DevOps Engineer

Akaasa Technologies; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Akaasa Technologies in San Francisco, CA is seeking a DevOps Engineer to help standardize and automate deployments across Shopify-related Java-based backend services. The role emphasizes cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, scripting, monitoring, and infrastructure automation, with Azure preferred.

You will work independently to identify operational gaps, build repeatable solutions, reduce deployment risk, and accelerate delivery with minimal direction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cloud infrastructure, DevOps or related roles.
• Azure strongly preferred.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or similar).
• Scripting in Python and/or Bash.
• Monitoring, logging, operational tooling and infrastructure automation.
• IaC with Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates.
• Docker and Kubernetes experience.
• Experience deploying Java-based applications.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving.
• Security best practices in cloud environments (IAM, network).

Responsibilities

• Standardize and automate country launches for Shopify and Java-based backend services.
• Identify operational gaps and build repeatable solutions.
• Reduce deployment risk and improve reliability.
• Accelerate delivery with minimal direction.
• Support Java-based applications and backend services.

Skills

Cloud Infrastructure

DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Python

Bash/Shell

Monitoring & Logging

Infrastructure as Code

Docker

Kubernetes

Java-based applications

Troubleshooting

Security best practices

Independent work

Communication & collaboration

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM templates

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

CloudWatch

Prometheus

ELK

Job description

DevOps Engineer

Location: San Francisco, CA - Hybrid
Contract: 6 10 months

Interview: Virtual round

Note

• Must be local with DL copy
• LinkedIn with location and photo (before 2023)

Job Summary

Our client is seeking a strong DevOps Engineer / Senior DevOps Engineer to help standardize and automate country launches for Shopify and related Java-based backend services. The ideal candidate will have strong cloud infrastructure experience, preferably with Azure, along with hands-on CI/CD, scripting, monitoring, operational tooling, and infrastructure automation experience.

This role requires an independent engineer who can identify operational gaps, analyze manual processes, build repeatable solutions, reduce deployment risk, improve reliability, and accelerate delivery with minimal direction. Experience supporting Java-based applications is important, although this is not a feature-development role.

Required

• 5+ years of experience in Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, or related engineering roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure; Azure is strongly preferred.
• Solid experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• Strong scripting experience with Python and/or Bash/Shell.
• Hands-on experience with monitoring, logging, operational tooling, and infrastructure automation.
• Strong Infrastructure-as-Code experience using Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates, or similar technologies.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience deploying and supporting Java-based applications and backend services.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience implementing cloud security best practices, including IAM and network security.
• Ability to work independently, identify operational gaps, and drive solutions with minimal direction.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across engineering, development, operations, and security teams.

Others

• Experience with Azure DevOps and Azure cloud services.
• Automotive industry experience preferred; retail experience is a plus.
• Experience with e-commerce platforms, particularly Shopify, is helpful but not required.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, ELK, or similar platforms.
• Experience with configuration-management tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
• Experience with serverless computing and microservices architectures.
• Knowledge of Agile and DevOps methodologies.
• Experience with cloud cost optimization and performance tuning.
• Exposure to compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, PCI‑DSS, or HIPAA.
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer, or Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer certification.