Jr. Cloud Developer

Job Title:

Junior Devops Engineer

Location:

[Anywhere in USA]

Experience:

2–5 years

Employment Type:

Full-Time

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.