Remote Senior DevOps Engineer

Summary

Kontakt.io is seeking a DevOps Engineer to drive architecture and deliver customer solutions on the AWS platform. The role involves coordinating and integrating IT systems, ensuring functional and performance capabilities, collaborating with the engineering team, setting up alarms and event triggers, managing and resolving security incidents, and participating in 24/7 on-call rotation. Requirements include at least 5 years of professional experience, knowledge of Kubernetes, Terraform, Chef, Ansible, Docker, information security concepts, MongoDB, Cassandra, Linux/Unix operating system, scripting and automation languages, networking experience, REST and RPC APIs, autonomous work style, strong communication skills, team player ability, and fluency in English. Benefits include a fast-paced startup environment, B2B contract or permanent agreement, competitive salary and stock option plan, work with cutting-edge technologies, 100% remote or hybrid work, Linux or macOS laptop, collaborative and self-organized environment, flexible working hours, private medical care, cafeteria system.

Requirements

• Min. 5 years of professional experience. in a similar role is required
• Experience with Kubernetes. running in cloud environments such as AWS
• Experience using tools such as Terraform, Chef, Ansible, Docker. etc
• Knowledge of information security concepts and technologies such as IDS, internet gateways, SIEM, HIDS, NIDS, web application firewalls, and vulnerability management tools
• Good knowledge of our databases: MongoDB, Cassandra
• Ability to demonstrate expertise in Security Operations
• Good understanding of Linux/Unix operating system
• Fluency with scripting and automation languages such as Python, Ruby, Bash, etc
• Networking experience: load balancing, network security, standard network protocols
• Exposure to a DevOps with a background in Server Operations or Systems Administration
• Experience in working with REST and RPC APIs
• An autonomous / self-managed work style
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a good understanding of English, both verbal and written
• Team player with the ability to operate in a fast-paced, ever-changing work environment

Responsibilities

• Drive architecture and deliver customer solutions on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform with a special focus on AWS capabilities with experience in virtualisation, migrations and automation
• Continuous deployment and delivery of new applications version, configuration management and automation
• Collaborate with the engineering team to define and implement solutions with external and internal cloud services features
• Identify new tools and processes to improve the cloud platform and automate processes (e.g. create automation for log file management)
• Develop templates or scripts to automate everyday developer or operations functions
• Set up alarms, event triggers or dashboard to monitor AWS resource workloads
• Assist in the development and implementation of security best practices and initiatives at all levels of the cloud infrastructure
• Recommend, trial & implement security monitoring tools at all levels of infrastructure
• Manage and resolve security incidents and improvements
• Audit various aspects of the organisation’s security
• CI/CD pipeline management
• Set up monitoring and alerting of multiple environments
• Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation

Benefits

• Fast-paced and dynamic startup environment, flat structure
• B2B contract or a permanent agreement
• Competitive salary and stock option plan
• Work with cutting-edge technologies
• 100% remote or hybrid work (office in Krakow)
• Linux or macOS laptop, depending on your preference
• Collaborative and self-organized environment
• Flexible working hours
• Private medical care, cafeteria system