DevOps Engineer

Job Description

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 DevOps Engineer to build, maintain, and optimize infrastructure and deployment pipelines. This role requires expertise in cloud platforms, automation, monitoring, and CI/CD. The DevOps Engineer ensures systems are secure, scalable, and reliable, enabling development teams to ship code quickly and safely.

Responsibilities:

Infrastructure Management:

• Provision and manage infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation.
• Configure networking, storage, and compute resources to scale with demand.

CI/CD Pipelines:

• Build and maintain pipelines with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
• Automate builds, tests, and deployments across multiple environments.
• Ensure rollback strategies and zero-downtime deployments.

Containerization & Orchestration:

• Manage Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters.
• Deploy microservices and monitor cluster health.
• Optimize cost and performance for containerized workloads.

Monitoring & Incident Response:

• Implement observability with Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic.
• Configure logging and alerting pipelines (ELK stack, Splunk).
• Participate in on-call rotations, performing root cause analysis post-incident.

Security & Compliance:

• Apply cloud security best practices (IAM, least privilege, encryption).
• Support SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI, or GDPR compliance in infrastructure.
• Run vulnerability scans and patch systems proactively.

Collaboration & Process Improvement:

• Partner with developers to streamline deployments and remove bottlenecks.
• Document infrastructure, pipelines, and workflows for team knowledge.
• Identify opportunities for automation and performance optimization.

What Makes You a Perfect Fit:

• Problem solver who thrives at the intersection of development and operations.
• Calm and methodical in high-pressure incident scenarios.
• Passionate about automation, scalability, and reliability.
• Strong communicator who bridges technical and business needs.

Required Experience & Skills (Minimum):

• 3+ years experience in DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering.
• Proficiency with at least one cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools and pipelines.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

Ideal Experience & Skills:

• Terraform or Pulumi Infrastructure-as-Code expertise.
• Industry background in SaaS, fintech, healthcare, or enterprise applications.
• Familiarity with serverless deployments (AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions).
• Security certifications or cloud certifications (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, CKA, etc.).

What Does a Typical Day Look Like?

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

• Review monitoring dashboards for performance and incident alerts.
• Update CI/CD pipelines to improve build/test/deploy efficiency.
• Provision or modify infrastructure with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Collaborate with developers to troubleshoot deployments or optimize services.
• Document workflows and update runbooks for incident response.
• End the day by analyzing logs, reviewing metrics, and planning optimizations.

In essence: you are the custodian of infrastructure and automation, ensuring systems scale, stay secure, and support fast product delivery.

Key Metrics for Success (KPIs):

• Deployment frequency (faster, more reliable releases).
• System uptime ≥ 99.9%.
• MTTR (Mean Time to Recovery) reduced for incidents.
• Cost efficiency of infrastructure usage.
• Positive developer feedback on deployment speed and reliability.

Interview Process:

1. Initial Phone Screen
2. Video Interview with Pavago Recruiter
3. Technical Task (e.g., design a CI/CD pipeline or provision infrastructure with Terraform)
4. Client Interview with Engineering/DevOps Leadership
5. Offer & Background Verification