Middle+ DevOps Engineer for FlexMade

We're looking for a Middle+ DevOps Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Linux administration, Docker, Docker Swarm, GCP, CI/CD, automation, monitoring, databases, and production support.

The role combines hands-on infrastructure and container operations with ownership of DevOps processes and technical coordination responsibilities. You will work with production Linux and containerized environments, improve infrastructure reliability and automation, and collaborate closely with development and QA teams.

The current infrastructure is based on Linux, Docker, and Docker Swarm. As the platform evolves, there will also be an opportunity to gain practical experience with Kubernetes and modern cloud-native technologies.

Benefits:

Flexible schedule and fully remote work

Free access to Udemy courses — over 1,000 topics for professional and personal development

Participation in real projects with the opportunity to grow quickly

Opportunity to take ownership of DevOps processes and influence infrastructure decisions

Opportunity to develop Kubernetes and modern cloud-native skills as part of your professional growth

About the client:

FlexMade is a software development company headquartered in Seattle, USA. We have delivery centers and branch offices in the USA, Germany, Poland, and Ukraine.

We create reliable and scalable software for businesses from North America and Europe. We do it using modern programming technologies and, of course, by hiring highly experienced and qualified personnel.

With over 15 years of experience in the IT market, we have polished the high efficiency of our software development processes. We’re fast and responsive, honest and professional. Besides, we’re a crew of really easy-going people!

Requirements:

Strong hands-on Linux administration experience, including troubleshooting, performance analysis, networking, and log investigation

Strong production experience with Docker and Docker Swarm, including containerization, networking, volumes, service deployment, scaling, high availability, rolling updates, secrets/configs, and troubleshooting

Strong practical experience building, maintaining, and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines

Hands-on experience with GCP; AWS or another major cloud platform will be an advantage

Strong Bash scripting skills and hands-on experience with Ansible for automation, configuration management, provisioning, and deployments

Solid database administration experience, including configuration, backups, troubleshooting, availability, and performance optimization

Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana

Experience configuring and supporting web servers and reverse proxies such as Nginx, Traefik, or similar

Hands-on experience with Cloudflare, including DNS, SSL/TLS, proxying, caching, and security settings

Solid understanding of infrastructure, networking, application, and container security best practices

Strong production troubleshooting skills and ability to independently investigate infrastructure, container, networking, and deployment issues

Ability to take ownership of DevOps processes, make technical decisions, and coordinate technical work within the team

Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with developers, QA engineers, and other technical stakeholders

Basic understanding of Kubernetes and modern container orchestration concepts will be an advantage; willingness to develop practical Kubernetes skills is expected

Responsibilities:

Administer and maintain Linux-based infrastructure across development, testing, and production environments

Operate and support Docker and Docker Swarm environments, including deployments, scaling, networking, service discovery, high availability, and troubleshooting

Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes

Manage and support primarily GCP-based cloud infrastructure

Automate infrastructure and operational tasks using Ansible and Bash

Maintain databases, backups, availability, and performance

Configure and improve monitoring and observability using Prometheus, Grafana, and related tools

Analyze infrastructure and application metrics, identify bottlenecks, and improve system performance and reliability

Configure and maintain Nginx, Traefik, Cloudflare, networking, TLS, routing, and related infrastructure services

Support production deployments and investigate infrastructure, container, orchestration, networking, and deployment issues

Apply security best practices and proactively identify infrastructure risks

Collaborate closely with development and QA teams on infrastructure, deployment, and environment-related tasks

Coordinate DevOps-related work, prioritize and distribute tasks, and monitor progress

Participate in technical decision-making and continuously improve infrastructure, automation, monitoring, and deployment processes

Gradually participate in the adoption of Kubernetes and other cloud-native technologies as the platform evolves