Job Overview

We are seeking a seasoned DevOps Engineer with a solid foundation in AWS services to join our growing team. This role is crucial for designing, implementing, and managing our infrastructure and deployment pipelines, ensuring high availability, performance, and security of our cloud-based applications. You will be instrumental in automating our operations, enhancing our CI/CD processes, and optimizing our AWS environment to support our next-generation identity platform.

Responsibilities:

• Design, configure, and manage our AWS cloud infrastructure to ensure optimal performance, scalability, and security.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, building, and deployment of applications.
• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as AWS CloudFormation or Terraform to automate the setup and scaling of environments.
• Monitor and analyze system performance, implementing improvements to infrastructure and application deployments.
• Collaborate closely with software engineering teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of new features and systems.
• Lead efforts in automating operations, from infrastructure provisioning to application deployment, to enhance efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
• Ensure compliance with security best practices and policies in the cloud environment, including the management of IAM roles and policies.
• Participate in on-call rotations to provide support for production environments, and troubleshoot and resolve issues as they arise.
• Stay abreast of the latest AWS services and technologies, evaluating and adopting them to meet business needs.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps or systems engineering, with a strong focus on AWS cloud services.
• Proficient in AWS services such as EC2, S3, Open Search, Redis, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, IAM, and ECS or EKS.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Solid understanding of CI/CD tools and practices (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline).
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python) for automation.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools within the AWS ecosystem.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues across the entire stack.
• Effective communication skills, capable of working collaboratively across multiple teams.

Our Values

We have established a core set of values through years of experience building technology businesses:

• Customer-first: Our customers' needs guide our business. Being incredibly responsive and accessible for our customers is what we strive for. 
• Speed and thoughtful risk-taking: Not only are we willing to take the risk and try new things, but we also want to be mindful of how our decisions will affect those who trust us.
• Dive deep: Though our team is small, we are willing to dive deep on any task, no matter the size, to ensure the best service for our customers.  
• Growth mindset: We are eager to learn and grow, both personally and professionally. 
• One team: The better we work as a team, the better we can provide for our customers. Together, we celebrate the wins and learn from the losses. 

Why should you join our team? 

• Career growth and impact: You will get exposure to all aspects of the business, learn from startup/industry veterans, and be able to make a meaningful impact throughout. 
• Proven team: Our team has worked together successfully for years; we may be biased but we think this is a great team to work with. 

Come join us on our journey building a market-leading identity data business from the ground up.