Senior/Lead DevOps Engineer

Senior/Lead DevOps Engineer

We are looking for a Senior/Lead DevOps Engineer to deploy and operationalize a new Kubernetes-based cloud environment on AWS for a short-term project.

The mandatory requirements are experience with Argo CD and service mesh technologies, 5+ years of DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering experience, 4+ years supporting Kubernetes in production (EKS and Helm), AWS, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, Bash, Python, or Go scripting, and an upper-intermediate English level.

Must haves

• 5+ years of DevOps, SRE, Platform Engineering, or Cloud Engineering experience.
• 4+ years supporting Kubernetes in production environments.
• Demonstrated experience deploying and operating AWS-hosted applications.
• Experience leading technical implementation efforts with minimal supervision.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Strong experience with Kubernetes, EKS, and Helm.
• Strong experience with Argo CD and Service Mesh technologies.
• Strong experience with ingress controllers, container networking, storage and persistence, and cluster operations and upgrades.
• Strong experience with AWS services, including VPC, EC2, EKS, IAM, Route 53, ALB/NLB, RDS, CloudWatch, S3, Secrets Manager, and Systems Manager Parameter Store.
• Experience with GitLab, GitLab CI/CD, GitOps workflows, Infrastructure as Code, and Terraform.
• Experience with Bash, Python, or Go.
• Upper-intermediate English level.

Nice to haves

• Experience with one or more of the following CNCF ecosystem technologies: Cilium, Hubble, Prometheus, Grafana, Fluent Bit, OpenTelemetry, Karpenter, Crossplane, Kyverno, Tetragon, ExternalDNS, and cert-manager.
• Experience with Backstage, Internal Developer Platforms, Self-Service Infrastructure, Golden Path Engineering, and Environment Automation.
• Experience with Robin Cloud Native Platform (Rakuten Symphony Robin).
• Experience migrating applications from on-premises environments to cloud-hosted Kubernetes.
• Experience supporting healthcare, medical device, HIPAA, or regulated environments.
• Experience integrating acquired company technology stacks into enterprise cloud platforms.
• Experience documenting operational procedures and performing technical knowledge transfer.

What you will do

• Lead deployment of a new VistaCenter cloud environment within AWS or other Cloud provider.
• Ensure deployment follows security, reliability, and operational best practices.
• Partner with application, infrastructure, security, and operations teams throughout the implementation.
• Deploy and manage workloads running on Kubernetes platforms.
• Troubleshoot cluster, networking, ingress, storage, and workload issues.
• Support application modernization and containerization efforts where needed.
• Implement platform standards and operational guardrails.
• Design and enhance GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement deployment automation and release workflows.
• Establish GitOps deployment patterns using tools such as Argo CD.
• Improve traceability, repeatability, and deployment reliability.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure using Terraform and related tooling.
• Implement modular, reusable infrastructure patterns.
• Reduce manual deployment activities through automation.
• Configure platform monitoring, logging, alerting, and dashboards.
• Support production readiness reviews and operational runbooks.
• Establish reliability practices and incident response procedures.
• Identify bottlenecks and performance issues across cloud and Kubernetes environments.
• Evaluate existing deployment practices and operational processes.
• Document platform architecture, deployment procedures, and operational support requirements.
• Produce runbooks and knowledge-transfer documentation for support teams.

Perks

• Growth without limits: build your skills through mentorship, internal TechTalks, challenging projects, and a dedicated annual learning budget
• Competitive compensation: get recognition that reflects your skills and impact, with regular performance and compensation reviews
• Flexibility: work 100% remotely with flexible hours that support focus, autonomy, and a healthy work rhythm
• Meaningful, modern projects: build impactful products using modern technologies alongside global teams and leading brands
• Collaborative culture: join a supportive environment with zero micromanagement where ideas are welcomed and contributions are recognized
• Well-being & support: access local well-being programs and people-focused support tailored to your location

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