Senior DevOps Engineer

Ciklum; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular salary reviews

Corporate events

Internal Mobility Program

Udemy education access

25 paid days off

Health insurance

Multisport card

Job summary

Ciklum is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team in Bulgaria on a full-time basis. You will design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines across Azure and Google Cloud, collaborating with developers, QA, and operations to improve deployment reliability.

You will lead IaC with Terraform/Terragrunt, manage Kubernetes (AKS/GKE), and apply GitOps practices with Argo CD while embedding security into the DevOps lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of DevOps experience in production environments.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure and AKS.
• Proficiency with Terraform/Terragrunt and GitOps workflows using Argo CD.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain scalable Azure and GCP infrastructure.
• Develop and optimize IaC using Terraform/Terragrunt.
• Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters and workloads.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Automate deployments with Argo CD and GitOps.
• Incorporate security and compliance into DevOps practices.
• Support networking components and ingress/controllers.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams to improve release processes.

Skills

Kubernetes

Azure AKS

Terraform

Terragrunt

Argo CD

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Linux scripting

Networking

Security in DevOps

Tools

Terraform

Terragrunt

Argo CD

Azure DevOps

NGINX

GKE

Job description

Ciklum is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team full-time in Bulgaria.

We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About the role:

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and automated cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. You will collaborate closely with development, QA, and operations teams to drive deployment reliability, infrastructure automation, and operational excellence across a multi-cloud environment.

Responsibilities:

• - Infrastructure & Cloud: Design, build, and maintain robust infrastructure across Azure (AKS) and GCP (GKE)
• - Infrastructure as Code (IaCode): Build, maintain, and optimise scalable infrastructure using IaC best practices (Terraform/Terragrunt)
• - Kubernetes Orchestration: Deploy, manage, scale, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters and containerized workloads
• - CI/CD Automation: Develop and maintain Azure DevOps YAML pipelines, establishing reusable pipeline templates to streamline development
• - GitOps & Deployment: Automate application deployments, infrastructure provisioning, and continuous delivery workflows using Argo CD
• - Security & Compliance: Integrate modern security best practices into DevOps workflows, covering deployment pipelines and cloud infrastructure
• - Networking: Manage complex networking components, including ingress controllers (NGINX), load balancing, and service routing
• - Collaboration & Support: Partner with software engineering teams to optimise release processes, resolve production issues, and troubleshoot infrastructure bottlenecks

Requirements:

• - Experience: 5+ years of proven experience as a DevOps Engineer in production environments
• - Cloud Expertise: Strong experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services, specifically AKS Containerization: Deep hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker
• - Infrastructure as Code: Proficiency with Terraform and/or Terragrunt
• - GitOps & CI/CD: Hands-on experience implementing GitOps workflows using Argo CD and building Azure DevOps YAML-based pipelines
• - SecDevOps: Experience integrating security tooling and practices (e.g., WAF, SAST/SCA, vulnerability scanning, secrets management, container/IaC security)
• - OS & Scripting: Strong proficiency with Linux environments and scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell, etc.)
• - Networking: Solid understanding of networking concepts, including Ingress Controllers (e.g., NGINX) and Load Balancing
• - Core Competencies: Exceptional troubleshooting skills, a positive and service-oriented mindset, a fast learner, and the ability to execute independently

Desirable:

• - Experience managing workloads in GCP (GKE)
• - Experience leveraging or integrating AI-powered engineering, automation, or operational tools to optimize workflows

What’s in it for you?

• - Regular salary reviews based on performance
• - Corporate events: webinars, offline parties, and meetups
• - Internal Mobility Program
• - Tailored education path (including full access to Udemy, certifications, etc.)
• - 25 paid days off: 20 business days of vacation per calendar year + 5 undocumented sick leave days
• - Additional health insurance
• - 100% company-covered Multisport card, with discounts available for family members

About us:

At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress.

Since expanding to Bulgaria in 2022, we’ve been building a fast-growing team that thrives on learning, collaboration, and innovation. Join us on this exciting journey and help shape the future of our delivery center.

Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!

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