DevOps Engineer

ROKO Labs is a fast-growing strategic product and technology consultancy based in NYC. We are seeking a highly motivated and resourceful person who enjoys solving complex problems! We have a great track record of working with large Fortune 500 companies and VC-backed startups. Our clients have grown and raised additional capital and still, others have been acquired (by Apple and others). We are incredibly proud of our work and would be excited to share it with you! Our clients value the fact that we understand their businesses and help to build products that users love! Additionally, our extended team spans multiple countries, making for fun cultural exchanges.

The Development Operations (DevOps) Engineer position at ROKO Labs will work side by side with engineering, platform, development, and operations teams and will be primarily responsible for designing, implementing, and automating build, release, deploy, monitoring, and configuration activities. The Development Operations Engineer is responsible for bridging the gap between development, operations, and infrastructure, all supporting a highly diverse portfolio of client projects.

Ideal Candidate Technical Qualifications

• Experience in working with public cloud platforms
• Primarily experience of working with Azure or AWS
• Knowledge of GCP or other public cloud platforms is a welcome plus
• Knowledge of on-premises and private cloud infrastructure technologies like VMware, Nutanix, KVM, OpenStack or Hyper-V are an additional plus
• Experience in working with containerized solutions
• Experience of working with Docker and AWS ECS Fargate
• Experience of working with Kubernetes is a welcome plus
• Knowledge of other public cloud container management solutions is an additional plus
• Experience in working with modern CI/CD tools
• Experience of working with Jenkins
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps, CircleCI or any other solution is an additional plus
• Experience in working with Infrastructure as Code
• Primarily experience of working with Terraform
• Knowledge of Terragrunt, CloudFormation, Bicep, ARM etc. is an additional plus
• Experience of working with scripting languages
• Experience of working with PowerShell, Groovy and Bash
• Knowledge of Ansible is a welcome plus
• Knowledge of Python is an additional plus
• Experience in working with databases
• Experience of working with MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL and MongoDB
• Knowledge of MariaDB, Oracle, HANA and other database technologies are an additional plus
• The level of knowledge is not expected to be on DBA level, but rather infrastructure and operational knowledge
• Experience in working with VPN solutions
• Experience of working with OpenPVN
• Knowledge of enterprise VPN solutions is an additional plus
• Experience of working with monitoring solutions
• Experience of working with NewRelic or CloudWatch
• Knowledge of any other monitoring solution is a welcome plus
• Experience of working with backup and disaster recovery tools and practices
• Experience of working with native public cloud platform tools
• Knowledge of any other 3rd party backup and disaster recovery tool is an additional plus
  

Candidate General Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps or similar functions
• Basic understanding of Agile methodology
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to track multiple work streams simultaneously
• Ability to produce technical documentation and architecture diagrams
• Proficiency in English language
• Healthy attitude towards teamwork, knowledge sharing and continuous learning and development
• BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
  
  

Good To Have Qualifications

• Primarily certification in one of the following:
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate
• AWS Solutions Architect Professional
• AWS Solutions DevOps Engineer Professional
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate
• Certification in one of the following is an additional plus:
• Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer Expert
• Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
  

Senior Candidate Technical Qualifications

• For senior positions, the following experience is desirable:
• Experience of working on public cloud security assessments and remediation projects
• Experience of working on public cloud migration projects
• Experience of working on public cloud governance projects
• Experience of working on public cloud design and deployment projects
• Experience of working on public cloud assessment and refactoring projects
• Experience of working with data warehouse and analytics platforms like AWS Athena and Redshift, GCP BigQuery, Azure DLS and Synapse, Snowflake etc.
• Experience of working on disaster recovery and business continuity design and implementation projects
  

We Offer

• We work on long-term projects, you have the opportunity to get to know the client and his needs well, as well as the team
• You will have the opportunity to work on complex solutions with the latest technologies
• Remote work means it's up to you whether you work from home, beach, or the office
• Flexible working hours mean that you can tailor your workday to your preferences, without a time-tracking system
• All our employees will right away receive a contract for an indefinite period (B2B collaboration is also an option)
• At least twice a year we provide feedback and reevaluate your job description and salary and discuss further career advancement
• Job role switch, if you want to try some new roles or technologies, we are here to support you by providing opportunities, feedback, and mentor
• If you love taking courses or going to conferences, we are always open to discussing education opportunities
• Each team has its own monthly knowledge-sharing sessions combined with weekly talks and brainstorming sessions aimed at improving our current work and processes
• If you have a colleague or a friend who could be a good fit for us, we can offer you a referral fee
• Salary will be based on your experience and skills