Murkez Technologies - DevOps Engineer

Client: Murkez Technologies

Location: Lahore, PB, pk

Contract: Part-time

Job Description

This is a remote position.

We are looking for a Part-Time DevOps Engineer to take ownership of our AWS infrastructure across multiple projects and environments (staging and production). You will work closely with the development team to improve reliability, security, automation, and cost efficiency of our cloud systems.

This is a hands-on role focused on operational excellence, infrastructure organization, and deployment workflows.

Requirements

Must-Have Skills

• Strong experience with AWS infrastructure
• Experience managing production cloud environments
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / CloudFormation)
• CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar)
• Linux server administration
• Networking fundamentals (VPCs, security groups, routing)
• Monitoring and logging systems

Nice to Have

• Multi-account AWS architecture (Organizations, account isolation)
• Containerization (Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes)
• Cost optimization experience
• Security best practices and audits
• Experience with SaaS or web application environments

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure

• Manage and improve AWS environments using:
• Amazon EC2
• Amazon S3
• Amazon RDS
• Amazon API Gateway
• AWS IAM
• Amazon CloudWatch
• Organize AWS accounts, environments, and access across projects
• Ensure production systems are stable, secure, and scalable

Infrastructure as Code & Automation

• Define and maintain infrastructure using IaC tools (Terraform or CloudFormation)
• Automate provisioning, deployments, and environment setup
• Standardize infrastructure patterns across projects

CI/CD & Deployment

• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines
• Implement safe deployment strategies (staging, rollback, monitoring)
• Reduce manual steps in release processes

Security & Access Control

• Implement least-privilege access using IAM
• Review and improve security practices across environments
• Enforce proper separation between staging and production

Observability & Reliability

• Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting
• Improve incident detection and response
• Help define SLAs and reliability practices

Cost Optimization

• Monitor AWS usage and spending
• Identify waste and optimize infrastructure costs
• Propose cost-efficient architectural improvements

Documentation & Process

• Document infrastructure architecture and workflows
• Define operational best practices
• Support developers with environment and deployment needs

Additional Information

This is a part-time role focused on taking ownership of AWS infrastructure, requiring hands-on operational excellence, and collaboration with the development team.