Linux
A great deal of the companies (including our current clients) operate on Linux and other CM that have master nodes on Linux – Puppet, Chef and Ansible. That’s why DevOps Engineers should be aware of Linux fundamentals.

Automation Tools Experience
DevOps engineers must possess an immense awareness of open source solutions to test and deploy. If you are operating on a cloud server, consider your candidate’s experience of working with the following tools: GitHub, Chef, Puppet, Jenkins, Ansible, Nagios, and Docker. Other than that, an applicant for this position should master public clouds like Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.

Agile
As already mentioned above, DevOps particularly aims development and operations teams collaboration. In this case, Agile is a magic tool to manage complex and long-term projects. Agile refers to an iterative approach where the key focus falls on collaboration, small rapid releases, as well as customer feedback.

Programming skills
In order to automate infrastructure, a DevOps must have a solid knowledge in any scripting language, for instance, Python, Ruby, Pearl etc.

DevOps is the specialization that sees a great popularity in Ukraine.
Our recruiting’s department research showed that there are more than 8000 DevOps engineers in Ukraine, 5800 of which prefer working with cloud technologies:
UA labor market capacity of the DevOps engineers who are keen on working with AWS is the following:
Decision Factors for the Engineers to Join Projects Using DevOps Services
The questions mentioned below are the most commonly asked by the candidates, considering working as a DevOps Engineer.

01.
What size of the team the DevOps engineer will work with? How many developers, QAs, other specialists are in it?
02.
What is the stack of technologies using in a project?
03.
The most important detail asked by the candidates is what kind of cloud the DevOps will need to deal with?
We would recommend our clients to think about the answers to those questions first. The DevOps engineers from Ukraine would be glad to join the project by receiving satisfactory answers on the questions listed above.
It is worth to remember, that joining ANY project, these questions are of special importance to the candidates in Ukraine:

01.
What is the working process of development? What methodology is used, if any? How planning, delivery, quality control and deployment will be organized?
02.
What will be the team structure? Who will be the person dealing with the team on daily basis?
03.
What technology stacks are used for the project? How modern and contemporary are they?
All-inclusive Price Range
Junior Developers
1-2 years experience
3100 – 4200 USD
per month
Middle Developers
2-4 years experience
4200 – 6800 USD
per month
Senior Developers
4+ years experience
6800 – 8400 USD
per month
Rate Includes
Our Model
We provide teams that are functionally managed by the client, while we support operations (working environment, HR supervision, and communication between the Client and the Team). Understanding what is most important to our clients we developed a distinguishing model of 3Rs: Recruitment, Relationships, and Retention.

Recruitment
finding a developer is easy. Finding a fit for the client/product and capability to build a team – that’s where the hard part comes. We leverage our understanding of the local market and the best recruitment practices to make sure we pick the perfect match.

Relationships
we believe that the relationships we build are the most important part of our service. No matter the distance, we foster the growth of relationships with our clients and dedicated teams by truly investing in them, and understanding their needs.

Retention
our staff takes care of all operations, making sure that your team has all of the Staff Services activities to keep them satisfied. At the end of the day, it’s relations with other people (peers, clients, contractors) that matter the most and what forms true loyalty.