Devops Engineer

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Role Summary

The DevOps Engineer will be the primary infrastructure owner, responsible for designing, automating, and maintaining the AWS infrastructure that powers our multi-tenant SaaS platform. This includes implementing CI/CD pipelines, improving observability with DataDog, managing backups and recovery, and ensuring high reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain AWS-based infrastructure (EC2, RDS, Route53, CloudFront).
• Automate provisioning and configuration using Chef and optional CloudFormation.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions integrated with AWS.
• Develop scripts (Python/PHP) for automating environment management across tenants.
• Manage MySQL and MongoDB databases, including automated backups and restores.
• Deploy and optimize monitoring and alerting using DataDog.
• Maintain SOC II compliance, IAM policies, and audit readiness.
• Support multiple environments: Development, QA, Staging, and segmented Production (Beta/Stable/Low Risk).
• Collaborate with developers via a ticket-based workflow and ensure fast communication.
• Lead infrastructure migration and establish a scalable backup strategy.
• Mentor future DevOps hires and grow the infrastructure team.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of hands-on experience in AWS DevOps or Infrastructure Engineering roles.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services IAM, VPC, Load Balancers, Lambda, SQS, CloudFront, Route53, etc.
• Proficiency in scripting – Bash, Shell, Python or PHP for automation and tooling.
• Strong understanding of the LAMP stack (Linux, Apache/Nginx, MySQL, PHP).
• Experience with Kafka or RabbitMQ for event-driven architectures.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions or similar).
• Experience securing and monitoring infrastructure.
• Familiarity with security and compliance standards like SOC II.
• Preferred to have AWS certifications.

Cultural and Leadership DNA

• Direct, fast, and transparent communication.
• Thrives in a high-output, 5060 hour/week startup environment.
• Extreme ownership and urgency — delivers without micromanagement.
• Reliable, proactive, and calm under production pressure.
• Builder-first mindset — designs scalable, repeatable systems.
• Prefers clarity and execution over formality.

Compensation and Commitment

• Full-time, permanent (remote, India-based)
• Bonuses and stock options for exceptional performers
• Expected start date: Within weeks
• Growth path: DevOps Lead DevOps Manager (build and lead team)