Flamingo
Senior DevOps Engineer
Remote Senior $4.7k–$12.8k/moest.
Summary
Flamingo is revolutionizing the Managed Service Provider (MSP) industry with an AI-driven, open-source platform for IT and security. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will design and implement cloud infrastructure for a SaaS product, taking ownership of Kubernetes-based platform deployment and ensuring high-load system reliability.
What you'll do
- Design and maintain cloud infrastructure in GCP or AWS, covering compute, storage, networking (VPCs, subnets, routing), IAM, and managed databases using Terraform
- Operate and manage Kubernetes clusters, including cluster administration, workload orchestration, ingress/gateway configuration, and developing custom Helm Charts
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and ArgoCD, following GitOps practices for consistent deployments
- Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and tracing with Prometheus, Loki, and Grafana for system observability and incident response
- Design and secure cloud networking, including VPC architectures, load balancers, service meshes, and Bastion host access with strong security practices
- Collaborate with engineering teams to refine deployment strategies, improve reliability, and support feature delivery
- Contribute to an open-source product, developing features that benefit both the community and the platform
Requirements
Must-Have:
- Strong expertise in Kubernetes cluster administration, workload orchestration, and GitOps practices; ability to write and maintain custom Helm Charts
- Proven experience managing infrastructure as code with Terraform and operating environments on GCP
- Solid knowledge of GCP or AWS core services, including compute, storage, and managed databases
- Experience with VPCs, subnets, routing, firewalls, and load balancers
- Practical experience with IAM, secrets management, TLS, encryption, and policy enforcement in production environments
- Experience building and maintaining pipelines with GitHub Actions/GitLab CI and ArgoCD/FluxCD
- Operational knowledge of Postgres, MongoDB, Redis, and streaming platforms such as Kafka
- Hands-on use of Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and similar observability tools
Nice-to-Have:
- Experience with serverless architectures and event-driven systems such as AWS Lambda, Cloud Functions, or Pub/Sub triggers
- Experience contributing to or maintaining open-source products
- Relevant certifications
Conditions
- Remote-first culture with flexibility to work from anywhere
- Competitive compensation package with significant equity in an early-stage, high-growth startup
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI, security, and cloud technologies
- High-impact role with direct influence on platform stability and scalability
- Mission-driven environment focused on disrupting the MSP industry