Junior Cloud / DevOps Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
90 days ago
Salary
$18 - $20 / hour
Job Description
Role Description
We are seeking a fully remote junior-level engineer or intern who is eager to learn modern cloud and DevOps practices. You will work directly with a senior platform engineer to build and support a real production platform deployed on AWS and Kubernetes. The role will involve hands-on learning and execution, starting with basic operational and configuration tasks and growing into more complex responsibilities.
- Assist with day-to-day AWS operations.
- Help deploy Kubernetes workloads (deployments, services, ingress, namespace organization).
- Perform basic troubleshooting across services and AWS resources.
- Document technical processes.
- Participate in review sessions.
Qualifications
- Familiarity with AWS basics (EC2, IAM, EKS, Route53).
- Basic Kubernetes knowledge: pods, deployments, services, container concepts.
- Comfortable working in Linux terminals and with basic CLI tooling.
- Able to read YAML files.
Requirements
- Not afraid to ask questions.
- Able to work autonomously under direction from senior engineers.
- Wants career growth in DevOps, SRE, Cloud, or Platform Engineering.
Benefits
- This role is fully remote.
- Rate: $18–$20/hr.
- Hours: 10–15 hrs/week to start.
- Location: Fully Remote (US-based); US Citizens / Passport holders only due to government work.
- Start date: Within 1-2 weeks.
Job Requirements
- Familiarity with AWS basics (EC2, IAM, EKS, Route53).
- Basic Kubernetes knowledge: pods, deployments, services, container concepts.
- Comfortable working in Linux terminals and with basic CLI tooling.
- Able to read YAML files.
- Not afraid to ask questions.
- Able to work autonomously under direction from senior engineers.
- Wants career growth in DevOps, SRE, Cloud, or Platform Engineering.
Benefits
- This role is fully remote.
- Rate: $18–$20/hr.
- Hours: 10–15 hrs/week to start.
- Location: Fully Remote (US-based); US Citizens / Passport holders only due to government work.
- Start date: Within 1-2 weeks.
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