Sr. AWS DevOps Engineer- Kubernetes Expertise

Cloudelligent; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 2,000,000 - 2,750,000; Full time

Job summary

A cloud consultancy in Islamabad seeks a Sr. AWS DevOps Engineer to architect and deploy complex cloud environments. You will utilize your expertise in Kubernetes and automation tools to enhance cloud solutions for various clients. The ideal candidate has over 5 years in DevOps and strong experience with CI/CD tools. This role offers a collaborative work environment focused on innovation and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps engineering.
• 4+ years of using CI/CD tools (Jenkins, CircleCI, Gitlab, or similar).
• Experience in Infrastructure as code (Terraform / Cloudformation).
• Strong hands-on experience with managing Kubernetes clusters.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and deploy AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Promote infrastructure as code and automation.
• Maintain Kubernetes infrastructure, including clusters.
• Gather customer requirements and inform of new features.

Skills

CI/CD tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

Docker

Python

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor’s in software/computer engineering, computer science

Tools

Jenkins

CircleCI

Gitlab

Docker Compose

Puppet

Ansible

Job description

Position Title:Sr. AWS DevOps Engineer- Kubernetes Expertise
Job Timings: 8am-5pm Central Time (US)
Location:Islamabad

About Cloudelligent

Cloudelligent is Cloud-native consultancy and AWS Advanced consulting partner! We specialize in providing bespoke cloud solutions to the Startups, SMB & enterprise segment. Being a next-gen cloud service provider, Cloudelligent helps businesses to make the most out of their cloud investment. We have an international footprint with a diverse team of domain experts, and we are customer obsessed.

Job Objective

As an experienced DevOps Engineer your primary role would be to build and deploy complex cloud environments for our customers using innovative automation tools and cutting-edge technologies. You will be responsible for setting up, maintaining, and evolving the AWS cloud architecture and supporting infrastructure monitoring and alerting, issues troubleshooting, and developing required automation for our customers.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside a team ofDevOps Engineers to architect, build, and deploy AWS cloud infrastructure that is redundant, resilient, scalable, self-sustaining, and self-healing.

• Promoteinfrastructure as code and automation as much as possible. To achieve this, you must have extensive knowledge of the DevOps tool sets like Terraform, Cloudformation, CircleCI, Gitlab, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes.

• Design, build, and maintain our Kubernetes infrastructure, including clusters, namespaces, and deployments.

• Work on projects independently with customers and stakeholders, gathering their requirements and informing them of new features and enhancements.

• Create and improve current operational practices and procedures.

• Ensure the implementation and maintenance of compliance and security practices in operational infrastructure.

• Responsible for training and mentoring junior DevOps engineers and new team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in software/computerengineering, computer science or related field.

• Effective communication skills (proficiency in English language).

• 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps engineering.

• 4+ years of using CI/CD tools (Jenkins, CircleCI, Gitlab, or similar)

• Experience in Infrastructure as code (Terraform / Cloudformation/CDK) and using container orchestration tools (Kubernetes/EKS or ECS, Rancher, etc.)

• Experience of using configuration management tools (Puppet, Ansible, etc.) and working with containers (Docker or Docker-Compose, etc.)

• Experience of using Scripting when necessary (Bash, Python, Ruby, Go or Javascript, etc.)

• Self-driven, ability to work independently or as part of a project team with limited supervision.

Technical Experience/Expertise

• Strong hands-on expertise with solution architecting environments in AWS cloud space.

• Strong hands-on experience with code pipeline design, development, and managing CI/CD workflows and tools.

• Comprehensive understanding and hands-on experience of core DevOps concepts (CI/CD, Agile & Automation).

• Extensive experience in designing, deploying, and managing Kubernetes clusters in production environments.

• Expertise in containerization technologies such as Docker, including creating Docker images, managing Docker registries, and configuring Docker runtime environments.

• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Opentelemetry, Grafana, ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).

• Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience of IP networking, VPN's, DNS, load balancing, and firewall.

• Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience with designing a secure infrastructure using current cloud-native security standards.

Good to have

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate/Professional and/orAWS Certified DevOps Professional

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)