AI Automation & DevOps Engineer

About the Role NYS Universe is seeking an AI Automation & DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate reliable AI-powered automation systems and cloud infrastructure. This onsite, full-time role in Ajman combines backend engineering, workflow automation, platform operations, and production reliability. Key Responsibilities • Build and maintain AI-powered applications and automation workflows. • Integrate language models, APIs, databases, webhooks, and third-party services. • Develop background workers, queues, scheduled jobs, retries, and monitoring. • Manage cloud infrastructure, Linux servers, Docker containers, and networking. • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines. • Configure observability, logging, alerts, backups, and disaster recovery. • Manage environments, secrets, access controls, domains, and certificates. • Monitor system performance, availability, security, and operating costs. • Investigate production incidents and implement long-term fixes. • Document architecture, deployment procedures, and operational runbooks. Success Metrics • Reliable and observable production systems. • Safe, repeatable deployments. • Fast incident detection and recovery. • Secure handling of infrastructure and user data. • Predictable infrastructure and AI operating costs. • Maintainable and scalable automation workflows. Requirements • 2–5 years of experience in backend, DevOps, or automation engineering. • Strong experience with Node.js, Python, or similar backend technologies. • Experience integrating AI/LLM APIs into production systems. • Solid knowledge of Docker, Linux, Git, and CI/CD. • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. • Strong PostgreSQL or equivalent database experience. • Familiarity with queues, workers, event-driven systems, and APIs. • Experience with monitoring tools such as Sentry, Grafana, Datadog, or CloudWatch. • Understanding of security, secrets management, backups, and access control. • Strong troubleshooting and incident-response skills. Preferred Qualifications • Kubernetes or container orchestration experience. • Infrastructure as code using Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, or CDK. • Experience with serverless functions and managed databases. • Experience optimizing AI/API costs and latency. • Familiarity with mobile and web deployment pipelines. Job Details • Location: Ajman, UAE (Onsite) • Employment type: Full-time • Salary: AED 3,000 – 5,000 per month