Junior DevOps Engineer

Insight Global; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global seeks a DevOps/Cloud Engineer to support CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure provisioning with Terraform, and deployment on Google Cloud Platform in a Columbus, OH environment. The role involves Kubernetes-based app deployment, monitoring, and cross-team collaboration to solve infrastructure issues.

The ideal candidate has 1–5 years in DevOps or cloud infrastructure, a related bachelor’s degree, and hands-on experience with GitHub, Terraform, GCP, and Kubernetes, plus familiarity with

Qualifications

• 1–5 years of experience in DevOps, cloud, or infrastructure engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines, preferably using GitHub or GitHub Actions.
• Experience with GitHub repositories, workflows, version control.
• Exposure to Terraform (infrastructure as code).
• Foundational knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience or exposure to Kubernetes (required).
• Understanding of IT infrastructure fundamentals (servers, networking, databases).
• Familiarity with Windows vs. Linux environments.
• Ability to take initiative and adapt in a fast-paced, evolving technical environment.
• Exposure to Prometheus or Elasticsearch.
• Experience with web servers (e.g., Nginx or similar).

Responsibilities

• Support the development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines using GitHub and related tools.
• Assist with infrastructure provisioning and automation using Terraform.
• Support deployment and management of applications in GCP environments.
• Work with Kubernetes to deploy, monitor, and maintain containerized applications.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, and system issues with guidance.
• Collaborate across teams (infrastructure, networking, database) to support technical solutions.
• Continuously learn and improve DevOps and cloud engineering skillsets.

Skills

Initiative

Adaptability

Problem solving

Collaboration

DevOps experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

GitHub

Terraform

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Elasticsearch

Nginx

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Job description

Job Description

• Support the development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines using GitHub and related tools
• Assist with infrastructure provisioning and automation using Terraform
• Support deployment and management of applications in GCP environments
• Work with Kubernetes to deploy, monitor, and maintain containerized applications
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, and system issues with guidance
• Collaborate across teams (infrastructure, networking, database) to support technical solutions
• Continuously learn and improve DevOps and cloud engineering skillsets

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Skills and Requirements

• 1–5 years of experience in DevOps, cloud, or infrastructure engineering
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (preferred)
• Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines, preferably using GitHub or GitHub Actions
• Experience with GitHub (repositories, workflows, version control)
• Exposure to Terraform (infrastructure as code)
• Foundational knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Experience or exposure to Kubernetes (required)
• Understanding of IT infrastructure fundamentals (servers, networking, databases)
• Familiarity with Windows vs. Linux environments
• Ability to take initiative and adapt in a fast-paced, evolving technical environment, demonstrating a willingness to learn and solve problems independently
• Exposure to Prometheus or Elasticsearch
• Experience with web servers (ex: Nginx or similar technologies)