About Datalake
Datalake is a Riyadh based technology company that builds and runs engineering teams for enterprise and public sector clients across Saudi Arabia. We place senior engineers on long term programmes and support them with our own delivery platform for onboarding, timesheets, quality and continuity. Datalake is certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022.
Why Datalake?
- A multi year programme with a public sector client, not a short contract.
- Real ownership of a production cloud environment from day one.
- Relocation to Makkah handled for you.
- A delivery team that measures output, not attendance.
Position Overview
We are looking for a Cloud and Infrastructure Automation Engineer to run and automate an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) environment for a government sector client in Makkah. You will reduce manual work, raise stability and keep the environment secure, documented and cost efficient, working on site with the client's IT team and alongside our integration, DevOps and network specialists.
Key Responsibilities
- Run OCI: compute, storage, networking, compartments and IAM.
- Automate infrastructure and configuration with Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python and Bash.
- Operate monitoring, backup and cost optimisation; manage service accounts, keys and certificates.
- Integrate infrastructure with SIEM, EDR, PAM and ITSM/CMDB tools, and automate network and DR tasks.
- Document everything: runbooks, Terraform modules, IAM and backup records, cloud configuration.
- Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and support major incidents.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
- 5 years or more in cloud infrastructure and automation.
- Hands on experience with OCI.
- Strong Terraform; Ansible is a plus.
- Linux and Windows administration.
- Scripting in Python, Bash or PowerShell.
- IAM, monitoring and API based automation.
Preferred Qualifications
- OCI Architect Professional or HashiCorp Terraform certification.
- Experience in government or regulated environments.
- Exposure to SIEM, EDR or PAM integration.
Additional Requirements
- Must be able to relocate to and work full time on site in Makkah.
- Must follow the client's security rules: personal accounts, MFA, NDA before access, and no use of public AI tools with client data or code.
Benefits
- Relocation to Makkah.
- Work visa and iqama transfer where needed.
- Medical insurance.
- Annual leave under Saudi Labor Law.
- Company managed laptop.
How we think about compensation
Pay is set by experience and certifications and is shared with shortlisted candidates at first contact. We assess every applicant on skills and experience only.
How to apply
Apply here on LinkedIn or at datalake.sa/careers.
