Position Title: Sr. AWS DevOps Engineer- Kubernetes Expertise
Job Timings: 8am-5pm Central Time (US)
Location: Islamabad
About Cloudelligent
Cloudelligent is an AWS Premier Consulting Partner helping organizations modernize, migrate, and innovate in the cloud. We work at the intersection of cloud, data, and AI to solve real business problems and not just implement technology. With an international footprint, Cloudelligent is customer-obsessed and focuses on Generative AI and Agentic AI to deliver practical, scalable solutions.
Job Objective
As an experienced DevOps Engineer your primary role would be to build and deploy complex cloud environments for our customers using innovative automation tools and cutting-edge technologies. You will be responsible for setting up, maintaining, and evolving the AWS cloud architecture and supporting infrastructure monitoring and alerting, issues troubleshooting, and developing required automation for our customers.
Responsibilities
Work alongside a team of DevOps Engineers to architect, build, and deploy AWS cloud infrastructure that is redundant, resilient, scalable, self-sustaining, and self-healing.
Promote infrastructure as code and automation as much as possible. To achieve this, you must have extensive knowledge of the DevOps tool sets like Terraform, Cloudformation, CircleCI, Gitlab, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes.
Design, build, and maintain our Kubernetes infrastructure, including clusters, namespaces, and deployments.
Work on projects independently with customers and stakeholders, gathering their requirements and informing them of new features and enhancements.
Create and improve current operational practices and procedures.
Ensure the implementation and maintenance of compliance and security practices in operational infrastructure.
Responsible for training and mentoring junior DevOps engineers and new team members.
Requirements
Bachelor’s in software/computer engineering, computer science or related field.
Effective communication skills (proficiency in English language).
5+ years of professional experience in DevOps engineering.
4+ years of using CI/CD tools (Jenkins, CircleCI, Gitlab, or similar)
Experience in Infrastructure as code (Terraform / Cloudformation/CDK) and using container orchestration tools (Kubernetes/EKS or ECS, Rancher, etc.)
Experience of using configuration management tools (Puppet, Ansible, etc.) and working with containers (Docker or Docker-Compose, etc.)
Experience of using Scripting when necessary (Bash, Python, Ruby, Go or Javascript, etc.)
Self-driven, ability to work independently or as part of a project team with limited supervision.
Technical Experience/Expertise
Strong hands-on expertise with solution architecting environments in AWS cloud space.
Strong hands-on experience with code pipeline design, development, and managing CI/CD workflows and tools.
Comprehensive understanding and hands-on experience of core DevOps concepts (CI/CD, Agile & Automation).
Extensive experience in designing, deploying, and managing Kubernetes clusters in production environments.
Expertise in containerization technologies such as Docker, including creating Docker images, managing Docker registries, and configuring Docker runtime environments.
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Opentelemetry, Grafana, ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).
Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience of IP networking, VPN's, DNS, load balancing, and firewall.
Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience with designing a secure infrastructure using current cloud-native security standards.
Good to have
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate/Professional and/or AWS Certified DevOps Professional
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or a related field
- Effective communication skills and English proficiency
- 5+ years of professional DevOps engineering experience
- 4+ years of experience using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab, or similar
- Experience with infrastructure as code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK
- Experience with container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, or Rancher
- Experience with configuration management tools such as Puppet or Ansible
- Experience working with containers using Docker or Docker Compose
- Scripting experience with Bash, Python, Ruby, Go, JavaScript, or similar
- Ability to work independently or as part of a project team with limited supervision
- Hands-on experience architecting AWS cloud environments
- Experience designing, developing, and managing CI/CD workflows and tools
- Extensive experience designing, deploying, and managing production Kubernetes clusters
- Experience creating Docker images, managing Docker registries, and configuring Docker runtimes
- Familiarity with Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, or ELK stack tools
- Strong knowledge of IP networking, VPNs, DNS, load balancing, and firewalls
- Experience designing secure infrastructure using cloud-native security standards
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate or Professional and/or AWS Certified DevOps Professional
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator certification
What We Do
Cloudelligent is a leading Managed Cloud Services Provider committed to helping businesses navigate through their unique cloud journeys. Born in the cloud, we believe that our success is built on a foundation of core values (ICOT - Innovation, Continuous Improvement, Customer Obsession, Ownership, and Teamwork) that guide everything we do. Whether you are seeking to accelerate innovation, improve agility, reduce costs, or enhance operational efficiency, our team of cloud experts is right here. Cloudelligent delivers a comprehensive suite of professional and managed services designed to help you migrate, manage, modernize, and optimize your cloud environments. We are the go-to strategic partners for startups, SMBs, DNBs, ISVs, NPOs, and organizations looking to transform their business with AWS. #AWS #AmazonWebServices #CloudNative #CloudComputing #AWSCloud
