Hire DevOps Engineers — CI/CD, Kubernetes & Infrastructure
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Hire DevOps Engineers — CI/CD, Infrastructure & Automation
Manual deployments, inconsistent environments, and slow feedback loops are engineering tax — they don’t build product, they slow it down. Hiring a full-time DevOps engineer for a project that needs 3 months of intensive infrastructure work and then ongoing part-time attention doesn’t make economic sense.
CimpleO provides contract DevOps engineers for focused engagements: pipeline setup, Kubernetes migrations, Terraform implementation, monitoring stack deployment, and security hardening. We deliver working infrastructure with documentation your team can maintain.
What We Do
CI/CD Pipeline Design & Implementation Automated pipelines on GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or CircleCI. Every commit triggers build, lint, unit tests, integration tests, and security scanning. Deployments to staging are fully automatic; production deploys require approval or auto-trigger on merge to main. Rollback in under 60 seconds via image tag switch.
Infrastructure as Code Terraform modules for reproducible environments — from VPC and networking to compute, databases, and DNS. Version-controlled, reviewed, and applied through CI like application code. No more “who created that security group and why?” We also work with AWS CDK and Pulumi.
Kubernetes Cluster Setup & Operations EKS, GKE, AKS, or bare-metal Kubernetes. We design namespace architecture, RBAC, resource quotas, network policies, and pod security standards. Horizontal pod autoscaling (HPA), KEDA for event-driven scaling, and Karpenter for node provisioning. GitOps with ArgoCD or Flux for declarative deployment management.
Monitoring & Observability Prometheus metrics, Grafana dashboards, structured logging with ELK or Loki, distributed tracing with OpenTelemetry and Jaeger. Alert routing to Slack, PagerDuty, or OpsGenie — with runbooks for the alerts that actually page someone. We design monitoring that’s useful, not just comprehensive.
Cloud Cost Optimisation Cloud bills grow quietly. A dedicated cost review typically identifies 20–40% savings through instance right-sizing, Reserved Instance/Savings Plan coverage, unused resource cleanup, and data transfer cost reduction. Before/after cost model included.
Security & Compliance Hardening IAM least-privilege audit, secrets management migration to Vault or AWS Secrets Manager, container vulnerability scanning in CI (Trivy, Snyk), and SAST/DAST pipeline integration. Compliance preparation for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR-relevant infrastructure controls.
Our Process
Week 1 — Infrastructure Audit We map your current state: deployment process, cloud resource inventory, cost breakdown, security posture, and bottlenecks. Written findings before we write a line of Terraform.
Weeks 2–N — Implementation Prioritised by impact. We work in your repository, explain decisions in pull request descriptions, and give you working systems — not just documentation.
Handover Documented runbooks, architecture diagrams, and a live walkthrough with your team. You operate what we’ve built; we’re available for questions.
Engagement Models
Fixed-scope project: defined deliverables, fixed price. Right for discrete infrastructure work — pipeline setup, K8s migration, Terraform implementation.
Dedicated DevOps engineer: monthly retainer, embedded in your team. Right for ongoing infrastructure needs across multiple services.
DevOps audit: we assess your current state and deliver a prioritised remediation plan. You decide what to implement and with whom.
Stack
- Cloud: AWS (primary), Azure, GCP
- IaC: Terraform, AWS CDK, Pulumi, Ansible
- CI/CD: GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, ArgoCD, Flux
- Containers: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, AKS), Helm
- Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Loki, OpenTelemetry, Jaeger
- Security: HashiCorp Vault, Trivy, Snyk, OPA, Falco
Related Services
For Docker-specific containerisation work, see Docker & Kubernetes Services. For full cloud architecture design and migration, see Cloud Solutions Architect.
Get a Scope
Tell us your current deployment process, target cloud provider, and the biggest infrastructure pain point. We’ll respond within 24 hours.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a DevOps engineer engagement include?
Depends on scope. Typical deliverables: CI/CD pipeline setup (build, test, deploy with automated rollback), Docker containerisation and Kubernetes cluster configuration, Terraform IaC for reproducible infrastructure, monitoring and alerting stack (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK), and documented runbooks for your team.
How long does CI/CD pipeline setup take?
A pipeline for a single service (build, test, staging deploy, production deploy with approval gate): 1–2 weeks. A multi-service pipeline with environment promotion, integration test stages, and GitOps-style deployment: 4–8 weeks. The main variable is test suite maturity — if there are no tests, we scope test infrastructure first.
Do you work with our existing cloud provider?
Yes — AWS, Azure, and GCP. We have no platform partnerships so we work with whatever you're already on. For greenfield, we recommend based on your team's existing skills, compliance requirements, and workload characteristics.
Can you set up Kubernetes if we've never used it before?
Yes. We assess whether Kubernetes is actually the right fit first — it adds operational complexity that's not worth it for simple deployments. If it is right, we design the cluster, configure namespaces and RBAC, set up autoscaling, and write the documentation your team needs to operate it.
Do you offer ongoing DevOps support after setup?
Yes — retainer engagements for ongoing infrastructure work, cost reviews, security patches, incident post-mortems, and scaling for new services. Most clients start with a fixed-scope project and keep us on part-time retainer. No long-term commitment required upfront.
We have legacy infrastructure — manual deployments, shell scripts. Can you modernise it?
This is a common starting point. We audit the current state, prioritise the highest-risk debt, and implement improvements iteratively — without breaking production. We've migrated teams from FTP deployments and manual server configs to fully automated GitOps workflows.