About the job Senior DevOps Engineer
Senior DevOps Engineer
Location: Remote (Global)
Team: Infrastructure & DevOps
Summary
You'll architect and secure AWS environments at scale and Infrastructure as Code driven solution with SOC2/NIST compliant requirements. You'll work across multiple client projects, set technical standards, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver production-ready infrastructure. This role requires deep Terraform expertise and the ability to navigate complex, large-scale AWS architectures with security built in from day one.
Requirements (Must-Haves)
Excellent English communication skills — you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams daily and need to explain complex infrastructure decisions clearly
5+ years of proven experience working in AWS environments at scale in mid-to-large companies
Terraform mastery: best practices, security patterns, module development, organizing large projects, pipeline optimization, and DRY principles
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams — DevOps, Security, Development, Product
Proven track record collaborating across large, complex projects with multiple stakeholders
Secure networking expertise: DNS management, VPC peering, Transit Gateways, ALB configuration
Network security implementation: encryption in transit/at rest, zero-trust architecture principles, restricted access patterns
Secrets management and KMS key management strategies
AWS compliance tools: Security Hub, Config, CloudTrail, GuardDuty configuration and management
Serverless optimization: cold start reduction, edge authorization lambdas, Cognito integration, Step Functions orchestration, X-Ray monitoring
Infrastructure security scanning with Checkov, OPA, or similar tools
ECS deployment and container management
Requirements (Nice-to-Haves)
Efficient alerting system design that minimizes noise and maximizes signal
Datadog expertise: AWS integration, synthetic tests, logging, metrics, dashboards
Disaster recovery design: cross-account and cross-region failover strategies, backup architectures
SOC2 compliance implementation experience
Strong GitHub experience for CI/CD and automation workflows
Bonus Points
AWS certifications: Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, Security Specialty, or DevOps Engineer Professional
Backstage or similar developer platform experience
Platform engineering mindset — building self-serve infrastructure for development teams
BitBucket experience
Experience training and mentoring other DevOps engineers
Open source contributions or technical writing/speaking