DevOps Engineer

Procom is a technology client seeking a DevOps Engineer for a 6-month contract role. The role involves supporting the design, automation, deployment, operation, and modernization of production-grade Kubernetes and cloud-native platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Deploy, manage, upgrade, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters across on-premises, public cloud, and hybrid environments
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and platform operations using Terraform, Helm, Ansible, shell scripting, and Git-based workflows
• Integrate Kubernetes platforms with modern CI/CD workflows for safe, repeatable, and auditable application delivery
• Implement and support observability for Kubernetes and cloud platforms using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK/EFK
• Operate workloads across AWS, Azure, GCP, VMware, and hybrid/on-premises infrastructure
• Collaborate with application, DevOps, SRE, security, and operations teams to align platform capabilities with business and delivery goals
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, implementation notes, and reference architectures

Requirements:

• Strong hands-on experience in DevOps, SRE, Cloud Engineering, or Platform Engineering roles
• Solid Kubernetes fundamentals, including cluster operations, networking, storage, security, workload management, and troubleshooting
• Practical experience with CI/CD systems and modern software delivery workflows
• Strong experience with Git, GitOps principles, branch/PR workflows, and change-control discipline
• Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation tools such as Terraform, Helm, Ansible, and shell scripting
• Experience operating infrastructure in at least one major cloud provider: AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with Linux administration, including SSH, root-level operations, and scripting
• At least one of the following certifications is required; CKA is highly preferred for Kubernetes-focused engagements: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional, Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer, Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert or Azure Administrator Associate, HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate, Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) - highly preferred
• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
• Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
• Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
• Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert or Azure Administrator Associate
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
• Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)
• Exposure to Spectro Cloud Palette or similar Kubernetes management platforms such as Rancher or OpenShift
• Experience with managed Kubernetes services such as EKS, AKS, or GKE
• Experience with VMware vSphere/ESXi or other private cloud/on-premises platforms
• Experience with service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd
• Open-source contributions or active participation in Kubernetes, DevOps, cloud-native, or infrastructure automation communities