Site Reliability Engineer ( SRE II) | MAF Retail

About us ::

Majid Al Futtaim is an Emirati-owned, diversified lifestyle conglomerate operating across the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The Group started from one man's vision to transform the face of shopping, entertainment, and leisure to Create Great Moments For Everyone, Everyday.

Founded in 1992, we're pioneers in shopping malls, communities, retail, and leisure across 15 international markets.
We operate 25 shopping malls, 13 hotels, and 4 mixed-use communities, including icons like Mall of the Emirates and City Centre Malls.
Carrefour Yep, that's us! We brought Carrefour to the region in 1995 and now run 375+ Carrefour stores across 17 countries, serving 750,000+ customers daily.

But that's just the beginning. We're leading the charge in digital innovation, with a strong focus on e-commerce and personalized customer experiences. Here are some of our cool projects:

Scan & Go, Carrefour NOW, and even Tally the Robot—the first of its kind in the Middle East!
We're also driving sustainability and a customer-first culture with cutting-edge digital solutions.

Why should you join us

We're a family of 250+ in India, and we're growing fast. With us, you'll experience:

• Infinite tech exposure & mentorship

• Live case problem-solving with real impact

• Hackdays and continuous learning through tech talks

• Fun, collaborative work environment that's more sincere than serious

Key Responsibilities:

Cloud Infrastructure Management: Manage, deploy, and monitor highly scalable and resilient infrastructure using Microsoft Azure.
Containerization & Orchestration: Design, implement, and maintain Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters for microservices and large-scale applications.
Automation: Automate infrastructure provisioning, scaling, and management using Terraform and other Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools.
CI/CD Pipeline Management: Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines by using Github Actions for continuous integration and delivery of applications and services, ensuring high reliability and performance.
Monitoring & Incident Management: Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure system health, identify issues proactively, and lead incident response for operational challenges.
Kafka & Apigee Management: Manage and scale Apache Kafka clusters for real-time data streaming and Apigee for API management.
Scripting & Automation: Utilize scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.) to automate repetitive tasks, enhance workflows, and optimize infrastructure management.
Collaboration: Work closely with development teams to improve application architecture for high availability, low latency, and scalability.
Capacity Planning & Scaling: Conduct performance tuning and capacity planning for cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
Security & Compliance: Ensure security best practices and compliance requirements are met in the design and implementation of infrastructure and services.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Experience: 4+ years of experience as a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)/Platform Engineering, DevOps Engineer, or similar role in cloud environments.
Cloud Expertise: Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services, including compute, storage, networking, and security services.
Containerization & Orchestration: Proficiency in managing and deploying Docker containers and orchestrating them with Kubernetes.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Deep knowledge of Terraform for provisioning and managing infrastructure.
CI/CD: Experience building, maintaining, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or others.
Message Brokers: Good to have the experience with Kafka for distributed streaming and messaging services like ServiceBus/EventHub.
API Management: Familiarity with Apigee/kong or similar API management tools.
Scripting & Automation: Expertise in scripting with languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar.
Monitoring & Logging: Experience with monitoring tools like Newrelic, Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, and logging solutions such as ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).
Version Control: Strong experience using Git, Bitbucket, Github for source control.
Problem-Solving: Excellent troubleshooting skills and the ability to resolve complex infrastructure and application issues.
Collaboration & Communication: Ability to work in a collaborative, cross-functional environment and communicate complex technical issues effectively to both technical and non-technical teams.

Preferred Skills:

Experience with additional cloud providers such as AWS or Google Cloud.
Familiarity with other message brokers such as RabbitMQ or ActiveMQ.
Experience with Apigee/Kong for managing APIs and microservices.
Knowledge of networking concepts and technologies, such as load balancing, DNS, and VPNs.

Site Reliability Engineer II