Overview:
Innovare Solutions, Inc. is currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced DevOps Engineer to join our team on a freelance/contract basis. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring smooth deployments, optimizing our development infrastructure, and enhancing the scalability and reliability of our systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure using Microsoft Azure.
- Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, ensuring smooth and efficient code releases.
- Implement and maintain Istio for service mesh and traffic management within Kubernetes clusters.
- Manage messaging systems using Kafka.
- Monitor, maintain, and optimize PostgreSQL databases.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployments.
- Collaborate with development teams to ensure seamless integration between code and infrastructure.
- Implement and maintain security best practices across all systems.
- Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and deployment issues.
- Stay up to date with industry trends and new technologies to continuously improve infrastructure and processes.
Required Skills & Experience:
- 3+ years of experience in a DevOps or Cloud Engineering role.
- Strong proficiency with Azure cloud services.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration.
- Expertise in Docker for containerization.
- Experience with Kafka for real-time messaging.
- Familiarity with Istio for service mesh management in Kubernetes.
- Proficiency with Git for version control and code collaboration.
- Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
- Experience with PostgreSQL database administration and performance optimization.
- Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Bash, Python, or other).
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
Nice to Have:
- Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Ansible.
- Familiarity with other cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) is a plus.
- Experience working with microservices architecture.
Contract Details:
- Duration: 6-12 months (contract to hire)
- Location: Remote
- Hours: Flexible working hours.
