DevOps Engineer

Life at Ness

At Ness, people come first. Here, you'll be part of a vibrant team that values curiosity, innovation, and growth. We work with industry-leading clients on projects that truly make an impact while supporting every team member in carving out their unique career path. With resources for learning, certifications, and hands-on experiences, Ness offers you more than just a job—it’s a place where your ideas, ambition, and well-being matter.

The Role

We are seeking a skilled and self-driven DevOps Engineer to join our engineering team and help build, optimize, and secure modern cloud infrastructure. This role is ideal for professionals who thrive in dynamic, high-impact environments and have deep hands-on experience across CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, cloud services (especially AWS), and Infrastructure. We are looking for DevOps Engineer with 4 years of experience ideally in Financial Industry. The role will primarily focus on deployments, and it is important to be open to learning the client product and related technologies.

Salary: from 1900 EUR/month, depending on skills and experience + benefits. The final offer for the selected candidate will reflect the candidate´s comprehensive assessment, skills, and past work experience.

Location: Slovakia only

Key Responsibilities

- Perform client solution upgrades across XSE environments, ensuring smooth deployments with minimal service disruption.

- Troubleshoot, resolve complex infrastructure, and platform issues related to Kubernetes, Karpenter, node affinity, and cluster configurations.

- Manage both Out-of-the-Box (OOTB) and customized container images, including configuration comparisons and alignment with standard product releases.

- Execute end-to-end AVA installation and configuration activities, including deployment, validation, testing, and technical documentation.

- Configure, validate, and support Single Sign-On (SSO) integrations across multiple environments.

- Investigate and resolve infrastructure, application, deployment, and configuration issues encountered during upgrade and implementation projects.

- Collaborate closely with Development, DevOps, R&D, and customer teams to ensure timely issue resolution and successful project delivery.

- Support Production, UAT, and Development environments through deployments, upgrades, validations, and post-implementation activities

Qualifications and Skills

·       Strong ability to work independently or lead smaller DevOps initiatives

·       Experience supporting fast-paced waterfall teams with automation and tooling

·       Excellent debugging and root cause analysis skills in distributed environments

·       Strong communication skills, ability to interact with cross-functional teams and clients

Core Skills

• Containerization: Strong understanding of Docker and containerized application deployment principles.
• Amazon EKS & Kubernetes: Hands-on experience with Kubernetes fundamentals, including Pods, Deployments, Services, Ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets, and Persistent Volumes.
• CI/CD Pipelines: Familiarity with Jenkins for monitoring and managing deployment workflows.
• Application Deployment & Automation: Experience deploying and supporting applications using Ansible-based automation and deployment frameworks.
• AWS Cloud & Observability: Ability to use AWS services and the AWS Console to monitor EKS clusters, application workloads, databases, and load balancers.
• Networking Fundamentals: Working knowledge of Kubernetes networking concepts and AWS load balancing technologies, including ALB, NLB, and Ingress controllers.
• Deployment Analysis & Troubleshooting: Ability to investigate and resolve deployment, configuration, and environment-related issues across containerized platforms.
• Configuration & Release Management: Experience reviewing and validating deployment artefacts such as Ansible playbooks, Helm charts, and application configuration files.
• Solution Architecture Awareness: Understanding of containerized application architecture and how application configurations, secrets, storage, and networking components interact within Amazon EKS environments.

What Makes You a Great Fit

·       4 –6 years of experience in DevOps and infrastructure automation

·       Expertise in AWS services and hybrid cloud environments

·       Strong skills in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab)

·       Hands-on with Infrastructure 

·       Proficient in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

·       Skilled in scripting (Python, Bash, Groovy, YAML)

·       Experience with monitoring tools 

·       Familiarity with databases like Postgres, SQL, Redis, MongoDB

·       Ability to lead initiatives and troubleshoot complex distributed systems

Why Join Us:
At Ness, you will work with diverse, talented professionals who are dedicated to making an impact through technology. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply—even if you don’t meet every requirement, we’d love to connect with you if this role excites you. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates each team member’s unique talents.

With flexible remote options, diverse projects, and access to development resources, joining Ness means building a career that’s meaningful and impactful.

What to Expect Next:

We believe great experiences start with transparency—and that includes our hiring process. Here’s what you can typically expect after you hit "Apply":

1.      HR Interview – A conversation to get to know you better and align on expectations.

2.      Technical Interview – A chance to showcase your skills and experience.

3.      Client Interview – Ensuring mutual fit between you and the client team.

4.      Offer Stage – If everything aligns, we’ll be happy to make it official.

While many of our roles involve just 2–3 steps, some client processes may include additional conversations. Regardless of the path, we aim to keep every step transparent and respectful of your time.

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