Abacus Strategic Advisory Sdn Bhd
DevOps / SysOps Engineer
DevOps/SysOps engineer owning multi-region, multi-cloud production infrastructure end to end for a Kuala Lumpur institutional investment research firm: running Linux and containerised microservices, building automation (Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins), observability (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki/ELK), hardening/security, incident response and FinOps cost optimization.
- Compensation
- MYR 8K–MYR 10K / mo
- Location
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Minimum 2-3 years hands-on commercial experience operating live Linux infrastructure and production deployment pipelines
- Proven experience with server administration, containerised microservices and multi-cloud architectures
- Demonstrable ownership of production availability and incident response in a fast-paced environment
- Strong proficiency in Linux (Ubuntu or CentOS), Docker and Docker-Compose, Ansible, Terraform and Git-based CI/CD
- Deep observability experience with Prometheus and Grafana metric pipelines and log aggregation with Loki or ELK stack
- Solid scripting ability in Python or Bash and practical experience with Jenkins or similar CI tools
- Familiarity with NGINX, Cloudflare WAF, firewall configuration and core networking concepts
- Strong written and verbal English
- Highly autonomous, disciplined, comfortable with accountability for system stability in a flat team
Nice to have
- Ability to speak or write Mandarin
- Communicates calmly under pressure, produces clear runbooks, shares knowledge through documentation
Full description
- Own multi-environment production infra: build resilient, secure, cost-effective systems; troubleshoot incidents; write runbooks.
- Join Abacus Strategic Advisory Sdn Bhd.
- Own end-to-end automation frameworks and lead critical incident response!
RM 8K - RM 10K
We are looking for a battle-tested DevOps / SysOps Engineer to take complete end-to-end ownership of our multi-environment production infrastructure. The role focuses on building resilient, secure, and cost-effective systems, acting as a terminal-level troubleshooter during critical production incidents, writing clear runbooks, and designing automation frameworks.
Job Requirements
ResponsibilitiesInfrastructure & Reliability
- You will own and scale our multi-region production fleet running Linux (Ubuntu/CentOS), containerised microservices, and multi-cloud resources.
- Act as the terminal-level troubleshooter during incidents, lead incident response, and keep clear, actionable runbooks up to date.
- Plan and execute high-availability work including zero-downtime database upgrades, maintenance windows, and cross-region disaster recovery drills.
Observability & Security
- Design, deploy and operate monitoring and log aggregation stacks using Prometheus, Grafana, Loki or the ELK stack.
- Route real-time alerts to Slack, Telegram or webhooks and tune alerts to reduce noise while keeping SLA visibility.
- Implement system hardening, maintain firewall postures, and configure reverse proxies or API gateways such as NGINX and Cloudflare WAF to reduce brute-force and DDoS risk.
Automation & Cost Operations
- Build and maintain automated configuration and deployment pipelines using Ansible, Jenkins and Terraform with Python or Bash scripting.
- Audit cloud spend and apply FinOps measures like instance right-sizing, private network peering and resource lifecycle policies to lower costs without harming SLAs.
- Collaborate with engineering to standardise Git-driven CI/CD practices and ensure deployments are repeatable and safe.
RequirementsQualifications & Experience
- Minimum 2 to 3 years of hands-on commercial experience operating live Linux infrastructure and managing production deployment pipelines.
- Proven experience with server administration, containerised microservices and multi-cloud architectures.
- Demonstrable ownership of production availability and incident response in a fast-paced environment.
Hard Skills & Knowledge
- Strong proficiency in Linux (Ubuntu or CentOS), Docker and Docker-Compose, Ansible, Terraform and Git-based CI/CD.