DevOps Engineer

Scan Ninja Inc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Scan Ninja Inc. is seeking a DevOps/Platform Engineer to build and maintain reliable infrastructure, focusing on security, observability, and fast shipping. You will automate deployments, implement monitoring, and harden Kubernetes clusters in production to strengthen resilience.

The role emphasizes operating in production environments, improving SLOs, incident handling, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure scalable, secure systems.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Experience using infrastructure as code in production environments
• Solid Linux, networking, and systems fundamentals
• Ability to troubleshoot and debug complex distributed systems

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain secure cloud infrastructure across environments
• Automate deployment workflows, release validation, and operational tasks
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and incident response tooling
• Harden Kubernetes clusters and improve identity and access boundaries
• Improve system reliability through SLOs, operational reviews, and post-incident follow-up

Job description

Role Overview

You will help build the foundation that keeps our platform reliable, secure, and fast to ship. This role focuses on infrastructure, observability, automation, and operational resilience in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain secure cloud infrastructure across environments
• Automate deployment workflows, release validation, and operational tasks
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and incident response tooling
• Harden Kubernetes clusters and improve identity and access boundaries
• Improve system reliability through SLOs, operational reviews, and post-incident follow-up

Must-Have Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Experience using infrastructure as code in production environments
• Solid Linux, networking, and systems fundamentals
• Ability to troubleshoot and debug complex distributed systems

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with service mesh technologies and zero-trust networking
• Experience with Azure landing zones or enterprise cloud governance
• Background working in regulated or compliance-heavy environments