DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Sterling Wells Kathmandu is a sister concern of the UK based group of fintech companies, chartered certified accountants and chartered tax advisers consisting of UK Property Accountants, Sterling Wells Accountants & UKPA Global. The group represents leading accountancy and advisory firms with two offices in the city of London (UK) and its branches in Dubai (UAE) & Kathmandu (Nepal). We serve clients from more than 55 countries with total assets under our accounting is over USD 2 billion. 

All the work would be for the UK and international clients. You will have to work closely with our team in London and clients based in the UK and various countries around the globe. So, you will get exceptional international exposure.

We are all about our people. Our success depends on hiring, training, and retaining exceptional talents. We encourage and support both your professional & personal development and continuous learning & training. We invest heavily in our people. Some of the examples of our policy showing our exceptional focus on our developing our employees are as below:

·      ACCA has granted us Platinum Approved Employer status and Professional Development status, recognising our commitment and investment in training and development. 

·      Each employee MUST spend a minimum of 180 hours (the equivalent of one month of working time) on training courses annually. We have a structured training and development program suited to each employee on both technical and non-technical skills.

·      We provide fully funded ACCA tuition from a platinum learning provider for our ACCA students. We also offer other fully organisation funded qualifications in the areas of tax and accounts.

·      We have a mini-Gym (including an Elliptical trainer) in the office for the better health of our staff.

·      We have a fully equipped kitchen in the office and provide lunch, barista coffee & tea. We also have office parties in the best restaurants in Kathmandu valley and out of the valley.

·      We provide medical and accident insurance facilities to all our staff.

Due to the rapid growth in the business, there would be plenty of opportunities for career progression for the right candidate.

For further details, visit our websites:

https://www.ukpropertyaccountants.co.uk/

https://sterlingwells.com.np/

http://sterlingwells.co.uk/

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and oversee cloud infrastructure on AWS and/or Azure, ensuring scalability, security, high availability, and operational resilience. 
• Drive the strategy, implementation, and optimization of CI/CD pipelines to enhance deployment reliability, reduce lead time, and support continuous delivery practices. 
• Collaborate closely with Software Engineering teams to deliver production-ready, cloud-native applications. 
• Oversee and support daily operations of applications and infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance. 
• Build, maintain, and improve DevOps tools, workflows, and infrastructure. 
• Implement and enforce security best practices, ensuring systems are protected against cybersecurity threats. 
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools. 
• Manage cloud-based production systems, including deployment, monitoring, scaling, and incident response. 
• Maintain and enhance CI/CD pipelines across development, UAT, and production environments. 
• Handle version control, release management, and deployment strategies (blue-green, canary, etc.). 
• Participate in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). 
• Create and maintain technical documentation for systems, processes, and workflows. 
• Mentor junior engineers and promote DevOps best practices across teams. 

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or related roles. 
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure in production environments (networking, compute, security, storage, serverless, containers). 
• Expertise in containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes. 
• Extensive experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, or similar. 
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalents). 
• Proficiency in Unix/Linux systems administration. 
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or similar languages. 
• Deep understanding of version control systems (Git) and branching strategies. 
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack). 
• Solid understanding of web applications, REST APIs, and microservices architecture. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments. 
• Familiarity with security and compliance standards (ISO, SOC2, etc.). 
• Knowledge of serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions). 
• Experience with mobile/backend integration frameworks .
• Exposure to service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio). 
• Certifications such as: 
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer 
• Azure DevOps Engineer Expert 

What we offer:

• Salary- No bars for deserving candidates
• International working environment
• Access to Sterling Wells Academy, LinkedIn Learning, and other learning platforms
• At least one month of total working time spent on training & development annually.
• Rapid growth and promotion for the right candidate
• 5 working days/week
• Office Lunch
• Festival Allowance
• Paid annual and sick leave.
• Provident Fund & Gratuity contribution
• Accident & Medical Insurance Coverage
• Office Gym
• Flexible working hours
• Staff parties and other team building activities.
• Truly global experience

Other Specification

• Full training (on the job and off the job) will be provided.
• Office hours: 10 am to 7 pm (5 days a week), with Saturday and Sunday off

Seize a remarkable opportunity and join our team. Elevate your career with us.