Job Title: Freelancing - Senior DevOps Engineer (IDP Backstage)
Experience: 6+ Years
Location: Remote
Shift Timing: General shift
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design and operate scalable cloud platforms with a strong focus on Kubernetes (Amazon EKS), Developer Platforms using Backstage, and infrastructure automation using Python and Shell scripting.
Key Requirement
Strong design and hands-on implementation experience in building Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) using Backstage to improve developer productivity, service discovery, and platform automation.
Responsibilities
- IDP Architecture & Design
- Design and implement Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) to enable self-service infrastructure and application deployment.
- Architect scalable Backstage-based developer portals integrating infrastructure, CI/CD, and cloud services.
- Define platform standards, golden paths, and reusable templates for engineering teams.
- Backstage Implementation
- Deploy and configure Backstage in Kubernetes environments.
- Develop and customize: Backstage plugins, Software templates, Service catalog, TechDocs documentation
- Integrate Backstage with engineering tools such as: CI/CD pipelines, EKS clusters, Source control platforms, Platform Automation
- Build automation workflows enabling developers to: Create services, Provision infrastructure, Deploy applications
- Implement self-service workflows using Backstage scaffolder templates.
- Kubernetes & Platform Integration
- Integrate Backstage with Kubernetes platforms such as Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service(EKS).
- Enable visibility into: Services, Deployments, Environments, Observability metrics, Security, Developer Experience.
- Improve developer experience (DevEx) by simplifying application onboarding and deployment.
- Create standardized development workflows across teams.
- Maintain service ownership and metadata through Backstage catalog.
Required Experience
- Hands-on 5+ years experience implementing Backstage developer portals in production.
- Experience designing Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) for engineering organizations.
- Experience integrating Backstage with:
- Kubernetes platforms
- CI/CD pipelines
- Infrastructure automation
- Strong understanding of platform engineering and developer experience principles.
