DevOps Engineer

We are seeking an experienced and passionate DevOps Engineer with a strong background in Kubernetes, AWS, and Linux to join our team. As an Intermediate DevOps Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining our cloud infrastructure, with a focus on Kubernetes-based container orchestration, AWS services, and Linux systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline the deployment and management of our applications, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security in a Linux-based AWS cloud environment.

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and highly available Kubernetes clusters on AWS using services like Amazon EKS or self-managed Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with software development and infrastructure teams to define and implement CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and deployment of applications on AWS.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and monitoring using infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) specifically tailored for AWS and Linux systems.
• Deploy and maintain software on Linux server base using configuration-as-code tools (eg. Puppet or Ansible.)
• Implement and optimize containerization strategies using Docker and Kubernetes on AWS.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging toolsets like ELK, Prometheus, Grafana.
• Leverage AWS services such as Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, Amazon S3, and others to architect and deploy scalable and resilient solutions.
• Implement AWS security best practices, including IAM roles, security groups, encryption, and monitoring.
• Configure and administer Linux-based systems, including performance tuning, troubleshooting, and security hardening.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and application-related issues in a timely manner within the AWS and Linux environment.
• Monitor and analyze system performance, resource utilization, and capacity planning using AWS monitoring and logging tools (e.g., CloudWatch, CloudTrail, ELK stack) and Linux monitoring tools.
• Implement and enforce security best practices throughout the infrastructure, Kubernetes environment, AWS services, and Linux systems.
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability in a Kubernetes environment on AWS and Linux.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in DevOps, cloud technologies, AWS services, the Kubernetes ecosystem, and Linux administration.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering Or relevant number of years' experience in related field
• Strong experience with Kubernetes container orchestration, including deployment, scaling, and monitoring
• Proficient in infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and configuration management tools like Ansible, specifically tailored for AWS and Linux systems
• Strong knowledge of AWS services (Or Azure) and hands-on experience with core services such as EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, etc.
• Experience with AWS container services (Or Azure) like Amazon EKS, Amazon ECS, or self-managed Kubernetes on AWS
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD) in an AWS (Or Azure) and Linux context
• Experience with scripting and programming languages (e.g., Bash, Python, Go) for automation, infrastructure management, and Linux administration
• Familiarity with Linux administration, including performance tuning, troubleshooting, and security hardening
• Familiarity with AWS (Or Azure) security best practices, including IAM roles, security groups, encryption, and monitoring
• Experience with AWS (Or Azure) monitoring and logging tools (e.g., CloudWatch, CloudTrail, ELK stack) and Linux monitoring tools for system performance analysis and troubleshooting
• Understanding of networking concepts and security best practices in an AWS (Or Azure), Kubernetes, and Linux environment
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
• Preferred: Kubernetes certification (e.g., Certified Kubernetes Administrator - CKA)
• Preferred: AWS Cloud environment experience
• Preferred: AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect)
• Preferred: Linux certifications (e.g., Linux Professional Institute Certification - LPIC)
• Preferred: Experience with managing and optimizing Kubernetes clusters on AWS and Linux systems at scale
• Preferred: Knowledge of service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd) in an AWS and Linux environment
• Preferred: Familiarity with infrastructure and application observability tools (e.g., Datadog, New Relic) in a Linux-based environment.

• Remote working: Fully remote working until it is safe to return to the offices, and then up to 60% of the working month can be done remotely.
• Exciting Clients and Projects: Working with Black Swan Data provides opportunities to work on innovative and challenging projects with leading brands in the industry.
• Talented Teams: Exposure to highly skilled and multi-disciplined teams across the world.
• Career Development: Collaboration on all aspects of projects to gain exposure and develop expertise.
• Working environment: Global benefits such as share options, staff referral scheme, wellness day, flexible and remote working, internal and online training initiatives, volunteering opportunities, birthday lie-in, Christmas gift cards, quarterly staff events, sunshine hours, and Flexible Leave Policy.
• Additional benefits unique to the Szeged office: Sick leave payment, private health care, cafeteria system, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, drinks and snacks, fruit, and Thursday Nasi time.