Remote Kubernetes DevOps Engineer

About the Role

Are you passionate about building and maintaining scalable, cloud-native infrastructure that empowers innovation? We are looking for a Remote Kubernetes DevOps Engineer to join our growing global team and drive reliability, performance, and automation in mission-critical systems. In this role, you'll work at the intersection of DevOps culture and Kubernetes orchestration, designing automated CI/CD pipelines and ensuring seamless container lifecycle management. This position offers the flexibility to work from anywhere while collaborating with cross-functional teams using cutting-edge tools and technologies. The annual salary for this role is $85,000.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Automation

• Design and deploy Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform or Pulumi.
• Oversee containerized workloads deployed across cloud-native and hybrid platforms
• Integrate continuous delivery pipelines with Helm and ArgoCD for seamless deployments

System Monitoring & Optimization

• Implement logging and observability using Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and Fluentd
• Perform capacity planning and identify system bottlenecks using real-time metrics
• Optimize resource usage across containers and pods to maintain high availability

Security & Compliance

• Automate security controls for Kubernetes workloads using OPA/Gatekeeper
• Implement role-based access control (RBAC) policies and ensure least privilege
• Support compliance audits by maintaining robust documentation and logs

Collaboration & Support

• Partner with development teams to define deployment strategies
• Support knowledge-sharing initiatives among peers and enhance internal tooling
• Join the incident response schedule to troubleshoot urgent incidents and conduct postmortems

Tools and Technologies You'll Use

• Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE) for orchestrating microservices
• Terraform, Ansible, and Helm for infrastructure provisioning and configuration
• GitLab CI, Jenkins, and ArgoCD for automation workflows and deployment pipelines
• Docker and Podman for containerization and image lifecycle
• Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki for monitoring, alerting, and logging
• Vault, Istio, and OPA for secure service mesh and policy enforcement

What Success Looks Like

Within your first 90 days, you will have:

• Successfully deployed multiple microservices using Kubernetes manifests and Helm charts
• Automated core infrastructure with reusable Terraform modules
• Reduced CI/CD execution times by at least 20% through pipeline optimization
• Contributed to a production incident postmortem with actionable remediations
• Established monitoring dashboards and alerting thresholds for a critical workload

Ideal Candidate Profile

Experience & Skills

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps engineering with a strong focus on Kubernetes
• Proficient in scripting languages like Bash or Python for automation
• In-depth knowledge of container orchestration, service discovery, and workload scaling
• Experience with cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Strong familiarity with CI/CD pipeline design and deployment workflows

Qualities We Value

• Clear communicator with a proactive approach to problem-solving
• Comfortable working asynchronously across multiple time zones
• Adaptable to changing priorities in a fast-paced, agile environment
• Detail-oriented mindset with a passion for clean, documented code

Work Environment

This is a fully remote, distributed role. Our teams span multiple time zones and rely heavily on tools like Slack, Zoom, Jira, and Confluence to collaborate effectively. Expect daily stand-ups, bi-weekly sprint reviews, and a culture that values transparency and impact. We invest in modern DevOps practices to promote continuous improvement and self-service infrastructure.

Career Growth Opportunities

As a Kubernetes DevOps Engineer, you'll be well-positioned to advance into senior cloud engineering or SRE leadership roles. We encourage professional development through:

• Certification reimbursement (CKA, CKAD, AWS DevOps Pro)
• Dedicated training budgets for technical courses and conferences
• Internal mobility across platform engineering and cloud architecture teams

Why Join Us

We're not just looking for someone who can manage Kubernetes—we want a technologist who thrives on building scalable solutions that empower product innovation. Our DevOps philosophy is rooted in automation, measurement, and empathy. Every engineer here is encouraged to challenge the status quo and build resilient infrastructure that supports our mission-driven applications.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you're energized by designing cloud-native architectures, love solving infrastructure challenges, and want to be part of a high-impact remote team, this is your moment. Join us and play a vital role in shaping how modern systems are deployed and maintained.

Apply today and help us redefine what DevOps excellence looks like in the remote-first era.