Lead AWS DevOps Engineer

About the Company

Our client is a fast-growing technology company revolutionizing the way brands build and retain customer loyalty. Their platform helps businesses deliver personalized engagement, data-driven insights, and seamless omnichannel experiences that drive customer retention and long-term growth.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Lead AWS DevOps Engineer to oversee the design, implementation, and optimization of our cloud infrastructure. This role will play a key part in ensuring scalability, reliability, and security across our customer engagement platform. You’ll lead initiatives around CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and cloud architecture while mentoring a small team of DevOps engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, and maintenance of AWS infrastructure supporting production and development environments.

• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines to streamline software delivery and improve release reliability.

• Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions to ensure system health and uptime.

• Champion Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.

• Collaborate closely with development, QA, and product teams to enhance scalability and performance.

• Ensure best practices for cloud security, cost optimization, and compliance.

• Mentor and guide junior DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in DevOps or Cloud Engineering, with at least 2 years in a lead or senior role.

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudFront, etc.).

• Proven experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar).

• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK).

• Proficiency with scripting languages (Python, Bash, or Go).

• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Solid understanding of networking, security, and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch).

• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in a SaaS environment or high-availability production systems.

• Exposure to data analytics, customer engagement, or loyalty platforms.

• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or equivalent).

What’s in It for You

• Opportunity to lead and shape a modern DevOps environment at a fast-scaling tech company.

• Work on products that help leading brands drive meaningful customer relationships.

• Competitive compensation, flexible work arrangements, and a collaborative, innovation-driven culture.