DevOps engineer (cruise company project)

Senior DevOps Engineer (GCP / Kubernetes)
Location: 100% Remote
Contract: 1 year (extension possible)
Team: Russian-speaking dev team + English-speaking US partners

About Maxiru
Maxiru is a boutique, fully remote IT company delivering high-end technology
solutions for the US cruise industry. We are looking for a Senior DevOps
Engineer to join our agile team. In this role, you will manage and evolve cloud
and on-premise infrastructure for our clients, ensuring smooth deployment
lifecycles and system reliability.

What You’ll Do

• Infrastructure Management: Design, maintain, and troubleshoot hybrid infrastructure across Google Cloud Platform (GCP) — including GKE, Compute Engine, Load Balancers, and Cloud Functions — and on-premise environments (bare metal Kubernetes clusters, VMs, etc).
• CI/CD Automation: Own and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Bitbucket Pipelines to streamline delivery for both frontend and backend applications.
• Infrastructure as Code: Lead provisioning automation with Terraform and configuration management with Ansible.
• Observability & Security: Implement security best practices and maintain system health monitoring using the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).
• Collaboration: Work closely with a multi-lingual development and business team: Russian, English.

What You Bring

• Cloud: Deep expertise in GCP (GKE, Networking, IAM, Storage).
• Containers: Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
• Automation: Proficiency in Bash or Python for scripting and automation tasks.
• IaC: Solid experience with Terraform (Ansible is a plus).
• Version Control: Strong command of Git and Git Flow.
• Languages: Fluent Russian and at least Upper-Intermediate English.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Kafka or Keycloak.
• Knowledge of Nginx tuning and optimization.

Terms

• Duration: 1-year contract (with high potential for long-term extension).
• Schedule: Full-time, 100% remote. You should be available for team syncs between 5 am - 12 pm EST.
• Environment: A collaborative, friendly atmosphere with minimal bureaucracy, focused on delivering meaningful results.