DevOps Engineer

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Position Type: Full-Time, Remote

Working Hours: U.S. Client Business Hours (with flexibility for deployments, incident response, and on-call rotations)

About the Role

Our client is seeking a highly skilled DevOps Engineer to build, maintain, and optimize cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and system reliability across production environments.

This role requires deep expertise in cloud platforms, automation, CI/CD, container orchestration, monitoring, and infrastructure security. The DevOps Engineer will play a critical role in ensuring systems remain scalable, secure, resilient, and highly available while enabling development teams to ship code efficiently and safely.

The ideal candidate is proactive, automation-driven, calm under pressure, and passionate about improving infrastructure reliability and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure Management

• Provision, configure, and maintain infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or Azure cloud platforms

• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation

• Configure networking, compute, storage, IAM, and cloud security policies

• Optimize infrastructure performance, scalability, and cost efficiency

CI/CD & Deployment Automation

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI

• Automate build, testing, deployment, and rollback workflows across environments

• Ensure zero-downtime deployments and reliable release processes

• Improve deployment speed, consistency, and operational reliability

Containerization & Kubernetes

• Manage Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters for microservices deployment

• Monitor cluster health, resource allocation, and workload performance

• Optimize orchestration strategies for scalability and reliability

• Troubleshoot container and deployment-related issues across environments

Monitoring, Logging & Incident Response

• Implement observability and monitoring solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic

• Configure centralized logging and alerting pipelines using ELK Stack, Splunk, or similar tools

• Participate in incident response and on-call rotations

• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement preventive solutions post-incident

Security & Compliance

• Apply infrastructure security best practices including IAM, encryption, secrets management, and least-privilege access

• Support compliance requirements such as SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, or GDPR where applicable

• Conduct vulnerability scans, patch management, and security hardening activities

• Ensure infrastructure remains secure, compliant, and audit-ready

Collaboration & Process Improvement

• Partner closely with development teams to improve deployment workflows and automation

• Support developers with infrastructure troubleshooting and environment management

• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency

• Maintain clear documentation for infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and operational procedures

What Makes You a Perfect Fit

• Strong problem solver who thrives at the intersection of development and operations

• Calm, analytical, and methodical during incidents and high-pressure situations

• Passionate about automation, infrastructure scalability, and reliability engineering

• Strong communicator who collaborates effectively across technical teams

• Proactive mindset focused on preventing issues before they impact production

Required Experience & Skills

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Infrastructure Engineering

• Proficiency with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

• Strong experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines

• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes

• Infrastructure-as-Code expertise with Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation

• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic

• Scripting experience with Python, Bash, or similar languages

• Strong understanding of cloud security best practices and infrastructure reliability

Preferred Experience & Skills

• Experience with microservices and distributed systems

• Familiarity with serverless technologies (AWS Lambda, Cloud Functions)

• Experience managing production-grade Kubernetes environments

• Cloud certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, CKA, or equivalent

• Background supporting SaaS, fintech, healthcare, or enterprise applications

What Does a Typical Day Look Like?

A DevOps Engineer’s day revolves around keeping systems secure, automated, scalable, and reliable. You will:

• Review monitoring dashboards and respond to infrastructure alerts or incidents

• Improve CI/CD pipelines to streamline testing and deployment workflows

• Provision or optimize infrastructure using Terraform or cloud-native tools

• Troubleshoot deployment issues and collaborate with developers on production releases

• Monitor Kubernetes clusters and containerized services for performance and reliability

• Document workflows, update runbooks, and improve operational processes

• Analyze logs, metrics, and incidents to proactively prevent future issues

In essence: you are responsible for ensuring infrastructure remains secure, scalable, automated, and capable of supporting fast, reliable product delivery.

Key Metrics for Success (KPIs)

• System uptime ≥ 99.9%

• Faster and more reliable deployment frequency

• Reduced MTTR (Mean Time to Recovery) during incidents

• Infrastructure cost optimization and efficiency improvements

• Deployment success rate and rollback reduction

• Positive developer feedback on infrastructure reliability and deployment speed

What We Offer

• Full-time remote position aligned with U.S. business hours

• Flexible schedule for deployments and incident response

• Opportunity to work with modern cloud infrastructure and cutting-edge DevOps tooling

• Exposure to complex infrastructure and scalability challenges

• Professional growth in DevOps, SRE, and cloud engineering

• Competitive compensation package

Interview Process

• Initial Phone Screen

• Video Interview with Pavago Recruiter

• Technical Assessment (e.g., design a CI/CD pipeline or provision infrastructure with Terraform)

• Client Interview with Engineering/DevOps Leadership

• Offer & Background Verification

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