Tech9 ยท 1 day ago
Senior Devops Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior LevelTech9 is one of the nation's fastest-growing companies, recognized by Inc. 5000, dedicated to building innovative web applications. The Senior DevOps Engineer will take ownership of AWS infrastructure management, CI/CD pipelines, and ensure system reliability while collaborating with engineering leadership and development teams.
ArchitectureSoftwareSoftware Engineering
Responsibilities
Own and manage AWS infrastructure for production, staging, and test environments
Perform capacity planning, cost optimization, and availability improvements
Ensure system reliability, scalability, and performance across environments
Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
Standardize deployment workflows and reduce manual steps
Collaborate with developers to improve release velocity and reliability
Design, manage, and maintain infrastructure using Terraform
Ensure infrastructure configurations are version-controlled and reproducible
Promote consistency across test, staging, and production environments
Implement and improve monitoring, logging, and alerting systems
Build dashboards and metrics to track system health and performance
Participate in incident response and root cause analysis
Assist with incident management efforts when issues arise
Implement and maintain AWS security best practices (IAM, security groups, policies)
Collaborate with InfoSec to support audits and compliance requirements
Proactively identify and mitigate security risks
Manage containerized workloads using Docker and AWS ECS
Optimize container images and resource utilization
Maintain container registries and deployment processes
Manage Linux servers, including patching, configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting
Automate routine operational tasks using scripting (bash, etc.)
Diagnose and resolve system-level issues
Design and maintain backup and disaster recovery strategies
Regularly test backup restoration and failover procedures
Ensure business continuity plans are documented and validated
Work closely with developers to improve deployment and operational workflows
Provide guidance and recommendations on DevOps best practices
Create and maintain clear documentation for infrastructure, processes, and runbooks
Qualification
Required
Strong experience with AWS in production environments
Solid Linux system administration background
Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
Strong experience with Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
Experience with Docker and AWS ECS
Knowledge of monitoring, logging, and alerting systems
Experience implementing security best practices in cloud environments
Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure and deployment issues
Comfortable working independently and taking full ownership
Preferred
Experience with cost optimization in AWS
Familiarity with incident management processes
Scripting experience (bash, Python, etc.)
Experience working in SaaS or product-focused environments
Exposure to compliance frameworks (SOC2, ISO, etc.)
Company
Tech9
Tech9 is a collective of executive and senior technology professionals dedicated to building
Founded in 2015
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2018-10-26Debt Financing
Leadership Team
Nate Richard
Chief Revenue Officer
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