DevOps Engineer with Kubernetes

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Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Duration: 6 Months

Location: Onsite 5 days/week - Philadelphia, PA

We are seeking a hands-on DevOps Engineer to support a large-scale infrastructure modernization initiative. This role will focus on migrating existing virtual machine based deployments to a Kubernetes-driven containerized environment, while maintaining and enhancing current automation and monitoring systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support the migration of applications from virtual machines to Kubernetes clusters
• Design, set up, and manage Kubernetes environments, including cluster configuration and deployment pipelines
• Containerize existing applications and ensure seamless deployment within Kubernetes
• Work with existing infrastructure managed through Terraform and Ansible
• Enhance and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) practices
• Implement and optimize monitoring solutions using the ELK stack (Elastic Cloud)
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to improve system reliability and scalability
• Leverage AI-powered tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to build and improve automation workflows
• Perform system administration tasks, including Unix/Linux-level operations and troubleshooting
  
  

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes (cluster setup, deployment, and management)
• Experience with cloud environments (private cloud preferred; public cloud experience also acceptable)
• Proficiency in Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure automation
• Solid understanding of containerization and deployment strategies
• Experience with monitoring tools, specifically ELK stack / Elastic Cloud
• Strong Unix/Linux system administration skills Nice to Have
• Experience with OpenShift
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) for automation