Junior AWS DevOps Engineer

Summary

CirrusLabs is a digital transformation company focused on helping customers realize value through innovation and delivering dependable technology solutions. The Junior AWS DevOps Engineer will support AWS cloud infrastructure, containerized applications, CI/CD pipelines, GitOps deployments, Terraform-based infrastructure, secrets management, and deployment troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain containerized applications running on AWS EKS
• Develop and maintain CI pipelines using GitHub Actions or similar CI tools
• Support continuous delivery using Argo CD and GitOps-based deployment practices
• Create and maintain infrastructure using Terraform
• Manage application and infrastructure secrets using Doppler or similar secret-management solutions
• Work with JFrog Artifactory or similar artifact/package repositories
• Troubleshoot deployment, infrastructure, and CI/CD-related issues
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to improve deployment reliability and automation
• Follow DevOps and cloud security best practices

Skills

• AWS: Basic to intermediate knowledge, with hands-on exposure to Amazon EKS
• Kubernetes: Understanding of pods, deployments, services, namespaces, and basic troubleshooting
• CI: Experience with GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD platforms
• CD/GitOps: Basic experience with Argo CD or similar GitOps deployment tools
• Infrastructure as Code: Hands-on knowledge of Terraform
• Secrets Management: Knowledge of Doppler, AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault, or similar tools
• Artifact Management: Knowledge of JFrog Artifactory or similar artifact repositories
• Git: Good understanding of Git and common Git workflows
• Basic Linux/Unix command-line knowledge
• Good troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Exposure to AWS services such as IAM, EC2, VPC, S3, CloudWatch, and Load Balancing
• Basic understanding of Docker/containerization
• Familiarity with Helm charts
• Basic understanding of YAML and scripting
• Exposure to monitoring and logging tools
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field is preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• AWS: Basic to intermediate knowledge, with hands-on exposure to Amazon EKS
• Kubernetes: Understanding of pods, deployments, services, namespaces, and basic troubleshooting
• CI: Experience with GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD platforms
• CD/GitOps: Basic experience with Argo CD or similar GitOps deployment tools
• Infrastructure as Code: Hands-on knowledge of Terraform
• Secrets Management: Knowledge of Doppler, AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault, or similar tools
• Artifact Management: Knowledge of JFrog Artifactory or similar artifact repositories
• Git: Good understanding of Git and common Git workflows
• Basic Linux/Unix command-line knowledge
• Good troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Nice to Haves

• Exposure to AWS services such as IAM, EC2, VPC, S3, CloudWatch, and Load Balancing
• Basic understanding of Docker/containerization
• Familiarity with Helm charts
• Basic understanding of YAML and scripting
• Exposure to monitoring and logging tools
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field is preferred

Benefits

• Remote work arrangement
• Company-sponsored continuing education programs
• A growth path with the leadership team