Junior DevOps Engineer

Fingent

Remote

At Fingent, we believe that technology can make a meaningful difference to the lives around us. The lives of those who use it, the lives of those who build it and to society at large. We create and provide software which is beautiful, usable and compelling, to solve complex business challenges. We nurture smart people who bring out the best in themselves, their peers and their clients.

Skills & Requirements

Hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps, including designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
Hands-on experience provisioning and managing Linux-based infrastructure on AWS, Azure, GCP, or private cloud using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools).

Strong hands-on experience with at least 4–5 of the following technologies:

Linux Server Administration (Ubuntu, Debian)
Docker
Kubernetes (K8s, AKS, EKS, GKE)
NGINX / Apache Web Server
Load Balancers (HAProxy, NGINX, Cloud Load Balancers)
PostgreSQL / MySQL / MariaDB
Redis / RabbitMQ

Strong Linux Administration Skills, Including

User and permission management
Package management
System services (systemd)
Filesystem and storage management
Networking and firewall configuration (iptables, firewall, UFW)
Performance monitoring and troubleshooting
Experience deploying and managing Java, Node.js, Python, PHP, or containerized applications on Linux servers.

Good understanding of Git-based version control and branching strategies.

Proficiency In

YAML
Python or PowerShell (optional)
Hands-on experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible.
Bash Shell scripting

Experience With Monitoring And Observability Tools Such As

Prometheus
Grafana
ELK / OpenSearch
New Relic
Datadog
Zabbix
Nagios

Hands-on Exposure To Containerization And Orchestration

Docker
Kubernetes
Helm

Basic Understanding Of

Networking (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, SSL/TLS)
Reverse Proxy
VPN
Firewalls
Load Balancing
Knowledge of cloud security best practices, Linux hardening, backup strategies, disaster recovery, and infrastructure automation.
Experience with artifact repositories such as Harbor, Nexus, or JFrog Artifactory is an advantage.
Cloud certifications are an added advantage.
Good communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, automation, and problem-solving skills.

Roles & Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
Provision, configure, and manage Linux infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
Deploy, configure, and maintain applications on Linux servers and Kubernetes clusters.
Administer Linux servers, including installation, upgrades, security hardening, patch management, and performance tuning.
Build and maintain Docker images, container registries, and Kubernetes workloads.
Configure and manage web servers, reverse proxies, SSL certificates, DNS, and load balancers.
Collaborate with development teams to automate application deployment and resolve infrastructure-related issues.
Monitor infrastructure, applications, and Kubernetes environments using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, Nagios or similar monitoring tools.
Perform troubleshooting, incident management, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for production issues.
Implement backup, disaster recovery, high availability, and auto-scaling strategies for applications and databases.
Configure and manage networking, firewall rules, VPNs, access control, and security policies.
Ensure infrastructure complies with organizational security, governance, and compliance standards.
Maintain infrastructure documentation, operational runbooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Participate in on-call support, production deployments, and release management activities when required.
Work closely with cross-functional and international teams to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable DevOps solutions on schedule.

More Information

Experience 1- 3 Years