Devops Engineer (Remote)

Project Description:

Luxoft’s client, a global commodity trader, are embarking on a significant risk application modernization programme, streamlining their architecture, remediating legacy infrastructure issues and providing a new scalable platform for business growth.

We are seeking a skilled and motivated DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our dynamic team. This role will focus on managing our infrastructure, enhancing observability, improving CI/CD processes, handling database schema migrations, and controlling costs effectively. The ideal candidate will have deep experience with Kubernetes, cloud services, and automation. We welcome candidates with a mix of these skills and are excited to see how you can contribute to our goals.

Responsibilities:

Infrastructure Management:

– Create Terraform scripts to deploy EKS infrastructure, including volume mounts, ingress/egress configurations, etc.

– Build Helm charts for MySQL, ClickHouse, Appsmith, and custom Python applications.

– Set up volume mounts in S3, implement backup strategies, and establish backup policies.

– Fast auto-provision nodes into EKS using Karpenter or equivalent technologies.

Observability:

– Implement Grafana observability stack in EKS, ensuring automated configuration for new pods.

CI/CD Implementation:

CI/CD Implementation:

– Utilize GitLab CI/CD pipelines to build and push Python images into containers with semantic versioning.

– Automate deployment to ECR repositories and ensure CI/CD practices are followed.

– Configure ArgoCD for streamlined deployments into development and staging environments.

Database Management:

– Implement a database schema migration tool (e.g., Alembic) for managing schema and reference data versions.

– Develop and enforce a database backup and archiving strategy at the volume level, including transitions from SDD to Glacier.

Cost Control:

– Establish fine-grained cost reporting for all workloads with a focus on near-real-time reporting.

– Provide cost analytics over time to identify trends and areas for optimization

Mandatory Skills Description:

– 5 years of experience as a DevOps Engineer or in a similar role.

– Strong experience with Kubernetes (K8s) and Helm, including deploying and managing applications in a K8s environment.

– Proficient in Karpenter for dynamic node provisioning in EKS ( highly expected )

– Knowledge of ArgoCD for GitOps and continuous deployment.

– Experience with Grafana and Prometheus for monitoring and observability within K8s deployments.

– Proficient in Terraform for automating infrastructure on AWS.

– Familiarity with GitLab pipelines for CI/CD processes.

– Python scripting skills tailored for various SRE activities.

– Agile delivery experience

What do we offer our employees?

💰Copyrights which means higher net salary for Developers

🏠 Remote work from the territory of Poland

🏠 Fully remote recruitment process

👩‍⚕️ LuxMed health & dental care

🏦 Life insurance, travel insurance

🏋🏽‍♀️ MyBenefit program (sports card, well-being program etc.)

🖋 Stable employment based on an employment contract

🎓 LuxTalent platform (webinars, training, courses with certificates)

🌎 Internal Mobility program – possibility of rotation between projects, locations, accounts

…and even more!