DevOps Engineer (Entry Level/No Experience Required)

Required Experience and SkillsBackgroundBackend development experience preferredUnderstanding of application architecture, APIs, and databasesContainers and OrchestrationKubernetes:Strong understanding of Pods, Services, Deployments, ConfigMaps, Secrets, scheduling, and cluster networkingAmazon EKS:Familiarity with managed node groups, IRSA, and common EKS add-onsDocker:Ability to write optimized Dockerfiles using multi-stage builds and layer cachingSolid grasp of containerization best practicesInfrastructure as CodeTerraform:Understanding of resources, modules, state management, and relationships between infrastructure componentsCI/CDGitLab CI:Ability to build and maintain pipelines, with knowledge of stages, jobs, artifacts, and cachingScriptingProficiency in at least one scripting language such as Shell, Bash, or GoAbility to automate repetitive tasks effectivelySecurityAWS IAM:Understanding of policies, roles, permissions, and least-privilege principlesEKS OIDC:Familiarity with service account authenticationKnowledge of container security best practicesAWS Cloud ServicesCore Services: S3, EC2, ECRApplication Services: SQS, CloudFrontNetworking: Basic knowledge of VPC, security groups, and subnets  Preferred SkillsExperience with monitoring tools: Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatchUnderstanding of logging and tracing conceptsKnowledge of database operations including backup and restoreExperience with additional AWS services such as RDS, ElastiCache, LambdaKnowledge of core Java or game development is a plusSoft SkillsStrong analytical and problem-solving skillsAble to work independently and collaborativelyProactive in learning new technologiesClear and effective communicator, especially during troubleshootingGood English reading comprehension