Experience: 2+ years in DevOps, system administration, or software engineering.
Deployment: Proven ability to deploy applications written in various programming languages.
Linux/Unix Administration: Strong understanding of Linux/Unix system administration and shell scripting (e.g., Bash).
Monitoring & Logging: Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., ELK Stack) and message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
Integration & APIs: Solid experience with application integration patterns, RESTful APIs, and messaging protocols.
Cloud Practices: Understanding of cloud change management practices, with an awareness of compliance and security standards.
Database Knowledge: Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
CI/CD: Basic knowledge of DevOps/CI/CD pipeline tools such as Docker, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.
Networking: Understanding of IP networking, including load balancing, routing, and firewall concepts.
Architecture: Experience with microservice architectures.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

Infrastructure as Code: Experience with IaC tools like Terraform or similar.
Container Orchestration: Advanced skills in container orchestration and optimization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
Programming: Familiarity with one or more programming languages (Ruby, Python, Node.js) or a willingness to learn.
Cloud Platforms: Understanding of cloud services such as Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Microsoft Azure.