.
• Understanding of network engineering principles.
• Participate in evaluation and integration of new technologies, enhancing service reliability and operational capabilities.
• Develop and automate critical system health metrics, using tools like ELK stack.
• Manage major incident response efforts, ensuring effective resolution to maintain system stability.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to align SRE practices with business objectives and IT standards.
• Create and review technical documentation for system architecture and operational procedures.
• Assure regulatory compliance and security assessments, implementing best practices to protect system integrity.
• Participate in pager-duty rotations, resolving critical incidents.

Requirements

• Over 4 years of experience with cloud environments and containerization technologies, including designing and implementing scalable, resilient infrastructure solutions using platforms GCP (and other cloud platforms) , and Kubernetes.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as ELK Stack.
• Demonstrated excellence in network management, advanced troubleshooting, and system optimization, with a focus on enhancing efficiency and reducing downtime.
• Awareness of experience in IT, with advanced expertise in network engineering and system administration.
• Awareness of experience in site reliability practices, any experience with GIS platforms is a plus.
• Strong skills in scripting and automation, particularly with Python and Bash is a big plus.
• Good knowledge of GitOps tools (e.g., Argo CD, FluxCD).
• Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) is a plus.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) is a plus.
• Written and spoken English communication skills at CEFR B1 level or above.

Why you’ll love working here:

• Working in start-up environment, English-speaking, with opportunity to be part of innovation team and global projects
• Onsite opportunities in UAE (United Arab Emirates) and KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
• 13th-month salary bonus
• Premium Health insurance for employees and family members (depending on level), Annual Health Check, Government Insurance in probation
• 14+ days of Annual leave and 5 days of Outing leave
• Lunch allowance and free parking
• Taxi & phone allowance (depending on level)

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About the Role:

Orbitworks is revolutionizing access to space by building reliable, shareable satellites that drastically reduce the time and complexity traditionally required to get to orbit. We operate satellites, fly customer payloads, and handle entire missions from end-to-end. Orbitworks is a joint venture between Marlan Space (UAE-based) and Loft Orbital.

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer on our Infrastructure Team, you’ll play a pivotal role in maintaining and scaling our ground segment infrastructure. You’ll collaborate across development, operations, and IT to ensure the integration, delivery, and reliability of services that support our test infrastructure and our space operations on Earth and in orbit.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology and help build modern automated space infrastructure. This is not your typical SRE role, we apply DevOps principles even to spacecraft control.

• Collaborate with developers, test engineers and satellite operators to foster a strong SatDevOps culture .
• Design and roll-out cloud solutions for our testing and operations infrastructure . Find the best trade-offs between existing and additional cloud resources to scale and help Orbitworks achieve its mission.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure in a hybrid cloud environment.
• Improve our developer and test engineers experience by building better tools, workflows, and environment to streamline
• Lead efforts to automate and optimize systems, including CI/CD pipelines , infrastructure provisioning (IaC) , and deployment workflows for test on the ground and operations in space.
• Own and evolve our observability stack (metrics, tracing, logs) to improve usability and performance. Grafana-centric ecosystems are a plus.
• Implement and advocate for best practices in software reliability, fault tolerance, and performance tuning.
• Proactively identify, investigate, and resolve system reliability issues , performing root cause analyses and implementing long-term fixes.
• Partner with teams to design and operate Software Defined Network (SDN) solutions.
• Contribute to a collaborative and inclusive team culture where respectful debate and continuous learning are celebrated.
• Initially, handle and manage the link between cloud and network/software/hardware infrastructure. Assume I&T (Information technology) responsibilities as much as necessary to start with.

• Strong experience with public cloud infrastructure , ideally GCP.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes , architecture, deployment, ops, and resource optimization.
• Demonstrated ability to design and build scalable, highly available systems .
• Familiarity with Software Defined Networking (SDN) concepts and tools.
• Experience implementing and maintaining observability stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, etc.).
• Proficiency in at least one backend language: Go, Python, Rust, C/C++, or Java .
• Deep understanding and hands-on experience with DevOps practices : CI/CD, infrastructure as code (IaC), and automation.
• Proven track record of working in fast-paced, high-growth technical environments .
• Strong networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, secure networks).
• Deep experience in Systems Administration.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to operate independently with a proactive, results-driven mindset .
• Strong communication skills; thrives in a multicultural, cross-functional team.

