DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer
Core Technical Requirements
Must-Have Skills

• AWS & Kubernetes Expertise - These are bread-and-butter technologies for the role

• kubectl Command Flow Understanding - Candidates should explain what happens behind the scenes when executing commands not just name-drop terms

• EKS Permissioning - Understanding how EKS pods/containers access AWS resources (S3 buckets etc.) and the permission models required

• EKS Cluster Troubleshooting - Practical experience diagnosing and resolving cluster issues

• Kubernetes Secrets Management - Knowledge of how to manage secrets within K8s

What client is Looking For
The Ideal Candidate:

• Can explain technical concepts one level deeper than surface knowledge

• Understands system internals and architecture not just execution

• Has hands-on troubleshooting experience

• Can take on resource-constrained technical tasks from the core team

• Demonstrates builder mentality not just task execution

Role Description

• Ensure seamless integration of development operations workflows.

• Partner with app dev teams to translate infrastructure requirements

• Promote efficiency scalability security and reliability across the software lifecycle.

• Own infrastructure engineering automation and operational excellence.

Core Responsibilities

• Design engineering platforms tooling for building deploying and operating apps

• Develop automation for common development operational tasks.

• Monitor system performance availability; remediate issues quickly.

• Collaborate with software data engineers to deliver operationally sustainable solutions.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years in Cloud Ops / SRE / DevOps roles.

• Experience with GitOps CI/CD (Jenkins ArgoCD etc.).

• Strong in observability: Prometheus Grafana Splunk etc.

• Proficient in public cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure).

• Deep expertise in AWS services (RDS EKS CloudWatch).

• Strong with Docker Kubernetes Helm.

• Expert with config mgmt: Ansible Terraform.

• Strong Linux operations troubleshooting.

• Build actionable monitoring frameworks; continuous reliability improvement.

• Strong communication collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors in CS or Engineering (or equivalent).

• 10 years in Cloud Ops / SRE / DevOps.

• 1 years in software engineering or architecture.

• Experience supporting PCI SOC2 SOX or similar compliance audits.

MUST HAVE kubectl Command Flow Understanding - Candidates should explain what happens behind the scenes when executing commands not just name-drop terms

I will NOT look at resumes over 3 pages. If the candidate cant make it 3 pages dont send. Please do NOT change it for them. It never works.