Sr. AWS DevOps Engineer- Kubernetes Expertise

Cloudelligent; Karachi Division; On-site; PKR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloudelligent, an AWS Premier Consulting Partner based in Karachi, is seeking a Sr. AWS DevOps Engineer with Kubernetes expertise. The role involves building and deploying robust cloud environments, maintaining AWS infrastructure, and promoting automation practices. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and over five years of DevOps experience, particularly with CI/CD tools and container orchestration technologies. The position offers a dynamic environment focused on innovative cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps engineering.
• 4+ years of experience using CI/CD tools.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and deploy AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Promote infrastructure as code and automation practices.
• Design and maintain Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Work independently with customers for project requirements.
• Train and mentor junior DevOps engineers.

Skills

DevOps toolsets (Terraform, Cloudformation, CircleCI, Gitlab, Jenkins)

Kubernetes

Docker

Scripting (Bash, Python, Ruby, Go, JavaScript)

CI/CD tools

Effective communication (English)

Education

Bachelor’s in software/computer engineering, computer science or related field

Tools

Docker

Terraform

Cloudformation

Jenkins

CircleCI

Gitlab

Kubernetes/EKS

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

Position Title: Sr. AWS DevOps Engineer- Kubernetes Expertise

Job Timings: 8am-5pm Central Time (US)

Location: Karachi

About Cloudelligent

Cloudelligent is an AWS Premier Consulting Partner helping organizations modernize, migrate, and innovate in the cloud. We work at the intersection of cloud, data, and AI to solve real business problems and not just implement technology. With an international footprint, Cloudelligent is customer-obsessed and focuses on Generative AI and Agentic AI to deliver practical, scalable solutions.

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 of DevOps Engineers to architect, build, and deploy AWS cloud infrastructure that is redundant, resilient, scalable, self‑sustaining, and self‑healing.
• Promote infrastructure 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/or AWS Certified DevOps Professional
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)