DevOps Engineer

• Extend, improve and implement a process to automatically create Kubernetes clusters for our clients on AWS running our applications.  

• Shape the topology/structure of the Kubernetes cluster and the services we deploy in it on AWS. 

• Build and maintain highly available systems on Kubernetes.  

• Expert in implementing an auto-scaling system for our Kubernetes nodes. 

• Understand all aspects of security in relation to Kubernetes.  

• Operations or systems administration experience, particularly on Linux and Windows.  

• Provide code, templates, scripts and configuration files for the Kubernetes infrastructure 

• Write well-structured and clean code in line with DevOps development processes.  

• Implement and evolve monitoring and alerting for Kubernetes.  

• Implement and manage Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment pipelines. 

• Work closely with internal teams to understand and capture their requirements.  

• Support engineers using the cluster and deploying new services and applications as the application and development evolves.  

• Cloud computing (AWS) and its security, automation and manageability. 

• Identify, troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Kubernetes build, deployment and production process.   

• Ongoing analysis of the underlying infrastructure, either it is development or production, in relation to security, automation and application architectures and suggest improvement of existing capabilities.  

• Additional responsibilities, as assigned.  

What you bring 

• 4+ years of working experience in Kubernetes deployments in the cloud (preferably AWS) using repeated processes resulting from Infrastructure as WCode (IaC) and monitoring and alerting tools.  

• Knowledge of the following technologies: Git, Harbor, ArgoCD, Docker, Jenkins, Prometheus, Nexus, Grafana, AWS services including EC2, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, Route53, Load Balancing.  

• Experience working in Agile and SCRUM based mode projects. 

• Experience of resolving complex issues in creative and effective ways, handling situations that requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Be able to exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.  

• Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise.