Key skills
ShellAWSAzureGCPTerraformKubernetesAnsibleEKSAKSGKEHelmOpenShiftRancherAzure DevOpsPrometheusGrafanaGitGitOpsIstioLinkerdService MeshCI/CD
About this role
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