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DevOps Engineer - Freelance

A technology company specializing in platform engineering and software solutions.
Hungary
$30,000 - $40,000
DevOps
Mid-Level Software Engineer
Remote
3+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS
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Description For DevOps Engineer - Freelance

Pulselive is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join their Platform Engineering team on a freelance basis. This remote position, based in Hungary, offers a competitive day rate of 120,000 to 160,000 HUF. The role is crucial in maintaining software application integrity and reliability within the infrastructure and platform engineering department.

The position involves working with cutting-edge technologies including AWS services, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation), containerized systems (Docker, Kubernetes), and various monitoring and security tools. The successful candidate will be responsible for routine platform maintenance, infrastructure hygiene, CI/CD pipeline maintenance, and technical troubleshooting.

Key aspects of the role include managing AWS services, implementing security measures, maintaining CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring system reliability. The ideal candidate should have strong experience with distributed systems, excellent communication skills, and profound knowledge of cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS and Kubernetes.

This three-month contract position offers an excellent opportunity for a skilled DevOps engineer to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. The role combines technical expertise with problem-solving abilities, requiring someone who can maintain system integrity while implementing improvements and resolving technical challenges efficiently.

Working remotely, you'll be part of a team focused on maintaining and enhancing the platform's infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance and reliability. This position is perfect for someone who is proactive, detail-oriented, and passionate about infrastructure and platform engineering.

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Responsibilities For DevOps Engineer - Freelance

  • Apply security patches to infrastructure and services
  • Perform regular backups and validate backup integrity
  • Rotate SSL/TLS certificates and other secrets
  • Monitor platform health and apply basic remediations
  • Clean up unused or legacy infrastructure components
  • Maintain and update internal runbooks and technical documentation
  • Review and standardise pipeline configurations
  • Troubleshoot and resolve basic build/deploy failures
  • Create reusable pipeline templates or automation scripts
  • Investigate and resolve back-end and infrastructure production issues

Requirements For DevOps Engineer - Freelance

Kafka
Kubernetes
Linux
MySQL
PostgreSQL
  • Experience operating distributed systems at scale
  • Excellent external and internal communication skills and team collaboration
  • Working knowledge of databases and SQL
  • Strong capability with infrastructure with AWS, Kubernetes & Terraform
  • Good understanding of DNS, CI/CD workflows and infrastructure as code
  • Observability experience (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)
  • Development experience with object-oriented programming (e.g., Java)
  • Diligence, quality-focused, and analytical skills
  • Proactive in contributing to organisational success

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