DevOps & Application Engineer

Cygnify Pte Ltd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a DevOps & Application Engineer to define DevOps best practices and manage cloud-native infrastructure on AWS and Kubernetes. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and over 4 years of experience in DevOps or Software Engineering, with strong skills in CI/CD pipelines and containerized systems. This role offers competitive compensation and opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Software Engineering.
• Proficiency in containerized systems and Kubernetes.
• Solid database skills including SQL and PostgreSQL administration.
• Deep understanding of AWS services and Infrastructure as Code.

Responsibilities

• Define and enforce DevOps best practices.
• Design, build, and maintain Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage cloud-native infrastructure on AWS and Kubernetes.
• Provision AWS services using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Contribute to application development and reliability.

Skills

Containerized systems

Kubernetes internals

AWS core services

CI/CD with Jenkins

Programming (Python, Go, TypeScript)

PostgreSQL administration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Role: DevOps & Application Engineer
Location: Malaysia

Key Responsibilities

• Define and enforce DevOps best practices, emphasizing trunk-based development, CI gates, and automated code-quality checks.
• Design, build, and maintain Jenkins CI/CD pipelines using Pipeline-as-Code, shared libraries, and automation scripts.
• Manage cloud-native infrastructure on AWS and Kubernetes (EKS/OCP) with Helm, GitOps (Argo CD/Flux), and Infrastructure as Code.
• Provision and operate AWS services (EKS, RDS/PostgreSQL, EC2, S3, IAM) using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Contribute to application development and reliability through coding (Python/Go/TypeScript), observability, and incident response.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, with 4+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Software Engineering.
• Strong expertise in containerized systems, Kubernetes internals, Helm, and production CI/CD with Jenkins.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Solid database skills, including SQL and hands-on PostgreSQL administration.
• Deep understanding of AWS core services, IAM security, cost optimization, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation).