Senior DevOps Engineer – Infrastructure, Platform

Rocket Learning

. Own and operate secure, highly available infrastructure across AWS and GCP .

Posted 10/16/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing secure and highly available infrastructure across AWS and GCP, with a strong focus on data protection and observability. Proven ability to lead DevOps teams, implement infrastructure-as-code, and optimize CI/CD pipelines while ensuring security and compliance.

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AWS Infrastructure ManagementGCP Infrastructure ManagementKubernetes Container OrchestrationTerraform/Ansible AutomationMongoDB Atlas Management

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Hard Skills

Infrastructure-As-CodeLinux AdministrationScripting in BashScripting in PythonScripting in GoCI/CD Pipeline ManagementObservability Stack DevelopmentData Protection PracticesVulnerability ScanningPerformance Tuning

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipMentorshipClear CommunicationCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

TerraformAnsibleJenkinsGitLab CIGitHub ActionsMongoDB AtlasSigNozSonarQubeOpenBaoKubernetes

Certifications & Qualifications

AWS CertificationGCP CertificationCKA Certification

Industry Keywords

DevOpsSREInfrastructure EngineeringSecurity EngineeringPrivacy EngineeringAIOpsFinOpsHybrid EnvironmentsOpen-Source ToolsIncident Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSGoogle Cloud PlatformJenkinsKubernetesLinuxMongoDBPythonTerraformGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and operate secure, highly available infrastructure across AWS and GCP
Own MongoDB Atlas provisioning, scaling, backups, and performance tuning
Drive infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and Ansible
Apply IAM, network segmentation, encryption, secrets management, and vulnerability scanning
Treat data protection as a first-class requirement for sensitive population data
Evaluate, self-host, and manage the lifecycle of open-source tools such as SigNoz, SonarQube, and OpenBao
Build observability stacks for metrics, logs, and traces
Develop intelligent alerting and define SLIs/SLOs
Serve as a senior escalation point for major incidents and lead blameless postmortems
Maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions with quality and security gates
Manage Kubernetes-based container orchestration and automate routine operational work
Lead and develop a team of 3 DevOps engineers, including workload management, mentorship, and growth
Build operational processes and collaborate with engineering, product, and security teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

8–10+ years across DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering
Experience leading or mentoring a team
Strong hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, and hybrid/on-prem environments
Proven track record self-hosting and operating open-source infrastructure tools in production
Solid grounding in security and privacy engineering
Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform/Ansible, and modern CI/CD
Strong Linux administration and scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Go
Genuine interest in the organization’s mission and work serving vulnerable communities
Clear communication and ability to work across technical and non-technical teams
MongoDB Atlas experience, observability/AIOps tooling, FinOps/cost optimization, or relevant certifications such as AWS, GCP, or CKA are good to have

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote position
Opportunity to lead and develop a team of 3 DevOps engineers
Work on mission-driven systems serving vulnerable communities
Opportunity to work with open-source tooling and reduce vendor dependency
Professional growth and mentorship responsibilities