Devops Engineer

NorthBay - Pakistan; Karachi Division; On-site; PKR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthBay - Pakistan is hiring a hands-on DevOps Engineer based in Karachi, Sindh. This role requires 4-6 years of experience managing cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and backend support. The ideal candidate should excel in Python scripting, Docker, and AWS services.

You will design and maintain CI/CD pipelines, manage AWS infrastructure, and troubleshoot issues across various layers. Join us to take on a pivotal role in our tech operations!

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of professional software / DevOps / cloud engineering experience.
• Strong ownership mindset and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild.
• Manage infrastructure using AWS CDK (Infrastructure as Code).
• Build, manage, and debug Docker containers.
• Deploy and manage services on ECS (Fargate).
• Monitor systems using CloudWatch, Sentry, and alerting tools.
• Troubleshoot issues across APIs, databases, queues, and infrastructure.

Skills

Python scripting

REST APIs and HTTP

SQL (MySQL preferred)

Git workflows

CI/CD tools (AWS CodeBuild and CodePipeline)

Docker

AWS services (EC2, ECS, S3, RDS, Lambda, Secrets Manager)

Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK)

Linux environments

Troubleshooting across layers

Tools

AWS CDK

CloudFormation

Terraform

Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for a hands‑on DevOps Engineer with up to 4-6 years of experience to manage cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and support backend systems. The ideal candidate should be comfortable working across infrastructure, containers, and application layers, with strong ownership and debugging skills.

Core Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild
• Manage infrastructure using AWS CDK (Infrastructure as Code)
• Build, manage, and debug Docker containers
• Deploy and manage services on ECS (Fargate)
• Work closely with backend services (Flask APIs, workers, scheduled tasks)
• Monitor systems using CloudWatch, Sentry, and alerting tools
• Troubleshoot issues across APIs, databases, queues, and infrastructure
• Manage and maintain MySQL (RDS) databases and schema changes
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures
• Collaborate via Git workflows (PRs, code reviews, branching strategies)

Required Skills (Must-Have)

• 4-6 years of professional software / DevOps / cloud engineering experience
• Strong proficiency in Python scripting (comfortable reading and writing production code)
• Solid understanding of REST APIs and HTTP
• Strong working knowledge of SQL (MySQL preferred) — queries, joins, indexes
• Hands‑on experience with Git workflows (branching, PRs, merge conflicts)
• Experience with CI/CD tools — AWS CodeBuild and CodePipeline
• Strong experience with Docker (Dockerfile, running containers, debugging issues)
• Hands‑on experience with AWS services: EC2, ECS, S3, RDS, Lambda, Secrets Manager
• Experience working with ECS, RDS, and AWS CDK (CLI and deployments)
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK)
• Experience with CloudFormation or Terraform
• Familiarity with Linux environments and command-line tools
• Ability to troubleshoot across API, database, containers, and infrastructure layers
• Strong ownership mindset and willingness to learn and take responsibility

Additional Skills (Nice-to-Have)

• Experience with Flask or any Python web framework (Django, FastAPI)
• Exposure to Redis (caching, queues)
• Experience with SQLAlchemy or any ORM
• Familiarity with AI/LLM concepts (prompts, tokens, embeddings, agents)
• Familiarity with async Python (asyncio, httpx)