Senior DevOps Engineer

We are a high growth startup backed by one of America’s top furniture retailers. We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to help build and manage our AWS infrastructure and deployment pipelines. The ideal candidate will have deep experience with AWS Cloud DevOps principles. This role collaborates closely with Engineering, SecOps, and Data Architects to develop a world class user experience for our customers.

Responsibilities

• AWS Infrastructure Management: Lead the design, deployment, and maintenance of AWS-based infrastructure, ensuring scalability, availability, and security
• Automation: Develop and maintain automated deployment pipelines, configuration management, and infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, and Ansible
• Monitoring and Optimization: Implement monitoring and alerting solutions to proactively identify and resolve performance issues. Continuously optimize AWS resources to improve cost-efficiency
• Security: Implement and maintain security best practices for AWS environments, including IAM policies, network security, and encryption
• Collaboration: Collaborate with software development teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines, facilitate rapid deployment, and ensure code quality
• Documentation: Create and maintain detailed documentation for infrastructure, processes, and best practices
• Troubleshooting: Investigate and resolve complex system issues, troubleshoot network problems, and provide technical support as needed
• Capacity Planning: Assess resource utilization and plan for capacity scaling based on business needs
• Stay Current: Stay up-to-date with the latest AWS services, trends, and best practices, and recommend improvements to the existing infrastructure

 

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience as AWS Cloud or DevOps Engineer
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)

• Advance coding skills in multiple languages like Python, Bash, Java, Go, JavaScript etc.
• AWS certification(s) such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
• Proficiency in AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, ECS, and CloudWatch
• Strong experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like AWS CloudFormation or Terraform
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes is a plus.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions
• Knowledge of networking concepts, security best practices, and performance optimization in AWS.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to Have Skills

• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Professional experience with network engineering and enterprise technologies
• Experience with concepts of API design, load balancing, containerization, disaster recovery and leveraging IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS as appropriate
• Working knowledge of AWS CDK

The company is a high growth consumer tech start up that is addressing fundamental challenges in the  $200B US furniture space. The company is a B2B and B2C digital aggregator with a simple mission: To connect furniture customers with the products they desire. For consumers, we make it easy to find the  right furniture by enhancing search and streamlining their end-to-end customer experience. For retail partners, we deliver a digital platform allowing them to expand their reach with a high-intent furniture audience. The site experience and discovery tools will differentiate us. The site design and content will drive brand recognition and loyalty allowing us to capitalize on this market. We are backed by a top-5 furniture retailer in the US. The business is unique in that it will operate with the agility and innovation of a startup, yet with the robust resources and industry knowledge set of an established brand.  

The company is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual based on race, color, gender, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, or any other factor protected by anti-discrimination laws 

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.