DevOps Consultant – Kubernetes & Jenkins (Remote)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Consultant with strong expertise in Kubernetes, Jenkins administration, and CI/CD pipelines. In this role, you will help build, maintain, and optimize enterprise CI/CD environments running on Kubernetes while supporting development teams in implementing scalable and reliable delivery pipelines.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience managing Jenkins environments, deploying applications in Kubernetes, and working with modern observability and monitoring tools.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain enterprise CI/CD environments.
• Administer and manage Jenkins instances, including plugins, agents, and system configurations.
• Design, write, and maintain Jenkins Pipelines to support development and release workflows.
• Deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot applications and services running in Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve build, testing, and deployment processes.
• Monitor system health, performance, and CI/CD metrics.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and pipeline issues.
• Implement best practices for automation, scalability, and reliability.

Required Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes administration and operations.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification is highly preferred; equivalent professional experience will also be considered.
• Solid experience administering open-source Jenkins environments.
• Proven expertise in creating and maintaining Jenkins Pipelines.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts and best practices.
• Experience with Docker and containerized applications.
• Familiarity with Linux systems and scripting.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack.
• Experience with Helm, Terraform, or other infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Experience working in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Groovy scripting
• Helm
• Terraform
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• OpenTelemetry
• ELK Stack
• Cloud-native technologies

Preferred Background

Candidates with experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, CI/CD, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or infrastructure automation are encouraged to apply.