Junior Devops Engineer

Job Title:
Junior Devops Engineer
(\*\*Immediate Joining\*\*)

Location:
[Anywhere in USA]

Experience:
1–3 years

Employment Type:
Full-Time
(\*\*\*USC and GC Candidates Only\*\*\*)

**\*\*
*NO SPONSPORSHIP*
\*\***

Are you excited about taking your technical career to new heights with a full-time, W-2 role as a consultant in a dynamic and rapidly growing company? If you are, let's get in touch –
*your interest is the first step to starting the conversation.*

Core Skills and Requirements

1. Basic Linux Knowledge

- Comfortable working in a
Linux terminal (CLI)
environment.
- Able to perform
basic file operations
(create, copy, move, delete files/folders).
- Understand and manage
file and directory permissions
, ownership, and basic user management.
- Use of common Linux utilities like grep, top, df, ps, and chmod.

2. Basic Networking Fundamentals

- Understanding of
IP addressing
, subnetting, and what private/public IPs mean.
- Knowledge of
DNS (Domain Name System)
and how name resolution works.
- Familiarity with
HTTP/HTTPS protocols
, what ports are, and what
firewalls
do at a high level.

3. Scripting Basics

- Ability to read and write
basic shell scripts (Bash)
to automate repetitive tasks.
- Some hands-on experience or learning in
Python
for simple scripting or tool use.

4. Git Version Control

- Comfortable using
Git
for source code management.
- Understand how to
clone repositories
,
commit changes
,
push and pull code
, and create branches.
- Familiar with
GitHub

5. CI/CD Concepts

- Basic understanding of what
Continuous Integration (CI)
and
Continuous Deployment (CD)
are.
- Awareness of tools like
Jenkins
,
GitHub Actions
, or
Azure DevOps
, even if not deeply experienced.
- Understand how code goes from development to production in an automated way.

6. Container Awareness

- Have heard of
Docker
and understand the
basic purpose of containers
(e.g., "run applications in isolated environments").
- Understand the difference between containers and virtual machines at a high level.
- Basic idea of what
Docker images
and
containers
are.

7. Cloud Computing Fundamentals

• Awareness of cloud platforms like AWS and Azure
• Understand concepts like virtual machines, storage, and networking in the cloud.
• Know why organizations use the cloud (scalability, flexibility, cost-efficiency).

Nice to Have (Bonus Skills)

These are not mandatory, but having some exposure will be a plus:

- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
: Basic idea of tools like
Terraform
– used to define cloud infrastructure using code.
- Monitoring and Logging
: Awareness of tools like
Prometheus (for monitoring)
and
Grafana (for dashboards)
.
- Basic YAML knowledge
: Since tools like Kubernetes and GitHub Actions use YAML, familiarity helps.

Soft Skills

• Willingness to learn new tools and concepts.
• Good problem-solving attitude.
• Ability to follow documentation and troubleshoot issues.
• Comfortable working in a team and asking questions when stuck.