DevOps Engineer

We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to collaborate with the DevOps/Infrastructure team of one of our long-standing clients.  Your main responsibility will be leading the transition from Docker Swarm to Kubernetes. This “greenfield” opportunity allows you to shape the architecture and influence strategic decisions with your ideas and expertise, not just your code. The client is one of the leading investment/asset management companies in the US.  

You will be working with Space Inch teammates as well as client team members on this project. Space Inch team members partner with our client’s team to comprise a large portion of five different combined teams.

If you're ready to drive impactful changes and lead a major cloud transformation, we’d love to hear from you!

At Space Inch, we prioritize alignment with our clients and team, ensuring a deep understanding of their needs. We are committed to delivering exceptional work while supporting the personal and professional growth of our team members. Every team member has access to an executive coach as part of this commitment.

• Our team is primarily based in Croatia (~50 people), with members in South America, Serbia, and the US.
• Occasional travel may be required, including annual company retreats in Croatia.
• Space Inch projects are not staff augmentation projects, rather Space Inch teams integrate deeply with customer teams, sharing leadership and strategic responsibilities.
• We strongly support work/life balance for our team members.

Requirements

• Expertise in:

• GitHub CI/CD, container registries, upstream/downstream systems
• Kubernetes – multiple environments, regions
• Azure – DevOps, Artifacts, Container Registry
• Terraform
• Experience with:
• Linux
• Scripting/Programming in Python/Bash
• Docker, Docker Swarm
• ServiceNow automation (Okta, Azure, etc.) is a plus

• Full-time availability (40 hours/week)
• Normal working hours with occasional adjustments to enhance communication with the client which operates on eastern standard time (New York) - at least 3 hours of overlap expected.

• Integrate with the DevOps/Infra engineering team leading the Docker Swarm to Kubernetes transition
• Shape technical architecture through active participation in strategic discussions
• Ensure smooth mapping of Docker Swarm containers to Kubernetes
• Build strong relationships with other engineering teams to show value 

• High-level insight into building robust Kubernetes pipelines
• Creativity in problem-solving and architecting complex migration solutions
• Excellent communication skills for collaborating internally and advocating changes for engineering teams using our infrastructure
• Ownership mentality – take charge of tasks with autonomy on implementation details

• Autonomy in deciding how to approach specific tasks
• Leading complex migrations requiring strategic thinking and deep system understanding
• Collaborating across teams, positively impacting their deployment pipelines

• You prefer purely operational roles focused only on building and shipping code
• You’re uncomfortable taking initiative or proposing new ideas
• You avoid cross-team collaboration

Benefits

• Lead a greenfield Kubernetes transition, shaping key architectural decisions.
• Work inside a top tier investment firm on projects that will make you an attractive engineer and leader in many other contexts.
• Grow with DevOps/Infra team, opening even more leadership and/or complex engineering opportunities

• 24 days vacation/year
• Monthly fitness/health stipend OR MultiSport card - up to 65€/month
• Yearly educational stipend - up to 130€/year
• Yearly health check-up stipend - up to 200€/year plus 100% paid sick-leave
• Remote-first role with the option for a hybrid model if based in Zagreb, Croatia
• Salary range: 4.000,00€ - 4.800,00€ Bruto1, commensurate with experience

Space Inch is a leading software development company in the Information Technology and Services industry, based in the US. At Space Inch, we prioritize alignment with our clients and team, ensuring a deep understanding of their needs. We are committed to delivering exceptional work while supporting the personal and professional growth of our team members.