Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Abu Dhabi
ZEDEDA
Software Engineering
Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
Posted on Dec 3, 2025
About ZEDEDA
ZEDEDA is a simple and scalable cloud-based IoT edge orchestration solution that delivers visibility, control, and security for the distributed edge with the freedom of deploying and managing any app on any hardware at scale and connecting to any cloud or on-premises system. With ZEDEDA, customers can seamlessly manage and deploy any compute node to instantly unlock the value of IoT data, make real-time decisions, maximize operational efficiency, and drive new business outcomes.
Our solution is very unique in our support of:
* Any type of application as a virtual machine or container, all running concurrently
* Any type of hardware platform (ARM or x86)
* Securely, with hardware root of trust
At ZEDEDA, we put a great deal of emphasis on collaboration and maintaining an open work environment, regardless of location. We believe employees should not just work but enjoy doing it. Appreciating and valuing working alongside your co-workers goes a long way towards that goal, and we strongly believe in ensuring that’s always the case.
If this sounds like the kind of opportunity you’ve been looking for, then we’re going to need your resume, of course, but more importantly, include a short note giving us a sense of why you think you are absolutely the right person for this job and how you are going to meet and exceed the objectives outlined below.
Things you will do
- Contribute to the design, build, and operation of ZEDEDA’s global cloud and on-premise (including air-gapped) infrastructure.
- Support 24/7 operations of ZEDEDA’s SaaS service and customer on-premise deployments with a focus on scalability, resilience, and innovation.
- Solve highly complex, unique problems and provide meaningful contributions to company-wide objectives.
- Collaborate product strategy, architecture, and feature development by collaborating with engineering and product teams.
- Share knowledge and best practices across the organization to elevate engineering excellence.
- Maintain cross-functional communication with ZEDEDA teams.
- Contribute to documentation and continuous improvement of operational processes.
- Participate in and improve the on-call rotation.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years supporting large-scale, distributed installations.
- Must live or relocate to Abu Dhabi
- Broad expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, Apache Kafka, AWS, and Azure.
- Experience operating hybrid environments across cloud and on-premise infrastructure.
- Deep hands-on experience with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code best practices.
- Strong Python programming skills and the ability to build automation at scale.
- Experience contributing to technical vision and driving infrastructure strategy.
- Strong expertise in SRE practices, with the ability to support and guide peers when needed.
- Strong communication skills: articulate, collaborative, and effective with both technical and business stakeholders.
- Experience working and collaborating with a distributed SRE and Engineering team.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and driven by outcomes.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Jenkins and CI/CD pipelines.
- Background in Open Source Software Development.
- Industry recognition or contributions to open-source communities.
Why ZEDEDA?
You can expect a work environment where the team is collaborative and open to your ideas, while we keep our collective eye on supporting our customers’ needs. Our team is committed to technical innovation in our product and in the world through customer collaboration, open-source projects, and by continuing to make our product an integral part of our customers’ growth and success.
Zededa’s main compensation philosophy is to provide you with the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop with the company. The base pay range is dependent on your skills, qualifications, experience and location for this role and will also include equity and benefits components to round out your total compensation.