09/08/2025 updated
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DevOps Kubernetes Engineer with Elasticsearch/OpenSearch Expertise
Tirana, Albania
Only remote
Master of Science in Computer ScienceAmazon Web ServicesAmazon Elastic Compute CloudAmazon S3AutomationBuild AutomationCloud ComputingConfiguration ManagementDatabasesContinuous IntegrationDevOpsElasticsearchSystem MonitorHealth AdministrationScalabilityInfrastructure Management
Kubernetes & Container Orchestration
Extensive experience in managing and scaling Kubernetes clusters across different cloud providers (AWS and Oracle), implementing multi-node clusters with high availability and cost-efficiency.
CI/CD Pipeline Development
Advanced implementation of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Tekton, and ArgoCD, integrating with Git and Maven for version control and build automation to achieve faster and more reliable software releases.
Elasticsearch & OpenSearch
Deep expertise in designing, managing, and refactoring Elasticsearch and OpenSearch clusters at scale, with specialized knowledge in shard strategy, data lifecycle management, and performance tuning.
Infrastructure as Code
Implementation of infrastructure automation using Terraform and Ansible for provisioning cloud resources and configuration management, reducing manual overhead and improving scalability.
Monitoring & Observability
Setup of comprehensive monitoring systems using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, CloudWatch, and custom alerts for proactive cluster health management and performance optimization.
Cloud Platforms
Extensive experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, Route 53, Lambda) and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for building and maintaining scalable cloud environments.
Database Management
Optimization of SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases for performance, implementing high availability solutions with clustering, and automating maintenance tasks and backup processes.
Extensive experience in managing and scaling Kubernetes clusters across different cloud providers (AWS and Oracle), implementing multi-node clusters with high availability and cost-efficiency.
CI/CD Pipeline Development
Advanced implementation of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Tekton, and ArgoCD, integrating with Git and Maven for version control and build automation to achieve faster and more reliable software releases.
Elasticsearch & OpenSearch
Deep expertise in designing, managing, and refactoring Elasticsearch and OpenSearch clusters at scale, with specialized knowledge in shard strategy, data lifecycle management, and performance tuning.
Infrastructure as Code
Implementation of infrastructure automation using Terraform and Ansible for provisioning cloud resources and configuration management, reducing manual overhead and improving scalability.
Monitoring & Observability
Setup of comprehensive monitoring systems using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, CloudWatch, and custom alerts for proactive cluster health management and performance optimization.
Cloud Platforms
Extensive experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, Route 53, Lambda) and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for building and maintaining scalable cloud environments.
Database Management
Optimization of SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases for performance, implementing high availability solutions with clustering, and automating maintenance tasks and backup processes.
Experience
Professional experience5 - 10 years
Freelancer since2025
Languages
EnglishFluentItalianGoodAlbanianNative speaker
Project history
Experienced DevOps Engineer with deep expertise in designing, managing, and refactoring Elasticsearch and OpenSearch clusters at scale. Skilled in end-to-end cluster administration and optimization, including provisioning multi-node clusters, implementing shard strategies, and performance tuning.
Managed and scaled Kubernetes clusters on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Designed and implemented multi-stage CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, Tekton, and ArgoCD. Orchestrated containerized environments using Docker and Helm charts. Monitored infrastructure using Prometheus, Grafana, and AlertManager.
Built and maintained scalable AWS infrastructure using EC2, VPC, RDS, S3, and Route 53. Automated deployment processes with Jenkins pipelines integrated with Git. Created Terraform scripts for AWS resource provisioning. Configured monitoring systems with CloudWatch and Nagios.