Devops Lead

About Us:
Network International is the largest Financial Technology company in Middle East and Africa. Payments is our core business where we provide services in more than 50 countries – UAE, Jordan, South Africa, Egypt are some of our key markets. Apart from payments, we provide services on Data and Insights, Lending, Insurance, Risk Solutions, etc. Our core customers are businesses at every scale and segment, though recently we are growing in direct to consumer card segment as well.
Our EVP's:
At Network International, we always stay ahead. . In the fast-paced world of financial services, we thrive on innovation, agility, and purposeful collaboration. We invest  first in our people, empowering you to make bold decisions, learn fast, and grow your expertise alongside industry leaders. Here, solving complex problems means more than using cutting-edge technology; it’s about creating meaningful value for our customers, together. We foster a culture where trust, accountability, and achievement go hand in hand—because success isn’t just a goal; it’s how we work, every day, as one team.
Job Description:
The Principal Automation & DevOps Architect is responsible for defining, designing, and evolving the technical automation architecture across development, testing, and DevOps platforms.

This role acts as the highest technical authority for automation solutions, ensuring that enterprise automation standards are technically sound, scalable, secure, and future‑ready. The role is hands‑on where needed, leads complex designs and POCs, and acts as a mentor to automation and DevOps engineers.

This role does not own delivery commitments or project management but ensures that what is delivered is architecturally correct.

Responsibilities:
Architecture & Standards

• Define and maintain enterprise automation reference architectures covering: 

• Test Automation (UI, API, integration, performance)

• CI/CD and pipeline architecture

• Environment and test data automation

• Own technical standards for: 

• Automation frameworks

• Tooling selection and usage

• Coding standards and best practices

• Design cross‑domain automation patterns spanning Development, Test, and DevOps.

• Hands-on Technical Leadership

• Lead and design complex automation solutions for high‑risk or high‑scale programs.

• Drive POCs, pilots, and evaluations of new tools, frameworks, and approaches.

• Provide deep diagnostic support for complex automation failures or systemic issues.

• Review and approve solution designs for major initiatives.

• DevOps & Platform Enablement

• Define architectural standards for: 

• CI/CD pipelines

• Infrastructure as Code

• Environment provisioning and configuration automation

• Ensure automation solutions align with: 

• Security standards

• Resilience and scalability requirements

• Regulatory and compliance needs.

Mentorship & Enablement

• Act as technical mentor for senior automation and DevOps engineers.

• Shape technical career paths and communities of practice.

• Drive engineering excellence and modern automation practices (TDD, BDD, Shift‑Left).

• 8+ years of experience in automation, DevOps, or software engineering

• 5+ years hands‑on programming experience (Java, Python, Groovy, etc.)

• Strong background in: 

  1. Test automation frameworks (UI, API, E2E)

  2. CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, Bamboo, Gitlab, TeamCity, Github, ArgoCD Git, Kubernetes, Docker, Vault etc.)

  3. Cloud and IaC (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)

• Strong understanding of: 

  1. Distributed systems and microservices

  2. API, data, and integration testing

  3. DORA Metrics

  4. Release methodlogy (Blue-Green Deployments, Feature Flag)

• Proven experience as a technical architect or automation lead on large‑scale enterprise platforms

Excellent ability to influence technical direction without formal authority

Network International is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, nationalities, and experience levels. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where innovation, diversity, and performance thrive.