Cloud Infrastructure – DevOps Engineer

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. Design, build and operate highly available AWS infrastructure across dev, test, prod and DMZ accounts .

Posted 10/13/2026full-timeRemote • New York • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $100,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in AWS infrastructure management, including automation and CI/CD pipeline development. Proficient in scripting and security best practices, with strong communication skills for documentation and collaboration across teams.

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AWS Infrastructure ManagementCI/CD Pipeline DevelopmentTerraform Production ExperienceLinux AdministrationScripting in Python or Bash

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Hard Skills

AWS VPCAWS IAMAWS S3AWS EC2 Auto ScalingTerraformCI/CD in GitHub ActionsTLS/PKIJob Scheduler ExperienceLinux AdministrationSecurity Mindset

Soft Skills

Clear Written CommunicationVerbal CommunicationCoaching Junior EngineersCommitment to Delivering on Deadlines

Tools & Technologies

JiraConfluenceGitHub ActionsStonebranch/OpsWiseControl-MAirflow

Industry Keywords

Infrastructure EngineeringCloud EngineeringDevOpsWorkflow AutomationIncident Response

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowAWSCloudDNSEC2LinuxPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build and operate highly available AWS infrastructure across dev, test, prod and DMZ accounts
Plan and run production changes with published change notices covering scope, impact, rollback and confirmation
Perform and oversee deployments to production and non-production environments with release plans, rollback paths and Jira records
Build, maintain and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines and support development teams through deployments
Monitor and tune business-critical scheduled workflows, troubleshoot failures and drive root-cause analysis
Build monitoring, alerting, consolidated metrics and logs for system and workflow health
Respond to infrastructure and security incidents, then document root causes in Jira
Automate repetitive work using scripts, GitHub Actions, Infrastructure as Code and AI tooling
Apply least privilege to access requests, including expiring SSO roles and documented exceptions for long-lived keys
Write and maintain runbooks, architecture and network diagrams, and Confluence standards
Keep Jira tickets current with status, blockers or next steps at least every two weeks
Handle ad-hoc requests from Sales, Support and Product
Coach junior engineers and hand off repeatable work with written runbooks
Report to the Head of IT Operations and collaborate with Engineering, Product, Sales and Customer Support

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years in cloud or infrastructure engineering, including 4+ years running production AWS
Deep AWS experience: VPC, Transit Gateway, Client VPN, IAM, SSO, Organizations, ELB/ALB/NLB, ACM, EC2 Auto Scaling, S3, AWS Config and CloudTrail
Strong Linux administration skills
Hands-on DevOps experience: CI/CD pipelines, release management, and supporting development teams through deployments
Experience running a job scheduler or workflow automation platform such as Stonebranch/OpsWise, Control-M, Airflow or similar
Production experience with Terraform and CI/CD in GitHub Actions, including OIDC
Solid grounding in TLS/PKI, DNS (Route53 and external providers), and file transfer over FTP, FTPS, SFTP, SSH and HTTP/HTTPS
Security mindset: least privilege, WAF, rate limiting, and incident response
Scripting in Python or Bash
Clear written and verbal communication for change notices, runbooks and Jira write-ups
Track record of delivering on commitments in an environment with frequent interruptions

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid time off: Vacation, Personal, Sick days, and Holidays
Pre-tax commuter benefits (NJT, MTA, etc.)
401k plan
Full medical and dental insurance coverage
Collaborative environment where everyone's input makes a difference
Performance-based salary increases over time