Job Description: DevOps Engineer (Platform Engineering)
Job Overview
We are looking for a skilled DevOps Engineer (Platform Engineering) to manage and maintain our AWS-based Kubernetes platform, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and observability services. The platform supports more than 100 microservices, requiring strong expertise in production operations, automation, scalability, and reliability engineering.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain AWS EKS environments and Kubernetes platform services.
- Administer Argo CD, Kargo, Cilium, Karpenter, Crossplane, HashiCorp Vault, Amazon ECR, and Velero.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
- Manage CI/CD pipelines and GitOps-based deployment workflows.
- Maintain observability platforms, including Grafana, Loki, Mimir, and Tempo.
- Perform platform upgrades, capacity planning, backup, disaster recovery, and resiliency improvements.
- Monitor platform performance, troubleshoot production issues, conduct root-cause analysis, and restore services.
- Automate infrastructure operations and improve deployment efficiency.
- Optimise AWS resource utilisation and cloud expenditure.
- Collaborate with development, security, and infrastructure teams to improve platform reliability and operational standards.
Requirements
- Proven experience in Kubernetes administration within production environments.
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services, particularly Amazon EKS.
- Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
- Good understanding of GitOps, CI/CD, and automated deployment practices.
- Strong knowledge of Linux administration, scripting, and automation.
- Experience with monitoring, logging, metrics, and distributed tracing.
- Understanding of cloud networking, container security, backup, and disaster recovery.
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, communication, and ownership skills.
Technical Skills
- Cloud: AWS, EKS, Amazon ECR
- Containerisation: Kubernetes, Docker
- GitOps & CI/CD: Argo CD, Kargo
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Crossplane
- Networking & Scaling: Cilium, Karpenter
- Security: HashiCorp Vault
- Backup & Recovery: Velero
- Observability: Grafana, Loki, Mimir, Tempo
- Operating System: Linux, Bash scripting
Core Competencies
- Platform ownership and reliability engineering
- Incident management and root-cause analysis
- Automation and continuous improvement
- Cloud cost optimisation
- Effective communication and teamwork
Pay: RM4,700.00 - RM10,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person