• Hands-on experience with GitOps frameworks (ArgoCD, FluxCD).
• Interest or experience in FinOps and cost-optimized architectures .
• Understanding of orchestration in resource-constrained environments , like space systems.
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code frameworks (Terraform, Ansible or similar)
• Knowledge of systems engineering tools and SDLC governance.
• Cybersecurity Awareness.
• Familiarity with security practices , vulnerability scanning, threat detection, risk mitigation.

Orbitworks' mission is to make space simple for organizations that want to deploy physical and virtual missions to space. Building on Loft Orbital's heritage, Orbitworks will be the first commercial firm in the United Arab Emirates to mass-manufacture satellites. Orbitworks aims to manufacture tens of satellites annually and operates out of a 50,000-square-foot facility in Abu Dhabi.

We are looking for a Senior DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with strong expertise in infrastructure automation, CI/CD optimization, observability, and cloud reliability engineering . The role involves building scalable DevOps solutions on Azure , ensuring high availability, resilience, and security of mission-critical systems.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) , container orchestration , monitoring frameworks , and incident response , while driving DevSecOps alignment across development, QA, and architecture teams.

• CI/CD Pipeline Development – Build and manage scalable CI/CD pipelines for web and mobile applications, enabling automated build, test, and deployment workflows.

• Pull Request Validation Workflows – Implement automated PR pipelines with linting, static analysis, unit testing, and integration checks to enforce code quality.

• Security & Code Quality Automation – Integrate SonarQube, SCA (Software Composition Analysis), and vulnerability scanning tools to enforce compliance and security.

• Environment-Specific Deployments – Configure deployment strategies with approval gates, rollback mechanisms, and environment-specific variables.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Helm charts .

• Azure Cloud Management – Ensure availability, scalability, and resilience of applications hosted on Azure ( AKS, App Services, VMs, Functions, App Gateway, VNets, Key Vault ).

• Observability & Monitoring – Implement monitoring with Azure Monitor, Grafana, Prometheus, Application Insights and set up custom alerts/dashboards.

• Secrets Management – Manage and secure secrets via Azure Key Vault and integrate them with CI/CD pipelines.

• Incident Response & SRE Practices – Establish on-call rotations, conduct postmortems, and apply reliability engineering practices for system stability.

• Collaboration – Work closely with development, QA, and architecture teams to align with DevSecOps best practices.

• Capacity & Reliability Planning – Contribute to scalability, cost optimization, and long-term infrastructure planning.

• Strong expertise in Azure DevOps (Pipelines, Repos, Artifacts) .

• Deep knowledge of Terraform and Helm for IaC and Kubernetes management.

• Hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and related Azure services ( Functions, App Gateway, VNets, Key Vault ).

• Proficiency in observability tools – Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Prometheus, Grafana.

• Solid understanding of Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD workflows .

Category Tools / Technologies

Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Bitrise

Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket

Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Bicep

Docker, Kubernetes, AKS/EKS/GKE, Dapr

SonarQube, Snyk, Trivy, Checkmarx, ESLint, Prettier

Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Azure Monitor, App Insights

JFrog Artifactory, Nexus, GitHub Packages

Fastlane, Bitrise, App Center, Firebase App Distribution

Azure DevOps Releases, GitHub Environments, Argo CD

Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager

• Experience with GitOps, ArgoCD, and Service Mesh (Istio/Linkerd) .

• Knowledge of security tools – Snyk, AquaSec, Trivy.

• Familiarity with FinOps practices for cloud cost monitoring and optimization.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.

• Ability to manage complex projects and multiple environments .

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Passion for automation, reliability, and continuous improvement .

This is an on-site role in Abu Dhabi, UAE , within a fast-paced enterprise digital transformation environment . The candidate will be at the center of mission-critical projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, resilient, and scalable DevOps and SRE solutions .

We are hiring a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with 5–10 years of experience and a strong background in the banking domain. The role involves ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance of critical banking applications and infrastructure. You will work closely with development and operations teams to automate processes, monitor systems, and resolve incidents proactively. This position is based onsite in Dubai .

