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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # DevOps Engineer - **Company:** SoftwareOne, Inc. - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, VMware ESX Servers, Linux System Administration, OpenShift, Reliability Engineering, Ansible, Prometheus, Shell Script, VMware VSphere, Private Cloud Environment, Scripting, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Istio, Grafana, Git, Git Flow, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Rancher, Hashicorp, Free and Open-Source Software, Linkerd (Service Mesh), Azure AKS, Hardware Infrastructure, Terraform, Vmware - **Published:** May 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://portal.procomservices.com/jobs?jobId=6eb2fca6-92ad-4ed1-9215-00906cb22c98 ## About the Role * Strong hands-on experience in DevOps, SRE, Cloud Engineering, or Platform Engineering roles. * Solid Kubernetes fundamentals, including cluster operations, networking, storage, security, workload management, and troubleshooting. * Practical experience with CI/CD systems and modern software delivery workflows. * Strong experience with Git, GitOps principles, branch/PR workflows, and change-control discipline. * Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation tools such as Terraform, Helm, Ansible, and shell scripting. * Experience operating infrastructure in at least one major cloud provider: AWS, Azure, or GCP. * Experience with Linux administration, including SSH, root-level operations, and scripting. Certifications: At least one of the following certifications is required; CKA is highly preferred for Kubernetes-focused engagements: * Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) - highly preferred * Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) * Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) * AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional * Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer * Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert or Azure Administrator Associate * HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate * Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS) Nice-to-Have Skills: * Exposure to Spectro Cloud Palette or similar Kubernetes management platforms such as Rancher or OpenShift. * Experience with managed Kubernetes services such as EKS, AKS, or GKE. * Experience with VMware vSphere/ESXi or other private cloud/on-premises platforms. * Experience with service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd. * Open-source contributions or active participation in Kubernetes, DevOps, cloud-native, or infrastructure automation communities. ## Description We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to support the design, automation, deployment, operation, and modernization of production-grade Kubernetes and cloud-native platforms across on-premises and public cloud environments. The ideal candidate will work with application, security, and operations teams to deliver reliable, repeatable, and secure infrastructure and application platforms., * Deploy, manage, upgrade, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters across on-premises, public cloud, and hybrid environments. * Automate infrastructure provisioning and platform operations using Terraform, Helm, Ansible, shell scripting, and Git-based workflows. * Integrate Kubernetes platforms with modern CI/CD workflows for safe, repeatable, and auditable application delivery. * Implement and support observability for Kubernetes and cloud platforms using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK/EFK. * Operate workloads across AWS, Azure, GCP, VMware, and hybrid/on-premises infrastructure. * Collaborate with application, DevOps, SRE, security, and operations teams to align platform capabilities with business and delivery goals. * Create and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, implementation notes, and reference architectures. ## Related Videos - [My journey into DevOps world - How it all started!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/545-my-journey-into-devops-world-how-it-all-started) - [Rate-limiting using eBPF and Istio: How to protect your SaaS customers from themselves](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100220-rate-limiting-using-ebpf-and-istio-how-to-protect-your-saas-customers-from-themselves) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [How I saved 200K/yr in direct costs writing 0 code lines in K8s](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1055-how-i-saved-200k-yr-in-direct-costs-writing-0-code-lines-in-k8s) - [Get started with securing your cloud-native Java microservices applications](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/123-get-started-with-securing-your-cloud-native-java-microservices-applications) ## Related Articles - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [Learning Kubernetes made easy with KubeCampus](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/348-learning-kubernetes-made-easy-with-kubecampus) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated)