Junior DevOps Engineer

WRP is looking for a highly skilled and hands-on Junior DevOps Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will have a strong background in cloud infrastructure, automation, security, and distributed systems, with proven experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable and resilient environments. This role requires both strategic thinking and practical execution, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams to ensure efficient software delivery and robust infrastructure operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure solutions with a strong focus on AWS services.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation frameworks, including Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible) and Security-as-Code practices.
• Deploy, configure, and optimize developer productivity and security tools, including Gatling, SonarQube, DeepFactor, Visual Regression Tracker, and Selenium Grid.
• Administer and support containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS).
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize infrastructure and application performance through tools such as Prometheus, CloudWatch, ELK, and SignalFX.
• Manage and support distributed systems and data stores, including Cassandra, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Couchbase, and Redis.
• Contribute to system architecture discussions and ensure secure, scalable, and fault-tolerant designs.
• Collaborate with development teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines and improve developer productivity.
• Provide operational support, root cause analysis, and performance tuning for production systems.
• Explore and integrate emerging technologies within the big data ecosystem (e.g., Spark, Kafka, Kinesis, AWS EMR).
  
  

Experience: Minimum of 1-2 years in a hands-on DevOps role with proven expertise in distributed systems and automation.

Databases: Demonstrated knowledge and hands-on experience with Cassandra .

Containers: Strong expertise in Docker and Kubernetes (EKS) .

Cloud: Azure, GCP

Scripting Languages: Terraform, Packer, PowerShell, bash, Python

DevOps Toolings : Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub

Systems & Networking: Strong foundational knowledge of Linux administration, OS concepts, networking, load balancing, and threat modeling .

Monitoring & Logging: Experience configuring, maintaining, and supporting monitoring and observability platforms.

Distributed Data Stores: Working knowledge of MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Couchbase, and Redis .

Big Data Exposure: Familiarity with big data tools and ecosystems, including Apache Spark, Kafka, Kinesis, and AWS EMR .

Preferred Skills

• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams.
• Self-driven, detail-oriented, and able to thrive in fast-paced environments.