Job Openings Senior Devops Engineer

About the job Senior Devops Engineer

Summary

You'll architect and secure AWS environments at scale for the client in an 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