Specialist DevOps Engineer

Key Responsibilities

Kubernetes & Container Platform

Deploy, operate, and maintain Kubernetes workloads on Redhat Openshift and AKS in production and test environments.

Work within established cluster standards applying RBAC policies, namespace conventions, and workload placement guidelines set by the team.

Implement GitOps workflows using ArgoCD and work with the Kubernetes tooling ecosystem: Helm, Kustomize, ingress controllers, and service mesh.

Follow and help maintain container image standards: base-image usage, vulnerability scanning, and registry hygiene.

CI/CD, IaC, & Cloud Platform

Build, maintain, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines to support consistent and reliable software delivery.

Write and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform, following shared module patterns and team standards.

Support Azure platform operations including networking, IAM, and Azure-native services within defined team practices.

Observability, Reliability, & Security

Instrument monitoring services using the team's observability stack (metrics, logging, tracing, alerting); respond to and investigate incidents.

Contribute to post-mortems and help implement follow-up improvements to increase system reliability.

Apply security practices across day-to-day work: secrets management, network policies, and policy enforcement tooling.

Collaboration & Team Contribution

Work closely with fellow engineers and principal-level team members, proactively communicating progress, surfacing blockers, and contributing to shared solutions.

Maintain and improve team documentation, runbooks, and operational guides to support consistent practices.

Participate in code and infrastructure reviews, providing constructive feedback and applying guidance received.

Requirements

5+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering.

Solid Kubernetes experience in production environments; familiarity with Redhat Openshift or AKS.

Working proficiency with Terraform for infrastructure as code and ArgoCD for GitOps-based deployments.

Practical experience with Azure services: networking, identity, and cloud-native tooling.

Experience with CI/CD platforms and the software delivery lifecycle.

Familiarity with observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry) and security fundamentals.

Clear communicator who works well in a team environment and takes direction effectively.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience migrating workloads to Kubernetes or working with on-premises Kubernetes deployments.

Familiarity with containerization strategies and best practices for legacy application modernization.

AWS experience or exposure to multi-cloud environments.

Kubernetes certifications (CKA or CKAD).