Junior DevOps Engineer, Observability

Elastic is hiring a Junior DevOps Engineer, Observability to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Junior DevOps Engineer, Observability, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a freelance, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — Anywhere in the US). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability What we offer: • Annual learning and professional development budget • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage • Generous paid time off and company holidays • Home office and wellness stipends • Flexible working hours across US time zones How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. Elastic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 0–2 years of experience or equivalent training • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar • On-call and incident response experience • Strong troubleshooting skills Nice to have: • Familiarity with modern collaboration tools (Slack, Notion, Linear) • Comfort communicating clearly and proactively in writing