Senior DevOps Engineer - Team *instinctools

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*instinctools is a software development company that provides custom software solutions for businesses of all sizes. Our team works closely with clients to understand their specific needs and provide personalized solutions that meet their business requirements.

Our team is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer for one of our clients.

Our client is one of the TOP-5 global management consulting firms considered to be among the most prestigious ones in the world. Hundreds of customers from Fortune-500, including the largest global financial institutions, the world’s top media companies, technology companies and federal government agencies rely on our client’s proven platform and services.

The project: a high-impact engineering and analytics squad that designs and scales cloud-native solutions powering financial intelligence platforms.

We work with cutting-edge tools to automate infrastructure, manage scalable deployments, and ensure robust performance under heavy data loads.

Our environment encourages autonomy and technical excellence – whether in AWS architecture, container orchestration, or backend services built in Scala and Python.

Join us to help redefine how organizations create value, combining deep analytics, DevOps automation, and scalable architecture to drive impact across Strategy & Corporate Finance.

Responsibilities and tasks:

DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure:

Design, build, and maintain AWS-based infrastructure supporting high-performance analytics platforms
Use Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), ensuring reproducibility and scalability of deployments
Implement, manage, and optimize Kubernetes clusters for container orchestration and microservice scaling
Automate CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and alerting using industry best practices
Configure and manage databases – PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Kafka – ensuring reliability, replication, and performance
Champion cloud security, cost optimization, and disaster recovery best practices

SRE:

Define and improve reliability practices across cloud platforms and services
Establish and maintain observability standards, including metrics, logs, traces, dashboards, and alerts
Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews
Create and maintain operational runbooks, playbooks, and automation scripts
Identify toil and implement automation to reduce manual operational work
Collaborate with engineering, analytics, and product teams to ensure platforms are reliable, secure, and scalable
Drive continuous improvement in deployment reliability, system resilience, and operational processes

Our expectations of the ideal candidate:

8+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer
Strong DevOps expertise in AWS, Terraform, and Kubernetes (EKS preferred)
Experience in managing databases (MongoDB, PostgreSQL), and queues (Kafka) – Kafka and MongoDB knowledge useful at operational level: deploy, maintain, triage, not expert-level
Proficiency in CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions is a preference)
Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker), Linux-based containers and infrastructure automation
Solid understanding of monitoring and logging frameworks
Familiarity with RESTful API design, microservices architecture, and data-intensive backend systems.
English: Upper-Intermediate or higher

Nice to have:

Experience in deployment and supporting of JVM, understand JVM deeply enough to diagnose issues instantly

Soft skills:

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Eager to learn new technologies
Effective communicator with both technical and non-technical audiences
Comfortable in Agile, high-paced, collaborative environments

We offer:

flexible working time
professional and ambitious team
learning opportunities, seminars and conferences and time for exploring new technologies
full remote work
co-funding for language courses (English)

Important Notice Regarding Your Personal Data Security

At *instinctools, we take the security of your personal data very seriously. Please be informed that all official communication, offers, and correspondence from *instinctools are conducted only through our verified company resources, including:

Official Email Domain: @instinctools.com
Company Website: https://www.instinctools.com

Important Reminder:
*instinctools will NEVER ask for sensitive personal or financial information, including:
– Bank account details
– Credit/debit card numbers
– Passwords or PINs

If you receive any suspicious requests claiming to be from *instinctools via unofficial channels (e.g., personal emails, social media DMs, or phone calls), please:

– Do not respond or share any information.

– Report it immediately to compliance@instinctools.com or your official contact.

Your trust and security are our top priorities. For any questions, always verify through our official channels.

Thank you for your attention and cooperation.

DevOps Engineers

*instinctools DevOps specialists are responsible for designing and testing infrastructure, deploying, monitoring and automating the application lifecycle. We look forward to having you in our team if for you this is more than just a list of duties but rather a passion that you burn with!

We use a modern technology stack, the key of which are:

Javascript, ReactJS, AngularJS, Node.js, Golang, Python, Java, iOS, Android, Blockchain, AWS.

Join the *instinctools team!

*instinctools Poland
We have had a representative office in Poland (Warsaw) since 2021. Our Polish team consists of highly qualified and experienced specialists – most of them are Middle to Senior level Developers.
Right now we’re on the lookout for bright and innovative minds to join our professional team!

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