[Remote] DevOps Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Athennian delivers Governance Ops software that provides a secure, integrated source of truth for entity and ownership data. The DevOps Engineer will build, maintain, and optimize secure, scalable cloud infrastructure, improve deployment tooling and CI/CD pipelines, support testing and security operations, and participate in incident response and infrastructure efficiency initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with Engineering stakeholders to design and maintain a reliable, scalable, and secure platform
- Optimize and enhance deployment tooling and infrastructure, including creating and maintaining new CI/CD pipelines, improving infrastructure for cost-effectiveness and performance
- Collaborate with the Engineering team to identify areas for improvement and implement innovative solutions
- Provide expert DevOps guidance for existing projects and new initiatives
- Set up and maintain test environments for both manual and automated testing
- Conduct vulnerability scans and penetration tests, analyzing results and acting on findings
- Plan and execute ongoing routine application maintenance tasks
- Participate in on-call rotations for monitoring, alerting, and incident response
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and efficiency improvements within our infrastructure
Skills
- 3+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or automation engineering
- Strong understanding of cloud technologies, particularly AWS
- Hands-on experience managing systems and services on a cloud platform (AWS)
- Solid understanding of database technologies such as MongoDB
- Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and Linux Systems
- Proficiency with Terraform and Packer for infrastructure as code
- Experience deploying and managing cloud services, monitoring and alerting systems, and handling critical issues
- Agile development experience and familiarity with CI/CD practices
- Strong attention to detail, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
- Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
- Ability to work independently and thrive in an autonomous environment with minimal supervision
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- A passion for continuous learning and technical curiosity
- Please only apply if you are able to live and work full-time in the US and Canada
- AWS DevOps Engineer certification
- Experience with cloud-based security protocols
Benefits
- Remote-first work arrangement built on trust, autonomy, and accountability.
- Minimum of 3 weeks vacation, 5 sick days, and 6 personal/flex days, plus a company-wide winter holiday shutdown.
- Health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Long-term disability coverage.
- Health Spending Account (HSA).
- Flexible parental leave benefits, including top-ups.
- Dedicated work-from-home allowance.
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