DevOps Engineer
- Industry Other
- Category Information Technology
- Location Kathmandu, Nepal
- Expiry date Jul 22, 2025 (Expired)
Job Description
Naxa is looking for highly motivated and experienced DevOps to join our team. We want someone who delivers results without needing to be micromanaged and helps in managing the development, testing, and support processes in a software development project life cycle. The individual will be responsible for facilitating and combining technical expertise with project management and communication skills and help in empowering Nepali youth led companies like Naxa that are leveraging digital technologies for social good targeting everyday problems around us. If this sounds like something you are interested in, we encourage you to apply.
Naxa is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals.
- Design, implement, and maintain efficient CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Bitbucket Pipelines, or CircleCI.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
- Maintain version control repositories (GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket), including branch management, tagging, and release planning.
- Collaborate closely with Python developers (FastAPI, Django, Flask) to streamline development and deployment workflows.
- Improve and maintain existing cloud infrastructure with a focus on performance, reliability, scalability, and cost optimization.
- Architect and implement scalable, high-availability, and fault-tolerant systems on AWS or GCP.
- Set up and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting systems using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, and the ELK stack.
- Perform root cause analysis of production issues and develop proactive solutions to mitigate risk.
- Conduct security assessments, vulnerability scanning, and ensure adherence to cloud security best practices.
- Document infrastructure, system configurations, workflows, and procedures clearly for knowledge sharing and compliance.
- Communicate effectively with developers, QA teams, and project managers to ensure smooth and timely delivery.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Minimum 3+ years of experience in a DevOps role, with a strong focus on AWS cloud infrastructure.
- Skilled in using IaC tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
- Strong understanding of Linux system administration, including process management, networking, and services.
- Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration: Docker and Kubernetes.
- Solid grasp of Microservices and Serverless architectures.
- Familiar with benchmarking and stress testing tools to ensure system performance.
- Experience with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines, AWS CodePipeline)
- Strong understanding of networking and cloud security best practices.
- Experience setting up and managing observability tools: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, etc.
- Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Good written and verbal communication skills in English and Nepali
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team to complete projects under time constraints.
- Can work well within team dynamics.
- Five working days
- Paid annual and sick leave
- Opportunity to shape an international standard product and influence our technology stack
- Opportunity to work with an multinational team
A short online exercise will be part of the technical interview. Apply only if you are willing to participate.
NAXA is a leading Geo-ICT consulting firm committed to using innovative geospatial technologies to solve modern problems facing humanity. Founded in 2014, the company aims to drive technological innovations, particularly in digital and spatial technologies, to address contemporary challenges in developing countries. NAXA specializes in digital mapping, geodata collection and management, analysis, and development of geospatial applications.
NAXA offers an opportunity to work on the design, development, and implementation of digital solutions, primarily geospatial applications, that solve real-life problems in thematic areas such as disaster management, sustainable development, urban planning, land management, and more. The company's core technical expertise includes digital mapping, geodata collection and management, geospatial analysis, data analysis and visualization, and web and mobile-based geospatial application development.With over 300 successful projects to its credit, NAXA has collaborated with national and local governments, UN agencies, private sectors, and CSOs both in Nepal and abroad.
