Overview

Oteemo is an industry-leading technology consulting firm at the forefront of AI-driven, cloud native, enterprise DevSecOps transformation. We build intelligent, automated, secure systems for organizations tackling their toughest technical and business challenges. Join us and you'll work alongside recognized experts on cutting-edge projects that blend cloud native architecture, extreme automation, and AI/ML at the core.

Role

We are seeking a Cloud Administrator and DevSecOps Engineer to join our team of hands-on engineering consultants, supporting customer development, test, and production environments. This role primarily provides DevSecOps and system administration expertise, leadership, guidance, and hands-on tasking and support for large system-of-systems software deployments and infrastructure in Microsoft Azure. You'll work across system administration, networking, CI/CD pipeline administration, security tooling, and Kubernetes cluster operations to keep customer environments running reliably and securely.

Key Responsibilities

• •Perform system administration and networking across Microsoft Azure environments.
• •Administer CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, including pipeline and security tooling.
• •Conduct vulnerability assessments and scanning across infrastructure.
• •Administer Kubernetes clusters, including AKS and on-prem K8s.
• •Build and maintain testing infrastructure, including machine and container images.
• •Perform upgrades and ongoing maintenance of system infrastructure and tooling.

Required Qualifications

• •3 to 5 years of experience as a systems administrator in Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, and Linux.
• •Experience with Kubernetes (AKS, GKE, EKS, RKE2, K3D, OpenShift, etc.), with AKS preferred.
• •Solid understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, and Linux administration.
• •Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Chef; Terraform preferred).
• •Experience with Bash and Python scripting for automation.
• •Hands-on experience automating development and infrastructure tasking.
• •Hands-on experience implementing and integrating security tooling into the operational stack.
• •Must hold one of the following certifications: Security+ CE, CySA+, GSEC, or CCNA Security.

Required Within First Month of Hire

To retain employment, candidates must provide proof of completing:

• •Training or coursework in one of the following: Linux+, Red Hat, or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• •Training in Microsoft Azure covering both AZ-104 and AZ-305.

Nice to Have Qualifications

• •Experience building and deploying container images with Docker, Podman, or Helm.
• •Hands-on experience with service catalog self-service automation.
• •Experience using AI for automation.
• •Proof of completed training or coursework in one of the following: Linux+, Red Hat, or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• •Proof of completed training in Microsoft Azure covering both AZ-104 and AZ-305.

What We Value

• •Drive: Passion and energy to implement quality technical solutions. Self-motivation and intellectual curiosity.
• •Commitment to Quality: Passion to conceive and produce world-class solutions that drive real-world value for the customer.
• •Customer Focus: Consultative approach to solving problems for customers and expectations management.
• •Communication: Superior written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate problems, solutions, risks, and rewards.
• •Technical Skills: Inherent passion for technology.
• •Business Acumen: Understanding of how businesses can be enabled through technical solutions.