Senior DevOps Engineer - Remote

About

Our client, a rapidly growing SaaS company, is seeking a highly experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join their fully remote, international team. This is a critical role where you will be responsible for architecting, implementing, and maintaining robust and scalable cloud infrastructure that powers our client's innovative software solutions. You will play a key role in automating and streamlining deployment processes, ensuring high availability, performance, and security of our production environments. This is an exciting opportunity to work on challenging projects, leverage the latest DevOps technologies, and grow your career in a supportive, remote-first culture.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and reliable cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated software delivery.
• Implement and manage container orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) for environment provisioning and management.
• Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems.
• Automate operational tasks through scripting (Python, Bash).
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure application performance and reliability.
• Manage and optimize database performance and backups.
• Ensure security best practices are implemented and maintained across all environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure and deployment issues.
• Contribute to disaster recovery and business continuity planning.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or related infrastructure roles.
• Proven experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Strong knowledge of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
• Solid experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI).
• Expertise in scripting languages (Python, Bash).
• Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog).
• Strong understanding of networking, security, and database management.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience in a remote work environment.
• Passionate about continuous improvement, automation, and building resilient systems.
• Ability to think critically, anticipate potential issues, and implement preventative measures.