Senior DevOps Engineer/AWS_Hybrid (NYC)

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to own the infrastructure that keeps a fast-growing applied AI and data analytics platform running at enterprise scale. You will architect, build, and maintain the cloud systems that Fortune 500 retailers trust with their most critical data and decision-making. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role — you will work closely with backend and ML engineers to ensure the platform is secure, scalable, and relentlessly reliable. A key part of the role is taking over infrastructure leadership from the current DevOps lead over a transition period, then owning that domain long-term. Over time, you will also be involved in growing the DevOps team, though the immediate priority is hands-on technical execution.

Schedule: Full-time

Location: Hybrid (NYC)

Salary: $160K – $200K

Type of collaboration: Full-time employment

The platform connects an organization's entire data landscape — internal systems, social media trends, industry reports, consumer behavior signals — into a single coherent intelligence layer. It drives 8-figure improvements in gross margins for Fortune 500 retailers. As enterprise onboarding ramps up, the infrastructure must scale to match. The team believes in GitOps, infrastructure as code, and building systems that let engineers move fast without breaking things. You will be the person who makes that real — standing up infrastructure, defining reliability targets, automating manual processes, and owning production incidents end-to-end. Former technical founders are a strong fit: what you've built matters more than tenure.

4–7+ years of industry experience, with at least 4 years in hands-on DevOps/infrastructure roles

4+ years managing cloud infrastructure in production — AWS strongly preferred

2+ years of production Kubernetes experience (EKS preferred)

Deep proficiency in Terraform/Terragrunt and infrastructure-as-code principles

Strong scripting skills in Python and Bash — automates everything possible

Experience with CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar)

Security-first mindset with experience implementing compliance frameworks (SOC 2, GDPR)

Systems-level, architectural, and strategic thinking — can articulate reliability targets, scaling policies, and rollback criteria regardless of specific tooling

Experience supporting ML/AI workloads and GPU infrastructure

Familiarity with service mesh architectures and advanced networking

Experience with multi-tenant enterprise SaaS infrastructure

Background in cost optimization and FinOps practices

Architect and build secure, scalable cloud infrastructure using IaC (Terraform/Terragrunt) on AWS

Design and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines; convert manual processes into automated, repeatable workflows

Own production reliability — set up observability stacks, define SLI/SLOs, and lead incident response

Implement and champion GitOps workflows for all infrastructure deployments

Build compliance-ready infrastructure with IAM best practices and secrets management

Optimize cloud costs while maintaining performance and reliability at scale

Create developer tooling and documentation that accelerates engineering workflows across the team

Mentor team members on DevOps best practices and guide infrastructure strategy

Take over infrastructure leadership over a structured transition period; own this domain long-term

Application reviewed by a human

Intro call with the recruiting team

Technical conversation with the infrastructure lead

On-site — meet the team