• 5–10 years of experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or similar role.
• Proven banking domain experience is mandatory.
• Strong skills in Linux/Unix administration and shell scripting.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Proficiency in automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, or Chef).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong expertise in monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, etc.).
• Experience in incident management, root cause analysis, and disaster recovery planning.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with 10–15 years of experience and a proven background in the banking domain. The role involves ensuring system reliability, scalability, and performance across critical banking applications. You will be responsible for automation, incident management, performance optimization, and cloud infrastructure management. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in high-pressure environments are essential.

• 10–15 years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering or related fields.
• Mandatory banking domain experience with deep understanding of financial systems.
• Expertise in monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk).
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Proficiency in scripting/programming languages (Python, Shell, Go, or similar).
• Experience in CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Strong background in incident management, root cause analysis, and problem resolution.
• Understanding of security best practices and compliance in banking environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills for large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with 10–15 years of experience and a proven background in the banking domain. The role involves ensuring system reliability, scalability, and performance across critical banking applications. You will be responsible for automation, incident management, performance optimization, and cloud infrastructure management. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in high-pressure environments are essential.

• 10–15 years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering or related fields.
• Mandatory banking domain experience with deep understanding of financial systems.
• Expertise in monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk).
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Proficiency in scripting/programming languages (Python, Shell, Go, or similar).
• Experience in CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Strong background in incident management, root cause analysis, and problem resolution.
• Understanding of security best practices and compliance in banking environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills for large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

Join us to work collaboratively with our talented team of dynamic and passionate engineers to deliver capabilities that enable our customers to make a difference. You'll deploy and operate ArcGIS Velocity and ArcGIS Workflow Manager SaaS solutions. You will also have the opportunity to design, deploy, and operate next-generation real-time and big data GIS software-as-a-service (SaaS) capabilities for thousands of cloud users worldwide.

Our teams have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures that support an environment that promotes professional development. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance, and we understand that striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here. We offer a flexible hybrid schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life both in and outside of work.

• Collaborate with a team of SRE engineers to operate SaaS capabilities across multiple regions on the cloud platform
• Design, implement, configure, and utilize monitoring systems to monitor the health of SaaS products
• Manage infrastructure used for ArcGIS Velocity and ArcGIS Workflow Manager, respond to alerts, and troubleshoot problems to resolution
• Develop, implement, and maintain automation solutions for repetitive operational tasks, such as deployment pipelines, incident resolution, and scaling processes
• Design and implement the deployment and upgrade containerized micro-service components that, when combined, power Esri’s SaaS offerings
• Create and automate Git workflows to simplify code integration, testing, and infrastructure deployments
• Participate in technical spike efforts, bringing new innovative ideas to future versions of our software
• Troubleshoot the system incidents and provide root cause analysis reports
• Provide rotational on-call technical support

• 5+ years of experience managing Kubernetes (EKS), logging and monitoring (ELK, Prometheus), and container technologies (Docker)
• Proficient in using Terraform for automating infrastructure provisioning and management
• Ability to design and automate Git workflows for streamlined code integration, testing, and infrastructure deployment
• Ability to write scripts to deploy infrastructure and/or applications (Bash, Python, Terraform)
• Expert level understanding and experience with cloud computing platforms (AWS or Microsoft Azure)
• Strong knowledge of Linux Operating system administration, including troubleshooting, performance tuning, and shell scripting
• Proficient in cloud networking, including VPCs, subnets, security groups, and VPNs in platforms like AWS or Azure
• Skilled in identifying and resolving system and application issues through effective troubleshooting and root cause analysis
• Working knowledge of a source control and issue management system
• Bachelor’s in computer science, computer engineering, GIS, or information systems

• Experience designing, administering, and/or maintaining cloud environments, such as AWS or Azure, supporting 24×7 high-availability production environments
• Interest in working with GitOps principles to automate the deployment of applications on Kubernetes clusters
• Certifications: AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate, CKA/CKAD or similar
• Experience managing OpenSearch (datastore or logstore), and Kafka for managing distributed data streams and ensuring high availability in large-scale systems
• Ability to work with continuous integration and delivery best practices
• Knowledge of operating resilient, highly available, scalable, and performance SaaS capabilities
• Knowledge of Esri ArcGIS or other web mapping technologies
• Working knowledge of GitHub

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