DevOps Engineer (DST)

remote work; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Logos (λ) is building a sovereign, people-owned technology stack to revitalise civil society and protect digital liberties at scale. This role, part of the Institute of Free Technology Technical Services, focuses on evaluating performance and reliability of Logos and other IFT projects.

You will design and optimize Kubernetes clusters for large-scale experiments, improve scalability, and collaborate with researchers to ensure reproducible results.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure, Linux, and networking.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools like Grafana and Prometheus.
• Infrastructure as code experience with Terraform, Ansible or Helm.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Interest in distributed systems, P2P networks, or blockchain.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and optimize Kubernetes clusters for large-scale experiments.
• Improve cluster scalability and resource utilization for complex deployments.
• Set up, maintain, and optimize monitoring, logging, and observability stacks.
• Collaborate with researchers to streamline experimentation workflows.
• Automate infrastructure and deployment workflows for reliability.
• Troubleshoot and tune distributed workloads for accurate benchmarking.

Skills

Kubernetes

Cloud infrastructure

Linux systems

Networking

Distributed systems

Python

Docker

Tools

Grafana

Prometheus

VictoriaLogs

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

Job description

About the role

Logos (λ) is building a sovereign, people-owned technology stack to revitalise civil society and protect digital liberties at scale. This role is part of the Institute of Free Technology Technical Services, Distributed Systems Testing team, focusing on evaluating performance and reliability of Logos and other IFT projects.

What you'll do

• Design, configure, and optimize Kubernetes clusters for large-scale experiments and benchmarks of P2P technologies
• Improve cluster scalability and resource utilization for increasingly complex deployments
• Set up, maintain, and optimize monitoring, logging, and observability stacks
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers to streamline experimentation workflows and make analysis reproducible
• Automate infrastructure and deployment workflows to increase reliability and reduce overhead
• Troubleshoot, profile, and tune distributed workloads for accurate benchmarking

What they're looking for

• Strong experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration in production or research environments
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure, Linux systems, and networking as it relates to distributed or P2P systems
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, and VictoriaLogs
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Helm
• Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language, ideally Python
• Interest in distributed systems, P2P networks, or blockchain technologies

For applicants in Nigeria

• The listing states worldwide eligibility, so Nigeria-based applicants may apply
• The listing does not specify a timezone requirement; confirm during interview
• The listing does not specify contractor vs employee status; confirm during interview
• Pay currency or range is not stated; confirm during interview
• No visa or specific work-authorization notes are provided; confirm during interview