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Associate Platform Engineer at Sumerge in Cairo, Egypt
Entry LevelHybridFull-timeCairo, Egypt
Skills
linux administrationwindows administrationci/cd toolsbashpowershellpythondockerkubernetesopenshiftanalytical skillsproblem-solvingcommunicationteamworkability to work under pressuresqldb2mongodbkafkaconfluentprometheusgrafanaelasticsearchautomation toolseagerness to learn
Job Description
Our Associate Platform Engineer Supports automation, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure operations, and monitoring activities while developing hands-on experience with DevOps tools and cloud technologies under senior guidance.
Responsibilities
- Support the implementation and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines to enable reliable application build, testing, and deployment.
- Assist in provisioning and maintaining cloud and on-premises infrastructure while performing routine operational tasks.
- Support containerized applications and container orchestration platforms such as Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift under senior guidance.
- Ensure effective monitoring, incident response , and escalate issues while assisting with troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
- Contribute to automation initiatives through scripting and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
- Follow security, patching, vulnerability management and compliance standards while maintaining technical documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures.
- Collaborate with Development, QUALITY, and Operations teams while continuously developing DevOps and cloud engineering skills.
- Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 0–1 year of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, System Administration, or a similar technical role.
- Basic understanding of Linux/Windows administration, CI/CD tools, scripting (Bash, PowerShell, Python), Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
- Familiarity with DevOps concepts, Infrastructure as Code, Databases (SQL, DB2, MongoDB, etc.), Kafka, Confluent, Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, and automation tools is preferred.
- Basic knowledge of security best practices, configuration management, and cloud infrastructure concepts.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills with the ability to work under pressure.
- Eagerness to learn modern cloud technologies, automation practices, and platform engineering methodologies.