DevOps Engineer

About NodeShift

NodeShift is a fast-growing AI infrastructure startup headquartered in Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s most prestigious innovation and financial district with a second office in Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), Doha.

We design and operate sovereign cloud and generative AI platforms for governments, banks, and national enterprises that require full data control and compliance. Our customers include the Ministry of Economy of the UAE, the Qatar Development Bank, and the Central Bank of the UAE, among others.

Our two flagship products:

• NodeShift Sovereign Cloud – a hyper-converged, air-gapped cloud operating system delivering compute, storage, networking, and GPU virtualization fully inside national data centers. It powers national cloud initiatives and internal enterprise clouds across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar.
• NodeShift AI – an enterprise-grade, on-premise generative AI platform featuring 140+ Arabic and English models, built-in governance, and over 80 enterprise integrations, enabling organizations to create secure, private ChatGPT-like environments within their own infrastructure.

Founded by a leadership team from Microsoft, X (formerly Twitter), Tesla, and Cisco, and built by a world-class engineering team including Oxford graduates, NodeShift combines global expertise with regional purpose.

We’re expanding rapidly across the GCC, supporting central banks, ministries, telecoms, and data center operators and shaping the next era of sovereign AI and cloud computing in the region.

Joining NodeShift means joining a team that’s building the infrastructure of national AI sovereignty - innovative, impactful, and proudly homegrown in the Gulf.

Read more about us on TechCrunch.

Role Description

We’re looking for a highly skilled DevOps Engineer to join our growing team. You’ll act as the bridge between our product, engineering, and customers - helping organizations design, deploy, and optimize technical solutions that leverage our platform. This is a hands-on, cross-functional role that requires a deep understanding of modern cloud architectures, APIs, and integration patterns.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to design scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions.
• Lead technical discovery sessions and translate business needs into actionable architecture.
• Build proofs-of-concept (POCs), demos, and technical documentation for customers and partners.
• Work closely with engineering to ensure successful implementations and product fit.
• Support pre-sales engagements by presenting technical capabilities and addressing customer requirements.
• Troubleshoot integration issues and provide guidance on best practices.
• Gather customer feedback and contribute to product roadmap discussions.
• Deliver enablement sessions, workshops, and onboarding for partners or enterprise clients.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a DevOps, SRE, Solutions Engineer or Sales Engineer / Cloud Engineer role.
• Strong technical understanding of modern infrastructure: Kubernetes, Docker, REST / GraphQL APIs, and CI/CD workflows.
• Solid scripting or programming skills (Python, Go, JavaScript, or similar).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex ideas clearly.
• Ability to work autonomously in fast-moving startup or enterprise environments.

Nice to Have

• Experience with identity and access management (OIDC, SAML, OAuth2).
• Understanding of networking, VPN (WireGuard, IPSec), or distributed systems.
• Knowledge of observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, etc.).
• Prior work in AI infrastructure, data platforms, or enterprise SaaS solutions.
• Contributions to open-source projects or technical writing (blogs, docs, etc.).

What do we have to offer you?

• Hybrid office / remote-working practices
• Competitive salary
• Learning and Development budget
• 24 days PTO
• Become part of the founding team
• Real career opportunities with the opportunity to grow quickly in seniority as the team scales 
• Work colleagues that are as smart, hardworking and driven with backgrounds from FAANG companies and leading universities
• Transparent company culture, open to feedback where you can wear multiple hats at once