DevOps Engineer Needed to Design Hosting Infrastructure
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Job Description
Project Overview
We are launching a web hosting platform and looking for an experienced DevOps / Infrastructure Architect to design and set up our initial hosting architecture.
The goal is to build a stable and scalable infrastructure capable of supporting ~1000 hosting clients in the first phase.
We are looking for someone who has real production experience with Linux servers, hosting environments, and cloud infrastructure, not just CI/CD pipelines.
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Infrastructure Stack (Planned)
Our infrastructure will likely run on **Hetzner dedicated servers.
Core components expected:
- Linux server infrastructure
- Hosting control panel (likely CyberPanel or similar)
- Automation integration with WHMCS
- Reverse proxy / load balancing
- Monitoring and alerting
- Backup infrastructure
- Security hardening
DNS and protection layer will likely use Cloudflare.
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Scope of Work
The selected DevOps engineer will help us:
- Design the hosting infrastructure architecture
- Configure and deploy initial servers
- Setup hosting nodes
- Configure load balancing
- Setup monitoring system (Prometheus/Grafana or similar)
- Setup backup architecture
- Configure server security best practices
- Provide documentation for ongoing server management
The goal is to deliver a stable production-ready infrastructure.
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Deliverables
- Infrastructure architecture diagram
- Fully configured hosting servers
- Monitoring and alert system
- Backup system
- Security configuration
- Documentation for system administrators
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Required Skills
Strong experience with:
- Linux server administration
- Web server stacks (Nginx / Apache / OpenLiteSpeed)
- Cloud or dedicated server infrastructure
- Containerization (Docker)
- Infrastructure automation
- Monitoring systems
- Networking and DNS
Bonus experience with:
- Hosting platforms
- CyberPanel or cPanel
- WHMCS automation
- Large-scale web infrastructure
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Important
To filter serious candidates, please answer the following in your proposal:
- Describe the largest infrastructure you have managed.
- How would you design hosting infrastructure for 1000 websites?
- Which tools would you use for monitoring and backups?
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Project Duration
Estimated timeline:
2–4 weeks
This is an initial architecture setup project. Future DevOps work may follow depending on performance.
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Budget
Project-based. Open to proposals based on experience.
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About Us
We are a technology company launching a hosting platform alongside our web development and digital services business.
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Contract duration of 1 to 3 months. with 30 hours per week.
Mandatory skills:
Linux server administration, Web server stacks, Cloud or dedicated server infrastructure, Containerization (Docker), Monitoring systems, Hosting platforms, WHMCS automation, CyberPanel or cPanel
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