Job Description

Looking for Filipino (Philippines-based) candidates

Job Role: Senior DevOps Engineer
Compensation Range: $4,000 AUD – $4,500 AUD / Monthly
Engagement Type: Independent Contractor Agreement

Work Schedule: This role is expected to align with Australian business hours (approx. 9 AM – 5 PM, Monday to Friday) for collaboration.

Who We Are

At Hunt St, we help Australian companies hire top remote talent in the Philippines. For this role, you will be engaged directly by the client as an independent contractor. We are not an outsourcing agency. All of our roles are 100% remote, so you'll be able to work from home.

Who The Client Is

The company specializes in secure, consent-driven data sharing solutions that streamline digital onboarding and credit assessment processes. Their platform enables businesses to quickly and accurately obtain customer financial insights, enhancing decision-making and reducing application abandonment. With customizable analytics and seamless integration capabilities, they serve industries including financial services, fintech, utilities, and real estate across Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer to join our engineering team. This role is critical to the development and deployment of our infrastructure, ensuring robust CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), cloud environment optimization, and seamless collaboration across development, QA, and operations teams. The ideal candidate is passionate about automation, performance, scalability, and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

CI/CD Pipeline Management

• Design, implement, and maintain robust, scalable CI/CD pipelines

Cloud Infrastructure

• Manage and optimize infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Ensure high availability, performance, and cost efficiency

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools

Monitoring & Alerting

• Implement and maintain monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, New Relic)
• Ensure system health, performance, and reliability

Security & Compliance

• Enforce security best practices and conduct regular audits
• Ensure compliance with standards such as SOC2 and ISO 27001

Collaboration & Support

• Work closely with engineering, QA, and stakeholders to support deployments and optimization
• Troubleshoot issues and improve system performance

Incident Management

• Participate in on-call rotations
• Lead root cause analysis and implement preventative measures

Containerization & Orchestration

• Build and manage Docker containers and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, ECS, Nomad)

Version Control & Automation

• Apply GitOps practices and develop automation scripts (Shell, Python, etc.)

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps or Systems Engineering
• Strong experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, ArgoCD)
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Proficiency in IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Solid understanding of networking, security, DNS, load balancing, and firewalls
• Experience with scripting and automation (Bash, Python, etc.)
• Familiarity with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or similar
• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
• Knowledge of serverless architecture and microservices
• Background in Agile/Scrum environments
• Experience with GitOps tools (Flux, ArgoCD)

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package ($4,000 – $4,500 AUD/month)
• Performance-based incentive plan with the opportunity to earn significant bonuses based on product ownership
• Incentives are paid out twice yearly
• 2 weeks paid vacation annually (to be taken over the Christmas period)
• All Philippine public holidays are observed as paid days
• Performance and compensation reviews conducted at least annually

Work Arrangement & Expectations

This is a remote role under an independent contractor engagement.
To ensure alignment and transparency, successful candidates will be expected to:

• Be available for meetings and collaboration during core AEST (AU) business hours
• Disclose any existing ongoing roles or client work
• Reflect this engagement on their LinkedIn profile (clearly marked as “Independent Contractor”)