DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer (AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD & Cloud Infrastructure) – Remote | U.S. Hours Position Type: Full-Time, Remote Working Hours: U.S. Client Business Hours (flexibility for deployments, incidents, and on-call rotations) About the Role At Pavago, one of our clients is hiring a DevOps Engineer to build, maintain, and optimize cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and automation systems. This role is focused on: - Cloud infrastructure - CI/CD pipelines - Kubernetes & containerization - Monitoring & reliability - Infrastructure automation - Security & scalability You’ll work closely with engineering teams to ensure systems are: - Secure - Reliable - Scalable - Fast to deploy If you enjoy automating infrastructure, improving deployment workflows, and solving production-scale reliability challenges, this role is a strong fit. What You’ll Own Cloud Infrastructure & Infrastructure-as-Code (Core Focus) - Provision and manage infrastructure on: - AWS - GCP - Azure - Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using: - Terraform - Pulumi - CloudFormation - Configure: - Networking - Compute resources - Storage systems - Scaling environments - Optimize infrastructure reliability and cost efficiency CI/CD Pipeline Automation - Build and maintain pipelines using: - GitHub Actions - Jenkins - GitLab CI - CircleCI - Automate: - Builds - Testing - Deployments - Support: - Zero-downtime deployments - Rollback strategies - Multi-environment deployments Containerization & Kubernetes - Manage: - Docker containers - Kubernetes clusters - Deploy and support microservices environments - Monitor cluster health and performance - Optimize containerized workloads for: - Performance - Scalability - Reliability Monitoring, Logging & Incident Response - Implement observability tools such as: - Prometheus - Grafana - Datadog - New Relic - Configure: - Logging pipelines - Alerts - Monitoring dashboards - Participate in: - Incident response - Root cause analysis - On-call rotations Security & Compliance - Apply cloud security best practices: - IAM - Least privilege access - Encryption - Support compliance initiatives: - SOC 2 - HIPAA - PCI - GDPR - Run vulnerability scans and proactive patching Automation & Collaboration - Partner with developers to improve deployment workflows - Eliminate bottlenecks through automation - Document: - Infrastructure - Pipelines - Operational runbooks - Continuously improve reliability and deployment speed What Makes You a Strong Fit - You enjoy solving infrastructure and automation challenges - You stay calm during incidents and troubleshoot methodically - You care deeply about reliability, scalability, and security - You proactively automate repetitive operational work - You collaborate effectively with engineering teams Required Experience & Skills - 3+ years of experience in: - DevOps - SRE - Infrastructure engineering - Strong experience with: - AWS, GCP, or Azure - CI/CD pipelines - Docker - Kubernetes - Experience with: - Infrastructure-as-Code - Monitoring systems - Deployment automation - Strong understanding of: - Cloud networking - System reliability - Production infrastructure Nice to Have - Strong Terraform or Pulumi expertise - Experience in: - SaaS - Fintech - Healthcare - Enterprise applications - Exposure to: - Serverless architecture - AWS Lambda - Cloud Functions - Cloud or DevOps certifications: - AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - CKA - Kubernetes certifications What a Typical Day Looks Like - Monitor infrastructure and production systems - Improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows - Provision or modify infrastructure with Terraform - Troubleshoot deployment or performance issues - Collaborate with developers on scaling and reliability - Review logs, alerts, and system metrics - Update documentation and operational runbooks In short: You ensure infrastructure stays automated, scalable, secure, and reliable while enabling fast and safe product delivery. Key Metrics (KPIs) - Deployment speed and reliability - System uptime (99.9%+ target) - Reduced incident recovery time (MTTR) - Infrastructure cost optimization - Developer satisfaction with deployment workflows - Automation and operational efficiency improvements Why This Role Stands Out - High ownership over cloud infrastructure and automation - Work on modern DevOps and Kubernetes environments - Direct impact on scalability and engineering velocity - Opportunity to grow into: - Senior DevOps Engineer - Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Cloud Infrastructure Architect - Remote flexibility with strong technical exposure Interview Process - Initial Phone Screen - Video Interview with Pavago Recruiter - Technical Task (CI/CD or Terraform-based assessment) - Client Interview with Engineering Leadership - Offer & Background Verification Apply Now If you: - Enjoy infrastructure automation and cloud engineering - Have strong DevOps and CI/CD experience - Thrive in reliability-focused environments - Want ownership over scalable cloud systems This role is a strong fit for experienced DevOps and infrastructure professionals.