Senior DevOps Engineer

Who You Are

The DevOps Engineer responsible for managing, optimizing, and securing cloud-based infrastructure and services across AWS environments. This role focuses on system reliability, scalability, security improvements, and operational efficiency while supporting engineering and product teams.

What You Will Be Doing

• Cloud Infrastructure & Architecture Design, maintain, and optimize AWS-based infrastructure (EKS, EC2, S3, RDS, ElastiCache, CloudFront).
• Manage architecture, billing optimization, reserved instances, and savings plans.
• Support Kubernetes (EKS) clusters including upgrades, scaling, and maintenance operations.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code (Terraform).
• System Operations & Maintenance
• Perform upgrades and patching for core systems such as ElasticSearch, Postgres, and RabbitMQ.
• Manage automated scaling scripts for production and staging environments.
• Monitor and resolve performance issues including traffic spikes and bottlenecks.
• Maintain backup and disaster recovery processes.
• Database & Data Management
• Manage and optimize costs for Postgres, MySQL, and SQL Server databases.
• Optimize storage and reclaim unused space.
• Maintain automated cleanup processes and monitoring.
• Security & Compliance
• Implement and improve cloud security practices.
• Support SSO and SCIM integrations.
• Maintain VPN configurations and secure access controls.
• Participate in security assessments and improvements.
• Monitoring & Observability
• Maintain and upgrade monitoring tools such as Datadog.
• Track performance and respond to alerts.
• Networking & Traffic Management
• Configure AWS ALB traffic routing and authentication (OIDC).
• Manage Cloudflare traffic and performance.
• Analyze and mitigate traffic spikes.
• Disaster Recovery & Reliability
• Develop and test disaster recovery procedures.
• Ensure backup integrity and system resilience.
• Collaboration & Projects
• Work with engineering and product teams.
• Support ongoing infrastructure initiatives and improvements.

What You Should Already Have

• Strong experience with AWS services (EKS, EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, CloudFront).
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in Terraform or similar tools.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Datadog).
• Understanding networking, authentication, and security best practices.
• Experience with Postgres, MySQL, and SQL Server databases.
• Familiarity with scripting (Python, Shell).
• Knowledge of RabbitMQ and Redis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Cloudflare.
• Knowledge of data privacy and PII protection.
• Experience in high-scale environments.

What We’ll Hook You Up With

• Competitive compensation based on experience.
• Comprehensive health, dental and vision plans.
• 401k retirement plan with company match.
• Paid maternity and parental leave benefits.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Company-issued laptop.
• Daily subsidized lunch program (ours!)

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

No recruiters please.

The salary range for this role is $160,000- $185,000.