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equivant Court · 6 hours ago

Senior DevOps Engineer (AWS & SQL)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Equivant Court is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer who will design, build, and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure for mission-critical applications. The role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure performance, reliability, and compliance with SOC 2 and CJIS standards while driving continuous improvement in cloud environments.

Information ServicesRisk ManagementSoftware

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available AWS infrastructure supporting our mission-critical applications

Manage SQL Server environments hosted on AWS RDS and EC2, optimizing performance, tuning queries, and ensuring data reliability and availability

Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, Terraform, PowerShell, or your tool of choice) to automate build, test, and deployment workflows

Collaborate closely with Development, QA, Product Management, and Information Security teams to ensure smooth, secure releases and stable environments

Monitor and troubleshoot performance issues using tools like CloudWatch, DataDog, and SIEM dashboards, driving root-cause analysis and proactive prevention

Contribute to security and compliance initiatives by adhering to SOC 2 and CJIS-aligned policies, managing IAM roles, patching systems, and safeguarding secrets

Participate in incident response activities, assisting with mitigation, root-cause investigation, and long-term resolution

Document infrastructure configurations, procedures, and architecture for operational continuity and knowledge sharing

Support continuous improvement by proposing new automation, cost optimization, and resilience strategies across environments

Enforce security best practices across infrastructure, including encryption, access control, and network segmentation

Manage IAM policies using the principle of least privilege; review and update permissions regularly

Secure CI/CD workflows, ensuring secrets and credentials are properly managed and stored

Participate in the company’s Information Security / GRC Team, contributing to proactive vulnerability management, patching, and SOC 2 evidence collection

Collaborate with the Infosec team to address vulnerabilities surfaced by Rapid7, Automox, CloudFlare, and other security tools

Uphold our company’s formal security culture, operating with a mindset aligned to SOC 2 and CJIS compliance standards

Qualification

AWSSQL ServerCI/CD automationTerraformMonitoring toolsAccountabilityCommunicationCollaboration

Required

5+ years of experience in DevOps or cloud infrastructure roles, with deep expertise in AWS (RDS, EC2, VPC, VPN, ELB/NLB, IAM, Lambda, etc.)

Strong SQL Server administration and tuning skills, ideally in AWS-hosted environments

Hands-on experience with Terraform (or similar IaC), CI/CD automation, and scripting (PowerShell, Bash, or Python)

Solid grasp of network architecture and security principles within cloud environments

Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools such as CloudWatch, DataDog, and SIEM platforms

Familiarity with patch management, vulnerability scanning, and compliance monitoring in regulated industries

Proven ability to communicate clearly, collaborate across teams, and maintain composure under pressure

A spirit of service, ownership, and accountability—you take pride in your work, your team, and your impact

Benefits

Participation in an on-call rotation may be required for rare after-hours emergencies.

Compensation commensurate with experience, plus performance-based bonus.

Company

equivant Court

equivant delivers innovative solutions to simplify justice by boosting efficiency, streamlining processes, and improving communication in courts and justice agencies.

Founded in 1984

Canton, Ohio, USA

201-500 employees