We are seeking a highly experienced Senior DevOps Engineer who can lead our cloud infrastructure strategy and operations with minimal ramp-up time. This role requires deep expertise in modern DevOps practices, with the autonomy to evaluate and implement the best solutions for our evolving needs.
Essential Technical Expertise
Cloud Infrastructure (AWS)
- Deep, production-level expertise in AWS services and architecture:
- Identity and Access Management (IAM) and multi-account strategies
- Network architecture: VPCs, network segmentation, and security best practices
- Storage solutions and lifecycle management
- DNS and certificate management
- Cloud-native monitoring and logging solutions
- Compute services and auto-scaling strategies
- Container registry management and service mesh architectures
- Ability to design and implement cost-effective, scalable cloud solutions
Container Orchestration & Management
- Kubernetes Expertise (with strong AWS EKS experience)
- Cluster architecture, deployment, and optimization
- Network policies and security implementations
- Load balancing and ingress management
- Auto-scaling strategies and node management
- Policy enforcement and governance frameworks
- High availability and disaster recovery planning
- K3s - Lightweight Kubernetes for edge and on-premises deployments
- Containerization - Best practices, security, and optimization strategies
CI/CD & GitOps
- Experience implementing and managing GitOps workflows
- Expertise in CI/CD pipeline design and optimization
- GitHub — Advanced usage including Actions, Workflows, and GitHub Container Registry (GHCR)
- Package management and application deployment strategies
- Strong experience with Git-based workflows and branching strategies
Observability & Monitoring
- OpenTelemetry implementation for comprehensive observability
- Experience with modern monitoring stacks (metrics, logs, and distributed tracing)
- Ability to design and implement effective alerting strategies
- Performance optimization and troubleshooting
Infrastructure as Code & Automation
- Strong IaC experience with tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar
- Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, etc.)
- Linux system administration and automation
- Configuration management and secrets handling
Security & Access Management
- Zero-trust security model implementation
- Identity and access management solutions
- Security scanning and compliance automation
- Certificate management and SSL/TLS best practices
Preferred Additional Experience
- Multi-cloud expertise: GCP and Azure (including Azure AD)
- Service mesh architectures: Implementation and management experience
- Advanced networking: Load balancing, CDN, and edge computing
- Data infrastructure: Experience with streaming platforms and message queuing systems
- Database operations: Understanding of database administration and optimization
- Identity providers: SSO and identity federation experience
- Hybrid infrastructure: Experience with on-premises and virtualization technologies
Leadership & Strategic Thinking
- Ability to evaluate and recommend technology choices based on business needs
- Experience mentoring team members and sharing knowledge
- Strategic thinking about infrastructure evolution and modernization
- Cost optimization and FinOps practices
- Incident management and post-mortem leadership
What We're Looking For
A senior professional who can independently assess our infrastructure, make strategic technology decisions, and implement robust solutions with minimal guidance. You should be comfortable working across all layers of modern cloud infrastructure, have strong opinions about best practices while remaining pragmatic, and be able to adapt to changing priorities while maintaining system reliability and security.