Senior Cloud and DevOps Engineer

About Us:

MBC Group is the largest owner and operator of satellite TV and radio networks, VOD, and digital services, based in Diplomatic Quarter, Riyadh. It broadcasts a portfolio of Arabic and Western entertainment channels as well as managing the Al Arabiya news channel. In addition, MBC Group owns and operates Shahid: the world’s leading Arabic VOD and SVOD streaming platform by MBC GROUP, offering premium content to Arab families, including binge worthy exclusive Shahid Original Series; Shahid Premieres; Arabic movies fresh off the box-office; live TV channels in true HD quality.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, resilient cloud infrastructure across AWS and GCP.
• Develop and manage Kubernetes environments (EKS, GKE) and containerized services (ECS, Docker).
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins) to ensure fast, reliable software delivery.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and adopt GitOps practices with tools like ArgoCD.
• Automate operations with Bash and Python, while monitoring performance and ensuring high availability.
• Collaborate across teams, define best practices, and mentor junior engineers while leading technical initiatives.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of proven experience as a DevOps Engineer.
• Strong hands-on expertise with AWS and/or GCP.
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes and container orchestration (EKS, GKE, ECS).
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools, especially Jenkins.
• Solid experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and GitOps tools like ArgoCD.
• Strong skills in Docker, scripting (Bash/Python), and cloud networking, security, and monitoring.

Preferred Requirements:

•   AWS, GCP, or Kubernetes certifications.
•   Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).
•   Experience in the media or streaming industry.
•   A passion for automation and continuous improvement.

Ref; KAB

MBC GROUP is the largest and leading media company in the Middle East and North Africa, dedicated towards enriching lives through information, interaction, and entertainment.

With a rich history of growth and expansion, MBC GROUP’s first presence came to London in 1991 in the form of the private satellite TV channel, MBC1. A decade later, MBC GROUP relocated its headquarters to Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates, in 2002.

Building on its immense success in recent times, MBC GROUP proudly inaugurated its new headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in September 2022.
With a commitment to serving audiences worldwide and featuring in key markets, MBC GROUP is home to a plethora of iconic brands, departments, and entities that include TV and radio offerings, a streaming platform, production and talent houses, and more.

Today, MBC GROUP operates over 13 free-to-air TV channels and 3 radio stations, such as the flagship MBC1, as well as MBC2, MBC3, MBC4, MBC5, MBC MASR, MBC IRAQ, and MBC LOUD FM.

The Group also operates Shahid, the world’s leading Arabic streaming platform that’s home to highly rated original productions from the Arab world, a wide range of exclusive series, movies and other premieres, as well as live TV channels, sports, kids offering, international content, and more.

MBC GROUP is also home to MBC STUDIOS, a global production powerhouse, born to realize the unrivalled, untapped storytelling potential of the Middle East.

With a mission to mentor, educate, and nurture the talent of tomorrow, MBC GROUP runs MBC ACADEMY, an educational and training platform with the mission to discover, upskill, and nurture Saudi talent in the media and production space. Since its launch in 2020, MBC ACADEMY has successfully gone on to train over 18,000 individuals.