Junior DevOps Engineer

Bitkernel Technology • Austin, TX

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for building and maintaining automated delivery pipelines, managing infrastructure resources, and bridging development and operations to enhance team efficiency and ensure system reliability.

Requirements

• 1-4 years of experience in DevOps or cloud infrastructure roles (SRE)
• Strong knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP services
• Proficiency with Terraform, Pulumi, CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.)
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes and Linux system administration
• Proven experience of monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
• Solid understanding of networking, security, and system administration
• Strong collaboration, communication and problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience with live or VOD video streaming platforms
• Familiarity with multimedia codecs (AVC, HEVC, VP9) and DRM systems (PlayReady, Widevine)
• Top-Tier Education: You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field from a 4-yr accredited institution globally ranked in the top 500 universities.

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Provision and manage multi-cloud environments using Terraform or similar tools.
• Kubernetes & Container Orchestration: Deploy, scale, and maintain containerized applications.
• CI/CD & Automation: Build, optimize, and maintain continuous delivery pipelines.
• Monitoring & Reliability: Implement observability with Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry.
• Security & Collaboration: Manage secrets, enforce compliance, and partner with development teams on secure deployments.
• Participate in on-call rotation, incident response, and disaster recovery planning

Benefits

• Career Development Opportunities: Access to learning resources, mentorship, and professional growth.
• Collaborative Team Environment: Engage in team-building activities and thrive in a creative, supportive workplace.
• Great Work Environment: Work from our modern office, with flexibility to work from home on Fridays.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Extensive health & benefits plan, LTD & Life Insurance.
• Global Opportunities: Join a company with international reach and potential for future travel and team-building abroad.
• Pay Equity: We base pay on your experience, location, and internal equity to make sure everyone is compensated fairly and consistently.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level