DevOps Engineer

About Arcana At Arcana, we understand technology networks and what drives businesses forward. From cloud-native platforms and data-driven solutions to DevOps automation, enterprise-scale services, infrastructure, and digital transformation, we deliver innovative solutions that help enterprises become smarter, more scalable, and more secure. We are growing rapidly and run a fully containerised, cloud-native platform on self-managed Kubernetes clusters in GCP, with around 3,000 nodes at scale. Our workloads and databases run on Kubernetes, and we operate a centralized, high-volume observability stack along with in-house alerting and access-request tools. We are looking for a hands-on DevOps Engineer who enjoys self-managed open-source systems, solving problems at scale, and improving developer experience. What you’ll do • Operate and scale large self-managed Kubernetes environments on GCP, including workloads and databases. • Manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform, Helm, and other Infrastructure as Code tools. • Run and scale our centralized observability stack for high-volume metrics, logs, dashboards, and alerting. • Build and improve internal developer-productivity, deployment, alerting, and access-request tools. • Work with developer, backend, frontend, security, and platform teams to reduce friction and improve release reliability. • Troubleshoot production issues, automate repetitive work, and maintain platform-security best practices. • Use LLMs and AI tooling efficiently for troubleshooting, automation, documentation, and improving engineering workflows. • Write clear documentation and guide teams on DevOps best practices. What we’re looking for • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience. • Strong hands-on Kubernetes experience; experience with large managed or self-managed clusters is a major plus. • Cloud experience with GCP, AWS, or Azure; GCP is strongly preferred. • Experience with Helm and at least one IaC tool, such as Terraform or Crossplane. • Strong experience with open-source observability tools; Grafana is required, and Prometheus, Loki, Victoria or ELK/OpenSearch experience is a plus. • Experience operating self-managed infrastructure or open-source platforms. • Moderate Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell. • Experience with Docker and container-based application deployment. • Understanding of cloud and platform security best practices. • Experience improving developer productivity, internal tooling, or engineering environments. • Experience using LLMs or AI coding assistants to solve real engineering problems. • Experience supporting data engineering or data science teams is a plus. Why join Arcana At Arcana, we value passionate engineers who take ownership, enjoy solving hard problems, and want to grow with the company. We provide a platform to work on meaningful, large-scale challenges. Here, you will have the opportunity to shape how engineering teams build, deploy, and operate software at scale, with the support of a collaborative and fast-growing team. (