DevOps Engineer

Why RocketDevs?

We empower software engineers by bridging talent with global tech opportunities. We connect skilled developers with innovative projects, fostering an inclusive tech community.

We are seeking a talented DevOps Engineer to join our team and contribute to client projects that power scalable, secure, and reliable infrastructure for global products. This is a remote position focused on building and maintaining cloud-native systems, deployment pipelines, and production environments for our international clients.

About the Role

As a DevOps Engineer in the RocketDevs network, you'll be matched to client projects where you'll own the deployment, automation, monitoring, and reliability of real-world production systems.

Client projects range from scaling Kubernetes infrastructure serving millions of requests per day, to building secure CI/CD pipelines for fast-growing SaaS products, to improving observability and cloud cost optimisation for distributed systems operating at global scale.

Must Have

High technical skills in:

• Strong Linux and command-line proficiency
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Hands-on experience with containerisation technologies (Docker)
• Strong experience with Kubernetes or container orchestration platforms
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or CircleCI
• Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK Stack, or equivalent)
• Solid networking fundamentals including DNS, load balancing, SSL/TLS, and reverse proxies
• Strong Git/GitHub discipline and collaborative development workflows
• Experience automating infrastructure and operational tasks using Bash, Python, or Go
• Understanding of system reliability, scalability, backup, and disaster recovery principles
• Familiarity with security best practices for cloud and infrastructure environments

A deployed project is required:

You must be able to share at least one production infrastructure architecture diagram (cloud architecture, CI/CD pipeline, Kubernetes cluster, monitoring stack, or equivalent) that:

• Was used by real users or production workloads
• Can be explained clearly: what problem it solved and the scale it handled

Nice to Have

• Kubernetes ecosystem tooling (Helm, ArgoCD, Istio, Linkerd)
• Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices and incident response experience
• Secrets management tools (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Doppler, etc.)
• Experience with serverless infrastructure and event-driven architectures
• Cloud security and compliance exposure
• Performance tuning and infrastructure cost optimisation
• Experience managing databases and caching systems in production
• Knowledge of distributed systems and high-availability architecture
• Exposure to AI/ML infrastructure or MLOps workflows

Our Hiring Process

We built this process to be the most signal-rich, fairest, and transparent vetting experience you'll encounter.

Step 1 — Apply

Step 2 — 30-Minute Practical Technical Assessments (Mandatory)

Step 3 — 30-Minute Onboarding Interview

Step 4 — Final Interview & Selection

A Note on Who Thrives Here

Our best-matched engineers share a few traits: they take ownership of systems end-to-end, communicate clearly during high-pressure situations, value reliability and automation, and are proactive about improving infrastructure and developer experience. If that sounds like you, we want to hear from you.

RocketDevs is an equal opportunity platform committed to connecting global engineering talent with world-class opportunities, regardless of geography or background.