DevOps engineer

This is a remote position. BluePearl is seeking a skilled and hands-on DevOps Engineer to support our technology environment on a part-time, fully remote basis. The successful candidate will be responsible for improving and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, deployment processes, monitoring, automation, security, and overall system reliability.

This role is suited to a DevOps professional who can work independently, troubleshoot effectively, and support development teams in delivering secure and reliable applications.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

DevOps & CI/CD Design, build, maintain and optimise CI/CD pipelines . Automate application build, testing and deployment processes. Manage source-code and version-control workflows using Git/GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket . Implement automated testing and deployment practices. Troubleshoot pipeline failures and deployment issues.

Improve deployment speed, reliability and consistency. Cloud Infrastructure Deploy, configure and maintain cloud infrastructure. Work with platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) . Manage cloud resources, environments and configurations. Support infrastructure scalability, availability and performance.

Implement infrastructure monitoring and cost-conscious resource management. Infrastructure as Code & Automation Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using tools such as: Terraform Ansible CloudFormation Automate repetitive infrastructure and operational tasks. Maintain configuration management and environment consistency.

Containers & Orchestration Build and manage containerised applications using Docker . Support container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes . Troubleshoot container, networking and deployment issues. Assist with maintaining development, staging and production environments. Monitoring & Reliability Implement and maintain system monitoring, logging and alerting.

Monitor application and infrastructure performance. Identify and resolve availability, performance and reliability issues. Participate in incident investigation and root-cause analysis. Assist with backup, disaster recovery and business continuity processes. Security Apply DevSecOps principles throughout development and deployment processes.

Implement secure access controls and secrets management. Support vulnerability management and patching. Ensure infrastructure and deployment processes follow security best practices. Assist with maintaining secure cloud and application environments. Collaboration Work closely with developers, software engineers and technical stakeholders.

Support development teams with deployment and infrastructure requirements. Document infrastructure, deployment procedures and technical processes. Provide technical guidance and troubleshooting support where required. Participate in remote technical meetings and project discussions.

Requirements

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS The ideal candidate should have practical experience with several of the following: Cloud AWS, Azure and/or GCP Cloud networking and infrastructure IAM and access management CI/CD Jenkins GitHub Actions GitLab CI/CD Azure DevOps AWS CodePipeline / CodeBuild Containers Docker Kubernetes Infrastructure as Code Terraform Ansible CloudFormation Operating Systems Linux Windows Server Programming / Scripting Python Bash/Shell scripting PowerShell Version Control Git GitHub / GitLab / Bitbucket Monitoring & Logging Prometheus Grafana ELK / Elastic Stack CloudWatch or equivalent monitoring platforms QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE Minimum Requirements Diploma, Degree or relevant qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field .

3+ years' experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Systems Engineering, Infrastructure or a related technical role. Practical experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines. Experience working with cloud environments. Strong Linux and scripting knowledge. Experience with Docker and/or Kubernetes. Experience with Git-based development workflows.

Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities. Advantageous AWS, Azure or GCP certification. Terraform certification. Kubernetes certification. Experience with DevSecOps. Experience with microservices and API-based architectures. Experience supporting production environments. Experience with automated testing and deployment.

Experience working within Agile/Scrum environments. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs) Success in this role will be measured through: CI/CD pipeline reliability and performance. Reduction in deployment failures and downtime. Successful automation of manual processes. Infrastructure availability and stability. Effective incident resolution and root-cause analysis.

Security and compliance of infrastructure environments. Deployment turnaround times. Infrastructure optimisation and cost efficiency. Quality and accuracy of technical documentation. Responsiveness to development and technical support requirements. PART-TIME WORKING MODEL This is a part-time, fully remote position . The successful candidate must: Have reliable internet connectivity.

Have a suitable home working environment. Be available during agreed working hours. Be able to respond to priority technical incidents within agreed SLAs. Work independently with minimal supervision. Maintain clear communication with the development and technology teams. Attend scheduled virtual meetings when required.

Working hours: To be agreed based on project and business requirements. IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE We are looking for someone who is: Hands-on and technically strong. Highly analytical and solutions-focused. Comfortable working independently. Strong in troubleshooting and problem-solving. Security-conscious. Automation-driven.

Detail-oriented and organised. Comfortable working in a remote environment. Able to communicate technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.