Junior DevOps Engineer to $3000

We are looking for a Junior DevOps Engineer to join our client’s team in Vilnius. The company works in gambling game development and maintenance for international partners. Their products run across multiple platforms and browsers (iOS, Android, web).

This is a great opportunity for someone at the start of their DevOps career who wants hands-on experience with real infrastructure, Kubernetes, and automation while learning from experienced engineers.

What you will do:

• Assist in maintaining bare-metal and virtualized infrastructure (Ubuntu, Proxmox).
• Support Kubernetes clusters (deployments, upgrades, access control, basic security).
• Help operate Kafka, PostgreSQL, and Redis (monitoring, backups, basic scaling tasks).
• Work with the team on CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps).
• Learn and apply Infrastructure as Code practices using Terraform and/or Ansible.
• Support monitoring and logging using tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
• Collaborate with developers to improve deployment and reliability.
• Follow security best practices (patching, access control, secrets handling).

What we expect from you:

• Basic to good knowledge of Linux (Ubuntu/Debian).
• Initial hands-on experience or strong theoretical understanding of Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with containers (Docker).
• Basic understanding of CI/CD concepts.
• Some experience with Bash and/or Python.
• Git basics and version control workflows.
• Willingness to learn, ask questions, and grow as a DevOps engineer.
• Good English (spoken & written).

Nice to have (not required):

• Experience with Azure DevOps.
• Basic knowledge of Terraform or Ansible.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, firewalls, load balancers).
• Interest in infrastructure security and reliability.
• Any personal labs, home servers, or side projects.

What the company offers:

• Employment contract
• Junior salary: 1500 – 3000 EUR/month (gross)
• On-site work in Vilnius (partial remote possible after trial period)
• Supportive team and mentoring from senior engineers
• Modern office and infrastructure
• Real production experience with Kubernetes and modern DevOps tooling
• Clear growth path to Mid-level DevOps