DevOps Engineer

Cato Networks; Prague (OK); Hybrid; USD 51,766 - 80,002; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Office in Prague

Job summary

Cato Networks is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer who thrives on ownership and cross‑functional collaboration. You’ll lead strategic initiatives across our developer platform, CI/CD ecosystem, and Kubernetes‑based infrastructure to improve developer productivity at scale.

You will work with developers to identify opportunities, drive projects end‑to‑end, and build self‑service tooling that accelerates delivery in a hybrid Prague office environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in DevOps, Platform or Infra Engineering in SaaS environments.
• Strong Kubernetes in production experience required.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and cloud tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain internal developer platforms and on-demand dev environments.
• Own and evolve the developer environments platform.
• Drive company-wide CI/CD initiatives and deployment pipelines.
• Design, implement, and operate cloud-native infrastructure including Kubernetes environments.
• Improve self-service capabilities and developer experience.
• Collaborate with devex, developers, automation and infra teams.

Skills

Go/Python

Linux administration

DevOps mindset

Communication

Project leadership

Tools

Kubernetes

ArgoCD/Flux

Jenkins/GitHub Actions

AWS

Monitoring/observability tools

Job description

Welcome to the future of cloud networking and security!

Cato Networks is the first company to converge enterprise networking and security into one centralized and global service that is delivered by cloud. It is led by networking and security pioneer Shlomo Kramer (Check Point, Imperva) and early investor (Palo Alto Networks, Exabeam, Trusteer and more). Cato’s unique technology inspired a brand-new product category, later named “SASE” by Gartner and a market expected to reach $28.5 billion by 2028. This is your opportunity to get on the rocket ship and join a company that is building a cutting‑edge enterprise network and secure cloud platform, and is on a fast track to becoming the worldwide market leader – don’t miss it!

We're looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer who thrives on ownership, enjoys working closely with engineering teams, and is passionate about building platforms that improve developer productivity at scale. In this role, you'll take the lead on strategic initiatives across our developer platform, CI/CD ecosystem, and Kubernetes-based infrastructure. You'll work closely with developers, identify opportunities for improvement, and independently drive projects from idea to execution.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain internal developer platforms, self-service tools, and on-demand development environments that improve engineering productivity and developer experience.
• Own and drive the evolution of our developer environments platform.
• Drive company-wide CI/CD initiatives, build and maintain deployment pipelines, and promote software delivery best practices across engineering teams.
• Design, implement, and operate cloud-native infrastructure, including Kubernetes-based environments, monitoring solutions, automation frameworks, and internal services.
• Improve self-service capabilities, automation, and overall developer experience.
• Collaborate closely with devex, developers, automation and infrastructure teams across the organization.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or similar roles within SaaS environments.
• Experience with GitOps platforms ArgoCD/Flux.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Kubernetes in production environments (mandatory).
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/GitHub Actions - advantage)
• Programming experience in Go, Python, or similar languages.
• Experience with AWS cloud services.
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools.
• Strong understanding of software development processes and developer workflows.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to independently lead projects and drive initiatives from concept to execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in monorepo environments.
• Experience building developer portals, internal platforms, or developer‑facing tools.
• Frontend development experience (react) – an advantage

We operate in a hybrid model, requiring three days in the office. Location: NR7, Náměstí republiky, Prague, Czech Republic.