ETIC, DevOps Engineer - Senior Associate

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Technology

Specialism

Advisory - Other

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

We are seeking to recruit a Cloud DevOps Senior associate to join our team in Cairo.
The successful candidate will have a minimum of 4+ years experience. They will be developing a reputation within the IT market, having worked on 4+ DevOps projects (at least two different DevOps solutions & at least 6 months on each project); providing valued thought leadership and opinion. They will be building a strong professional network, and have a growing presence in the Engineering ecosystem.

You will be part of a team that reports to the Cloud Service Delivery Director and will be an integral part of the team based in Cairo, as well as those delivering client transformation programs across the PwC Global Network, including the UK, Germany and Middle East.

As a Cloud DevOps Senior Associate, you will be responsible for leading the design, implementation, and maintenance of secure and efficient DevOps pipelines in cloud environments. You will work closely with development, operations, and security teams to integrate security into every phase of the software development lifecycle. Your expertise in Azure cloud technologies and DevOps practices will be crucial in ensuring the stability, scalability, and security of our cloud-based environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Mentorship and Team Development:

• Mentor and coach less experienced engineers, fostering skill development in DevOps practices, cloud infrastructure, and automation. Provide technical guidance, encourage best practices, and promote continuous learning within the team.

Stakeholder Management and Communication:

• Serve as the primary technical liaison for stakeholders, clearly communicating project progress, challenges, and risks. Ensure alignment between technical teams and business objectives, and facilitate collaborative decision-making.

Design and Implement DevOps Pipelines:

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous optimization of CI/CD pipelines using tools like Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or cloud-native solutions (GCP preferred, but AWS or Azure experience is also acceptable) to automate the software development and deployment lifecycle.

Security Integration and Compliance:

• Seamlessly integrate security tools and practices into the DevOps pipeline, ensuring continuous security testing, vulnerability scanning, and compliance with industry standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2). Utilize cloud-native security tools such as Google Cloud Security Command Center (preferred), AWS GuardDuty, or Azure Sentinel for proactive threat detection and incident response.

Solution Design and Requirements Analysis:

• Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to analyze business requirements, define cloud strategies, and design scalable, secure, and resilient solutions, preferably on GCP, but experience with AWS or Azure is also acceptable.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Security as Code (SaC):

• Implement and manage infrastructure using IaC tools like Terraform (preferred), CloudFormation (AWS), or ARM (Azure), with a strong focus on automating security controls and ensuring compliance throughout the development lifecycle.

Monitoring, Logging, and Performance Optimization:

• Implement and manage monitoring and logging solutions using tools such as Google Cloud Operations Suite (preferred), AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, or third-party platforms like Prometheus and Grafana to maintain high availability, performance, and security.

Containerization and Orchestration:

• Design, deploy, and manage containerized applications using Docker and orchestrate them with Kubernetes or managed Kubernetes services like Google Kubernetes Engine (preferred), Amazon EKS, or Azure AKS. Ensure scalability, availability, and security of microservices architectures.

Required Skills and Experience:

Cloud Expertise (GCP Preferred):

• Extensive hands-on experience with at least one cloud provider—GCP (preferred), AWS, or Azure—including cloud services like Kubernetes, serverless functions, and managed databases.

DevOps Tools and Automation:

• Strong proficiency in using CI/CD pipeline tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or cloud-native tools (GCP Cloud Build, AWS CodePipeline) for automating build, test, and deployment processes.

Security Tools and Practices:

• Proficient in cloud-native security tools such as Google Cloud Security Command Center, AWS Security Hub, or Azure Security Center, with experience integrating security into the development pipeline and enforcing security best practices.

Infrastructure and Security as Code (IaC):

• Experience with infrastructure provisioning and configuration using tools like Terraform (preferred), AWS CloudFormation, or Azure ARM templates, with a focus on automating security and compliance.

Monitoring and Logging Solutions:

• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools like Google Cloud Operations Suite, AWS CloudWatch, or Azure Monitor, as well as third-party tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK stack.

Containerization and Kubernetes:

• In-depth experience with Docker and Kubernetes (GKE preferred, but EKS or AKS is acceptable) for deploying and managing containerized applications at scale.

Mentorship and Leadership:

• Proven ability to mentor junior engineers, fostering their professional growth and helping them adopt best practices in cloud infrastructure and DevOps.

Stakeholder Communication and Management:

• Strong communication skills for effectively managing stakeholder relationships, providing updates, and ensuring the alignment of technical solutions with business requirements.
   

Essential skills & attributes:

• Ability to prioritize and use initiative

• Problem solving and analytical skills

• Communication skills at all levels

• Attention to detail and accuracy

• Leadership skills

Education:
University
Bachelors education in a Computer Science/ IT / Communications Engineering
 

Desired Languages:
Fluent (English) - Speaking and Writing

What we offer:

• Flexible working arrangements (Flex-work, Home Office)

• Refer-a-Friend – get a bonus in the employee referral program 

• Wide range of leading-edge trainings (including language courses)

• Family Medical Insurance

• Yearly Bonus
   

At PwC, The skills we look for in future employees. All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviors that support us in delivering our business strategy.

This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviors make up our global leadership framework, ‘The PwC Professional’.

The PwC Professional focuses on five core attributes; whole leadership, business acumen, technical and digital, global and inclusive, and relationships.

We use this framework to recruit, develop and assess our people, at all grades and all areas of our business, because we expect all of our people to be leaders.

Whole leadership : The ability to lead yourself and others to make a difference and create a positive impact in a responsible, authentic, resilient, inclusive and passionate manner.

Global acumen: The ability to operate and collaborate effectively with a mindset that transcends boundaries and embraces diverse perspectives.

Technical and Digital : Focus on fast growing technologies and how to make use of them towards digital transformation.

Business acumen: The ability to bring business knowledge, innovation and insight to create distinctive value for clients and PwC.

Relationships: The ability to build relationships of high value which are genuine and meaningful.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Business Analysis, Business Opportunities, Business Process Consulting, Business Process Improvement, Business Strategy, Business Transformation, Communication, Competitive Advantage, Competitive Analysis, Conducting Research, Consumer Behavior, Creativity, Customer Experience (CX) Strategy, Customer Insight, Customer Strategy, Data Analytics, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Go-to-Market Strategies, Inclusion {+ 14 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

0%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

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