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Our company is seeking a Senior-Level Operations Engineer with a broad skill set to support our busy Ops & Cybersecurity team. This generalist role is ideal for a hands-on professional who can wear multiple hats across infrastructure, cloud, and security to keep systems running smoothly.
The primary goal of this position is to design, automate, and maintain a secure, scalable, and reliable AWS cloud infrastructure and observability baseline that enables our product teams to build and deploy autonomously We’ll rely on you to drive continuous improvements, automate repetitive tasks, and refine operational processes.
This position is remote-friendly, meaning you can effectively collaborate with our distributed team and contribute to key initiatives from anywhere. If you have a passion for streamlining operations and improving systems, this role offers a diverse range of challenges and learning opportunities
Key Responsibilities
Infrastructure Management
Maintain AWS cloud infrastructure and core network systems while ensuring high availability, security, and cost efficiency.
Automate routine configuration tasks whenever feasible to minimise manual effort.
Developer Enablement
Maintain and improve developer infrastructure, while setting up the tools and best practices our devs need to stay productive and secure.
Identity & Access Management
Run regular access audits of AWS IAM principals to enforce least privilege and keep role-based access and permissions up to date Security & Compliance Support.
Support day-to-day security operations by patching OS on the hosts, fixing vulnerabilities, and assisting with incident detection and response.
Help keep us compliant with security frameworks (like ISO 27001) by assisting with audits, remediation plans, and documentation.
Automation & Documentation
Drive process improvements by automating routine tasks and maintaining comprehensive documentation.
Use Python scripting and other relevant tooling to automate recurring operational processes, including deployments, health checks, and monitoring.
Write and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for key operations workflows to ensure knowledge base accuracy, operational efficiency, and procedural consistency across the
team.
Required Qualifications
Experience
5+ years of hands-on experience in a Cloud Operations, DevOps, or similar role, preferably in a broad technical environment.
Cloud
Strong hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services.
Including multi-account setups using AWS Organizations, AWS IAM Identity Center with external IdP integrations, experience in building infrastructure aligned with CIS AWS Benchmarks, and driving cost optimization.
Solid background in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines.
Proficient with AWS CloudTrail and CloudWatch for debugging and tracking changes.
Proficient in provisioning, hardening, and configuring Amazon Linux hosts.
Networking
Hands-on experience in building and maintaining VPCs across multi-account AWS environments.
Key expertise includes network segmentation (public, private, and isolated tiers), environment isolation (production vs. non-production), and configuring NAT instances, VPC peering, AWS.
Transit Gateway, AWS WAF, AWS Network Firewall, and VPN access for protected networks.
Scripting & Automation
Proficiency with Python scripting or programming.
We use Python alongside AWS CDK to define our infrastructure as code, as well as for writing scripts and small tools to automate routine tasks and integrate with cloud services and third-party APIs.
Communication & Collaboration
Strong communication skills, including the ability to document procedures clearly and explain tech concepts to teammates or stakeholders Comfortable working remotely, collaborating over chat and video, and managing your own time and tasks with minimal supervision.
Nice to have
Experience with any of the following tools and services is a nice bonus:
- Google Cloud Platform
- Bash or PowerShell
- AWS ECS or AWS EKS
- CloudFormation, Pulumi, Terraform
- TeamCity or CircleCI (GitLab is ok as well)
- Prometheus and Grafana or Zabbix
- Site24x7
- PagerDuty
- macOS, Windows
- Vanta
Any of the following certifications are a nice bonus:
- AWS Certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer
The following experience is preferred:
Previous work in a startup or small product company, where you had to juggle diverse responsibilities. This background will help you adapt quickly to the generalist nature of the role and proactively fill gaps wherever needed.
