Senior DevOps Engineer

About Valence

We're the only company pioneering leadership coaching for large enterprises in an AI-first way. Our mission is to transform how the world's biggest companies approach learning and development, helping teams work better together through AI-powered personalization that adapts to individual goals and organizational culture using the latest advances in machine learning and natural language processing.

We've been featured in Harvard Business Review, TIME, World Economic Forum, Financial Times, Forbes and an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America. Our clients represent the most diverse and sophisticated enterprise AI implementations globally, including Coca-Cola, Delta, Nestlé, General Mills, Schneider Electric, Deutsche Telekom, AstraZeneca, Prudential, CVS and Bristol Myers Squibb.

Working at Valence means you'll work directly with Fortune 500 technology leaders, building expertise through the most complex enterprise deployments while gaining insight into diverse organizational approaches to AI transformation. These aren't just any enterprise clients - they're the companies defining what AI-first business transformation looks like across every major industry.

Responsibilities

• Own and architect our entire AWS infrastructure, including identifying areas for improvement and implementing solutions
• Design and implement scalable infrastructure platforms that enable seamless deployments across multiple teams
• Lead security infrastructure initiatives, including implementing SIEM, EDR, automated scanning tools, and backup systems
• Manage and optimize infrastructure costs while ensuring high availability and performance
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible, with opportunity to improve existing implementations
• Create and optimize autoscaling solutions for various workloads, including webinar demands and ML/data processing pipelines
• Establish network architecture and security protocols, including firewall configurations and routing
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for multiple application teams
• Collaborate with AI team to design and implement infrastructure for data processing and ML pipelines
• Take proactive ownership in identifying infrastructure improvements and implementing solutions

Requirements

• 7+ years of DevOps experience, preferably in scaling B2B SaaS companies
• Proven experience building and maintaining infrastructure platforms that support multiple development teams
• Strong expertise in AWS services and infrastructure management
• Advanced knowledge of Terraform for Infrastructure as Code
• Experience with Ansible is a plus
• Proficiency in network management, including firewalls, routing, and security protocols
• Strong coding abilities in Python, Shell/Bash scripting, with other coding experience a plus (Go, PHP, Ruby)
• Experience with enterprise security processes and procurement, ideally running elements or all of the infosec function serving F500 enterprises
• Background in implementing and managing security infrastructure (SIEM, EDR, XDR)
• Strong problem-solving skills and proactive ownership mindset
• Ability to work effectively with multiple teams and handle diverse infrastructure needs

Benefits

• Competitive salary including base + bonuses
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision) from day one
• Generous PTO, company-wide R&R shutdowns, and paid parental leave
• Retirement plan support for US and global employees
• A WFH stipend, phone stipend and support to work in a We Work or other space as preferred
• Meaningful equity ownership in a venture-backed company at a growth inflection point
• Top-up grants as we scale and you deliver exceptional performance

Schedule

We’re looking for a candidate that can fully support our team in ET time zone (e.g. Toronto, NYC). While we’re open to candidates from other areas, they need to be generally available during Eastern Time working hours.

This is a full-time role that requires a high level of focus, availability, and commitment. Employees may not hold concurrent full-time employment with another organization while employed at Valence. Any outside consulting, advisory, freelance, or other professional work must be disclosed and approved in advance and must not interfere with job responsibilities, availability, performance, or create a conflict of interest.