devops engineer for hybrid cloud Data & AI platforms

N-iX is a global software development company founded in 2002, connecting over 2,400 tech professionals across 40+ countries. It delivers technology solutions in cloud computing, data analytics, AI, embedded software, and IoT to global industry leaders and Fortune 500 companies.

• Design, provision, and maintain production-grade Amazon EKS clusters across AWS cloud and on-premises environments using EKS Hybrid Nodes with Cilium VXLAN CNI overlay networking
• Implement dynamic node autoscaling and OS lifecycle management using Karpenter and immutable Bottlerocket node images across cloud and hybrid compute nodes
• Configure and manage EMR-on-EKS platform runtimes for distributed Big Data and PySpark batch and streaming analytics workloads
• Provision, optimize, and manage specialized GPU node pools for Azerbaijani SLM/LLM model training, fine-tuning, and low-latency speech inference in ASR/TTS voicebot pipelines
• Implement automated GitOps continuous deployment workflows using Argo CD and Helm charts for Kubernetes platform components and application workloads
• Enforce cluster security, governance, and compliance using Kubernetes admission controllers and policy engines such as OPA and Kyverno, alongside fine-grained Workload Identity (IRSA/Pod Identities)
• Build and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code templates using Terraform and AWS CDK integrated into GitLab CI/CD pipelines for repeatable cluster lifecycle management
• Implement container microsegmentation, network security policies, and split-horizon DNS resolution across hybrid VPCs and on-premises substrates
• Integrate platform logging, metrics, and trace telemetry with Amazon CloudWatch and central on-premises Splunk/SOC SIEM ingestion pipelines
• Author technical documentation, cluster operational runbooks, disaster recovery procedures, and platform upgrade playbooks

• 4+ Years of hands-on experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering, focused primarily on enterprise Kubernetes/Amazon EKS
• Deep expertise in Amazon EKS, including EKS Hybrid Nodes architecture, Cilium CNI (VXLAN), and hybrid networking topologies
• Strong experience with cloud-native autoscaling using Karpenter and container-optimized operating systems such as Bottlerocket
• Practical experience setting up and operating EMR-on-EKS for distributed data processing and Spark runtimes
• Hands-on experience orchestrating GPU node pools for AI/ML workloads, LLM/SLM serving, and real-time speech/voicebot inference
• Proficiency in GitOps release methodologies using Argo CD, Helm, and automated CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI)
• Solid knowledge of Kubernetes security, admission control (OPA/Kyverno), RBAC, secrets management (HashiCorp Vault/CyberArk), and pod security standards
• Strong proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform or AWS CDK
• Strong critical-thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for working with cross-functional teams
• Results-oriented, proactive mindset with strong ownership of deliverables within an Agile/Scrum framework
• Upper-Intermediate+ English level, written and spoken
• Будет плюсом: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and/or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, experience in telecom infrastructure, low-latency real-time voice/chat processing or hybrid cloud data sovereignty architectures, familiarity with AWS Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA), AWS Transit Gateway and AWS Lake Formation

• Локация: Азербайджан, Европа, Грузия, Турция
• Competitive salary and compensation package
• Personalized career growth
• Professional development tools, including a mentorship program, tech talks, trainings, and centers of excellence
• Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
• Education reimbursement
• Memorable anniversary presents
• Corporate events and team buildings
• Other location-specific benefits
• Flexible working format: remote, office-based, or flexible; not applicable for freelancers