**About the role** We are looking for a **Senior/Lead DevOps Engineer** to deploy and operationalize a new Kubernetes\-based cloud environment on AWS for a short\-term project. The mandatory requirements are experience with **Argo CD and service mesh technologies**, **5\+ years of DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering experience**, **4\+ years supporting Kubernetes in production** (EKS and Helm), AWS, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, Bash, Python, or Go scripting, and an upper\-intermediate English level. **Must haves** * **5\+ years of DevOps, SRE, Platform Engineering, or Cloud Engineering experience.** * **4\+ years supporting Kubernetes in production environments.** * Demonstrated experience deploying and operating AWS\-hosted applications. * Experience leading technical implementation efforts with minimal supervision. * Strong troubleshooting and root\-cause analysis skills. * Strong experience with **Kubernetes, EKS, and Helm**. * Strong experience with **Argo CD and Service Mesh technologies**. * Strong experience with ingress controllers, container networking, storage and persistence, and cluster operations and upgrades. * Strong experience with AWS services, including VPC, EC2, EKS, IAM, Route 53, ALB/NLB, RDS, CloudWatch, S3, Secrets Manager, and Systems Manager Parameter Store. * Experience with **GitLab, GitLab CI/CD, GitOps workflows, Infrastructure as Code, and Terraform**. * Experience with **Bash, Python, or Go**. * Upper\-intermediate English level. **Nice to haves** * Experience with one or more of the following CNCF ecosystem technologies: Cilium, Hubble, Prometheus, Grafana, Fluent Bit, OpenTelemetry, Karpenter, Crossplane, Kyverno, Tetragon, ExternalDNS, and cert\-manager. * Experience with Backstage, Internal Developer Platforms, Self\-Service Infrastructure, Golden Path Engineering, and Environment Automation. * Experience with Robin Cloud Native Platform (Rakuten Symphony Robin). * Experience migrating applications from on\-premises environments to cloud\-hosted Kubernetes. * Experience supporting healthcare, medical device, HIPAA, or regulated environments. * Experience integrating acquired company technology stacks into enterprise cloud platforms. * Experience documenting operational procedures and performing technical knowledge transfer. **What you will do** * Lead deployment of a new VistaCenter cloud environment within AWS or other Cloud provider. * Ensure deployment follows security, reliability, and operational best practices. * Partner with application, infrastructure, security, and operations teams throughout the implementation. * Deploy and manage workloads running on Kubernetes platforms. * Troubleshoot cluster, networking, ingress, storage, and workload issues. * Support application modernization and containerization efforts where needed. * Implement platform standards and operational guardrails. * Design and enhance GitLab CI/CD pipelines. * Implement deployment automation and release workflows. * Establish GitOps deployment patterns using tools such as Argo CD. * Improve traceability, repeatability, and deployment reliability. * Develop and maintain infrastructure using Terraform and related tooling. * Implement modular, reusable infrastructure patterns. * Reduce manual deployment activities through automation. * Configure platform monitoring, logging, alerting, and dashboards. * Support production readiness reviews and operational runbooks. * Establish reliability practices and incident response procedures. * Identify bottlenecks and performance issues across cloud and Kubernetes environments. * Evaluate existing deployment practices and operational processes. * Document platform architecture, deployment procedures, and operational support requirements. * Produce runbooks and knowledge\-transfer documentation for support teams. **Perks and benefits** * **Growth without limits:** build your skills through mentorship, internal TechTalks, challenging projects, and a dedicated annual learning budget * **Competitive compensation:** get recognition that reflects your skills and impact, with regular performance and compensation reviews * **Flexibility:** work 100% remotely with flexible hours that support focus, autonomy, and a healthy work rhythm * **Meaningful, modern projects:** build impactful products using modern technologies alongside global teams and leading brands * **Collaborative culture:** join a supportive environment with zero micromanagement where ideas are welcomed and contributions are recognized * **Well\-being \& support:** access local well\-being programs and people\-focused support tailored to your location Job Type: Full\-time Work Location: Remote