DevOps Engineer L2

Digital Room; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Room is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer 2 to join our infrastructure team in Metro Manila. The role focuses on managing AWS cloud infrastructure and robust CI/CD pipelines in GitLab to ensure reliable, scalable deployment processes.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in DevOps, hands-on AWS, IaC tooling (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK/SAM), and experience with Docker/Kubernetes. Strong collaboration and security best practices are essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in DevOps, cloud or SRE roles.
• Strong hands-on AWS and CI/CD experience.
• Proficient with IaC and containerization tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable AWS infrastructure.
• Manage IaC with Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK/SAM.
• Configure Auto Scaling, load balancers, and VPC networking.
• Maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines across environments.
• Implement automated testing and security in pipelines.
• Troubleshoot pipeline failures and guide teams.

Skills

DevOps

AWS

CI/CD practices

Collaboration

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS CDK

AWS SAM

Docker

Kubernetes/EKS

Python

Bash

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer 2 to join our infrastructure team. This intermediate level role focuses on managing and optimizing our AWS cloud infrastructure while maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines in GitLab. The ideal candidate will bridge development and operations teams, ensuring reliable, scalable, and secure deployment processes.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

AWS Infrastructure

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable AWS infrastructure using services such as EC2, ECS, Lambda, RDS, and S3
• Manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS SAM, and/or AWS CDK
• Configure and optimize Auto Scaling Groups, Load Balancers, and VPC networking
• Implement AWS security best practices including IAM roles, security groups, and compliance

monitoring

• Monitor infrastructure performance using CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, and third-party monitoring solutions

solutions

• Optimize cloud costs through right-sizing, reserved instances, and resource lifecycle

GitLab CI/CD Pipeline Management

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines in GitLab for multiple applications and environments
• Configure GitLab runners and optimize build performance across different deployment targets
• Implement automated testing, security scanning, and quality gates within pipelines
• Manage GitLab project configurations, branch protection rules, and merge request workflows
• Troubleshoot pipeline failures and provide guidance to development teams on best practices
• Maintain pipeline templates and shared libraries to standardize deployment processes

General DevOps Responsibilities

• Collaborate with development teams to improve application deployment strategies and reliability
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions
• Partner with CloudOps team in incident response and post-mortem analysis
• Document infrastructure designs, runbooks, and standard operating procedures
• Support containerization efforts using Docker and orchestration platforms
• Ensure backup and disaster recovery procedures are properly implemented and tested

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or site reliability engineering
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services and architectural patterns
• Proficiency with GitLab CI/CD, including YAML pipeline configuration and runner management

(experience with other git based CI/CD platforms acceptable)

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
• Solid understanding of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS)
• Knowledge of scripting languages (Python, Bash, or PowerShell)
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (CloudWatch, DataDog, etc.)
• Understanding of networking concepts, security principles, and compliance frameworks
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS certification (DevOps, Developer or Solutions Architect Associate) or similar relevant
• GitLab certifications or extensive GitLab administration experience
• Familiarity with security scanning tools and DevSecOps practices
• Experience with database administration and backup strategies
• Understanding of compliance and security frameworks (PCI DSS, OWASP, etc.)

certification