Senior DevOps Engineer (AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes & Prometheus) | AMK Technology | Malaysia

Amk Technology; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AMK Technology in Malaysia seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to lead cloud infrastructure automation, IaC, monitoring, and release management on-site with visa sponsorship. You will own cloud provisioning, security hardening, and scalable deployments in a fast-paced enterprise.

You bring 5+ years in DevOps and cloud architecture, strong Terraform/CloudFormation experience, and hands-on expertise with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 5+ years of progressive professional hands-on experience in DevOps engineering and cloud infrastructure administration.
• Strong, demonstrable operational expertise in cloud environments and infrastructure automation.
• Comprehensive working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools including Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Deep practical experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK Stack.
• Solid practical grasp of container technologies, CI/CD pipeline management, and cloud networking protocols.
• Exceptional analytical problem-solving aptitude and stakeholder communication skills.
• Mandatory openness to international deployment with visa sponsorship for on-site Malaysia.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and maintain robust cloud infrastructure and DevOps environments for enterprise applications.
• Author, maintain, and version-control infrastructure as code (IaC) templates utilizing Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
• Implement, configure, and manage monitoring, alerting, and logging frameworks utilizing Prometheus and the ELK Stack.
• Design and optimize automated deployment processes, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment workflows.
• Administer containerized workloads, microservices clusters, and automated container orchestration platforms.
• Troubleshoot performance, logs, and cloud infrastructure issues with root-cause analysis.
• Implement cloud security hardening, IAM, network segmentation, and backup protocols.
• Maintain deployment runbooks and disaster recovery plans.

Skills

DevOps experience

Cloud operations

CI/CD pipelines

Stakeholder comms

Education

Bachelors in CS/IT

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Kubernetes

Docker

Jira

Confluence

GitHub Actions

CNCF

Job description

Position Summary

Driving advanced cloud infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipeline orchestration, and resilient DevOps engineering in Malaysia, AMK Technology is actively seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer for a permanent full-time professional engagement featuring visa sponsorship and openness to all nationalities (with priority for Malaysian citizens). In this vital technical leadership role, you will take full operational, tactical, and technical ownership of cloud environment provisioning, infrastructure as code (IaC) maintenance, container orchestration, and system monitoring. Bringing 5+ years of progressive professional experience in DevOps and cloud architecture, you will empower an elite software engineering enterprise to achieve uncompromised deployment velocity, secure cloud infrastructure, and robust system availability. This prestigious career opportunity offers competitive remuneration, international relocation support, and professional growth within a leading international technical recruitment and IT consulting enterprise.

Detailed Job Description

As a Senior DevOps Engineer supporting AMK Technology on an on-site basis in Malaysia with visa sponsorship available, you will take full operational, tactical, and technical ownership of cloud infrastructure automation, monitoring stack configuration, and release management. Your day-to-day responsibilities include architecting cloud environments, authoring infrastructure as code using Terraform and CloudFormation, deploying monitoring and logging solutions with Prometheus and the ELK stack, driving infrastructure automation, collaborating with cross-functional software development squads during agile sprint cycles, and interacting directly with talent acquisition specialists like Santhosh Subramani.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, implement, and maintain robust cloud infrastructure and scalable DevOps environments for enterprise applications.
• Author, maintain, and version-control infrastructure as code (IaC) templates utilizing Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
• Implement, configure, and manage comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and logging frameworks utilizing Prometheus and the ELK Stack.
• Design and optimize automated deployment processes, continuous integration, and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Administer containerized workloads, microservices clusters, and automated container orchestration platforms.
• Perform rigorous troubleshooting, performance profiling, log aggregation, and root-cause analysis for cloud infrastructure anomalies.
• Implement strict cloud security hardening, identity and access management (IAM) policies, network segmentation, and backup protocols.
• Maintain meticulous technical documentation, cloud network architecture diagrams, deployment runbooks, and disaster recovery plans.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 5+ years of progressive professional hands-on experience in DevOps engineering and cloud infrastructure administration.
• Strong, demonstrable operational expertise in cloud environments and infrastructure automation.
• Comprehensive working knowledge and practical proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools including Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Deep practical experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).
• Solid practical grasp of container technologies, CI/CD pipeline management, and cloud networking protocols.
• Exceptional analytical problem-solving aptitude, system debugging capabilities, and professional stakeholder communication skills.
• Mandatory openness to international deployment with visa sponsorship available for qualified candidates for on-site operations in Malaysia.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Professional vendor certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional, Google Professional DevOps Engineer, Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• Prior professional working experience in top-tier product engineering companies, multinational technology enterprises, or global IT consultancies.
• Hands-on familiarity with container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm) and service mesh architectures.
• Experience utilizing enterprise agile tracking and collaboration platforms (Jira, Confluence, GitHub Actions).
• Active participation in cloud native computing foundations (CNCF), DevOps user groups, or open-source infrastructure projects.

Salary/Rate: Market Competitive / Enterprise DevOps Relocation Package

Work Schedule: On-site Operations in Malaysia (Visa Sponsorship Available)

Deadline: Open until filled (Urgent Malaysia Senior DevOps Engineer Opening)

Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days Preferred

Contract Duration: Permanent / Full-Time Engagement (Malaysia)

Company Website: https://www.amktechnology.com