AgileEngine - DevOps Engineer (Senior) ID46624

Client: AgileEngine

Contract: Freelance

Job Description

AgileEngine is seeking a DevOps Engineer for a pivotal six-month project aimed at enhancing cloud infrastructure through the design and management of scalable Amazon EKS clusters. The successful candidate will leverage expertise in Kubernetes and Terraform to implement advanced architectures, ensuring the reliability and security of containerized workloads within the AWS ecosystem while enforcing Infrastructure-as-Code best practices.

Requirements

MUST HAVES

• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to work independently as well as within a collaborative environment;
• 3–5+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer;
• Proven track record managing AWS environments with multiple services and accounts;
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals including API server, scheduler, controllers, CRDs, and admission controllers;
• Strong experience with EKS and self-managed Kubernetes clusters;
• Ability to design and implement custom Kubernetes resources and controllers using the Operator pattern and controller-runtime;
• Proficiency in Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code;
• Strong knowledge of containerization with Docker and container lifecycle;
• Upper-intermediate English level.

NICE TO HAVES

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Associate or Professional certification;
• Kubernetes certifications such as CKA, CKAD, or CKS;
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools including Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK/EFK;
• Strong scripting skills with Python or Bash;
• Working knowledge of developing basic REST API Services.

Additional Information

As an Inc. 5000 company, AgileEngine creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and innovative startups across more than 17 industries, recognized for its people-first culture and multiple Best Place to Work awards. The company offers mentorship, TechTalks, personalized growth roadmaps, competitive compensation in USD with budgets for education, fitness, and team activities, as well as exciting projects with top-tier companies. The role also offers a flexible schedule with options for remote and office work.