Junior DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Provision, configure, and manage Linux infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain applications on Linux servers and Kubernetes clusters.
• Administer Linux servers, including installation, upgrades, security hardening, patch management, and performance tuning.
• Build and maintain Docker images, container registries, and Kubernetes workloads.
• Configure and manage web servers, reverse proxies, SSL certificates, DNS, and load balancers.
• Collaborate with development teams to automate application deployment and resolve infrastructure-related issues.
• Monitor infrastructure, applications, and Kubernetes environments using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, Nagios or similar monitoring tools.
• Perform troubleshooting, incident management, and Root Cause Analysis RCA for production issues.
• Implement backup, disaster recovery, high availability, and auto-scaling strategies for applications and databases.
• Configure and manage networking, firewall rules, VPNs, access control, and security policies.
• Ensure infrastructure complies with organizational security, governance, and compliance standards.
• Maintain infrastructure documentation, operational runbooks, and standard operating procedures SOPs.
• Participate in on-call support, production deployments, and release management activities when required.
• Work closely with cross-functional and international teams to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable DevOps solutions on schedule.

Experience

• 1-3 Years

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps, including designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience provisioning and managing Linux-based infrastructure on AWS, Azure, GCP, or private cloud using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools.

• Linux Server Administration (Ubuntu, Debian)
• Docker
• Kubernetes (K8s, AKS, EKS, GKE)
• NGINX / Apache Web Server
• Load Balancers (HAProxy, NGINX, Cloud Load Balancers)
• PostgreSQL / MySQL / MariaDB
• Redis / RabbitMQ

Strong Linux Administration Skills

• User and permission management
• Package management
• System services (systemd)
• Filesystem and storage management
• Networking and firewall configuration (iptables, firewall, UFW)
• Performance monitoring and troubleshooting
• Experience deploying and managing Java, Node.js, Python, PHP, or containerized applications on Linux servers.

Proficiency In

• YAML
• Python or PowerShell optional
• Hands-on experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible.
• Bash Shell scripting

Experience With Monitoring And Observability Tools Such As

• Prometheus
• Grafana
• ELK / OpenSearch
• New Relic
• Datadog
• Zabbix
• Nagios

Hands-On Exposure To Containerization And Orchestration

• Kubernetes
• Helm

Basic Understanding Of

• Networking TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, SSL/TLS
• Reverse Proxy
• VPN
• Firewalls
• Load Balancing
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices, Linux hardening, backup strategies, disaster recovery, and infrastructure automation.
• Experience with artifact repositories such as Harbor, Nexus, or JFrog Artifactory is an advantage.
• Cloud certifications are an added advantage.
• Good communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, automation, and problem-solving skills.

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