Senior DevOps Engineer

Overview

We’re seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to maintain and expand our multi-cloud infrastructure, provide on-call support, and collaborate closely with our engineering team through pair programming. You will be a key contributor to ensuring uptime, stability, and scalability for our clients’ systems.

This role is best suited for a senior engineer who is comfortable with fractional ownership and delivering high-impact support in a low-hour, on-call engagement.

Key Focus Areas

Multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS primary; Azure and GCP)

Container orchestration (Docker, Docker Swarm; familiarity with Podman or Kubernetes a plus)

Networking for client connectivity (VPCs, VPNs, security groups, subnets)

Rapid incident response and troubleshooting

Collaborative pair programming and knowledge sharing

Key Responsibilities

Provide on-call support for production incidents and infrastructure issues; troubleshoot and resolve rapidly

Pair program with engineers to troubleshoot issues and share infrastructure best practices

Maintain and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, including Docker containers and Docker Swarm orchestration

Manage networking and client connectivity patterns

Maintain Terraform/Terragrunt configurations and automate deployment processes

Monitor system health and performance, and implement alerting improvements

Implement security best practices, manage IAM roles, and configure secrets

Document infrastructure architecture, runbooks, and operational procedures

Collaborate on CI/CD workflows (primarily GitHub Actions) and support automation initiatives

Required Skills & Experience

3+ years of production experience with AWS (VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, CloudWatch); familiarity with Azure or GCP

Production experience with Docker and Docker Swarm, including container networking and service discovery

Strong Terraform experience; Terragrunt preferred

CI/CD experience with GitHub Actions and scripting (Bash, Python)

Experience participating in on-call rotations and incident response

Strong communication skills and comfort with collaborative pair programming

Preferred Skills

Python and/or Bash for infrastructure automation

Multi-cloud architecture patterns

Data pipeline infrastructure experience

Security best practices and cost optimization experience

Strong technical documentation skills

Technical Stack

Cloud: AWS (primary), Azure, GCP

Containers: Docker, Docker Swarm, Podman, Kubernetes

IaC: Terraform, Terragrunt

CI/CD: GitHub Actions

Scripting: Python, Bash

Monitoring: CloudWatch, Azure Monitor

Storage: S3, ADLS Gen2

Secrets: AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault

Engagement Details

Approximately 5–15 hours per month

Contractor/Consultant role, fully remote

On-call availability required; flexible schedule

Long-term engagement with opportunity for expanded scope and responsibility

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