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:
Test automation frameworks (UI, API, E2E)
CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, Bamboo, Gitlab, TeamCity, Github, ArgoCD Git, Kubernetes, Docker, Vault etc.)
Cloud and IaC (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
Strong understanding of:
Distributed systems and microservices
API, data, and integration testing
DORA Metrics
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.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience in automation, DevOps, or software engineering
- 5+ years of hands-on programming experience
- Programming experience with Java, Python, Groovy, or similar languages
- Strong background in UI, API, and end-to-end test automation frameworks
- Experience with CI/CD platforms and DevOps tooling
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and HashiCorp Vault
- Experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure as code, including Terraform and Ansible
- Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices
- Strong understanding of API, data, and integration testing
- Strong understanding of DORA metrics
- Strong understanding of blue-green deployments and feature flags
- Proven experience as a technical architect or automation lead on large-scale enterprise platforms
- Ability to influence technical direction without formal authority
Network International Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Network International and has not been reviewed or approved by Network International.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Pay is considered decent in some roles and is often paired with bonuses. Phrases like 'salary plus bonuses' indicate variable pay is a meaningful component for certain positions.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical coverage extends to employees, spouses, and up to three children, alongside life insurance. This breadth signals a robust healthcare baseline for the region.
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Retirement Support — Retirement and termination benefits align with UAE/GCC norms, including pension contributions for nationals and end‑of‑service gratuity for expatriates. Such provisions indicate structured, region‑appropriate retirement support.
Network International Insights
What We Do
Over the past 30 years, we have built a business based on long-standing and trusted relationships with many of the leading merchants, financial institutions and payment networks operating in the Middle East and Africa. Such relationships are based on our comprehensive capabilities, scale, local presence in the multiple markets in which we operate, alongside our trusted reputation. This gives us significant scale and leadership in the region, where we operate in more than 50 countries, serve over 130,000 merchants and 250 financial institutions and fintech customers, whilst managing more than 16 million customer credentials. We have a diversified business model and operate across the entire consumer payments value chain. We do this with a growth-focused strategy through two business lines: • That enables our merchant customers to ‘take payments’, by providing them with various payment acceptance methods, both online and offline. • Which supports our financial institution, fintech and other payment issuing institution customers in enabling consumers ‘make payments’, by managing and processing their consumer payment credentials and transactions.
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