Cloud Performance Engineer

Cloud Performance Engineer – Saudi Arabia – 12-Month ContractWe are seeking an experienced Cloud Performance Engineer to support Mobile Core Network cloud performance activities within a managed services environment in Saudi Arabia.The successful candidate will be responsible for analysing cloud infrastructure performance, supporting technical teams, troubleshooting complex issues and developing reports, tools and processes to improve Core Network performance delivery.Key ResponsibilitiesPerform on-demand, short-term and long-term Mobile Core cloud performance analysis.Monitor, analyse and optimise virtualised and cloud-native infrastructure.Support OpenStack, Kubernetes and OpenShift environments.Analyse compute, processing, storage and networking performance.Perform resource optimisation, performance tuning and capacity planning.Support hybrid environments covering virtual infrastructure, cloud-native platforms and bare-metal infrastructure.Troubleshoot infrastructure and performance issues and perform root cause analysis.Support monitoring and observability using tools including Prometheus and Grafana.Support Day-0, Day-1 and Day-2 operational activities.Support upgrades, patching, expansion and lifecycle management.Develop reports, tools and processes to improve cloud performance delivery.Support SLA and ITSM compliance.Work closely with technical and customer-facing teams.Technical ExperienceVirtualisation & NFViOpenStack: Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Glance and KeystoneKVM/QEMUVMwareNFViEricsson CEE, SDI and CCDCloud-NativeKubernetesOpenShift / RHOCPDockerHelmOperatorsCNF environmentsCompute & PerformanceCOTS servers including Dell and HPEHost aggregates and availability zonesResource optimisationL1 acceleratorsPerformance tuningCapacity planningStorageCeph / Rook-CephCinder and ManilaiSCSISAN/NASCSI driversOSD managementPersistent volumes, snapshots and replicationNetworkingSpine-leaf / CLOS architectureL2/L3 networkingBGP and VXLANVLANsSDN controllersCNI pluginsMetalLBJuniper, Extreme and SDI switchesSR-IOVEast-west and north-south trafficAutomation & LifecycleAnsibleTerraformHeat templatesHelmPython and Bash scriptingDay-0/1/2 operationsUpgrades, patching, expansion and LCMMonitoring & TroubleshootingPrometheus / GrafanaHardware health monitoringRCA and observabilitySLA / ITSM complianceSecurity & OperationsNetwork policiesImage scanning and hardeningPKISyslogProduction supportCustomer integrationAdditional SkillsExperience with Linux shell, SQL, technical reporting and KPI/performance analysis is beneficial.The successful candidate should have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent English communication and reporting capabilities, and the ability to work effectively under pressure in a customer-facing environment.