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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior DevOps Engineer - **Company:** Sunbit, Inc. - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $195,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Backup Devices, Bash Shell, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Infrastructure, Data Stores, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), DevOps, Programming Tools, Intrusion Detection Systems, Python (Programming Language), MongoDB, MySQL, Performance Tuning, Prometheus, Datadog, Data Logging, Snowflake, Grafana, Apache Spark, Multi-Cloud, Backend, Data Lakes, Selinux, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Terraform, Docker, Microservices - **Published:** May 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0cd8d03326caca3a ## About the Role * 5+ years of experience managing high-scale production systems. * Mastery of AWS: Deep knowledge of AWS services, security best practices, and account management. * Orchestration & Containers: Expert-level experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and Docker. * Automation-First Mindset: Proficiency in Terraform and at least one high-level language (Python, Go, or Bash). * Database Ops: Solid understanding of the DevOps aspects of MySQL/RDS and MongoDB (scaling, backups, performance tuning). * SRE Discipline: Strong experience with monitoring and logging stacks like Datadog, Grafana, or Prometheus. * Team Player: Strong communication skills and a "can-do" attitude-you enjoy solving problems as part of a collaborative squad. Advantages: * Security Knowledge: Experience with FW, WAF, IPS/IDS, and SELinux. * Data Infrastructure: Familiarity with Data tools like Kafka, Spark, Snowflake or Data Lakes. * Multi-Cloud: Familiarity with hybrid or multi-cloud architectures. ## Description Sunbit is looking for an experienced, independent Senior DevOps Engineer who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You will join our centralized DevOps team, serving as a pillar of reliability and innovation for the entire engineering organization. This is a 50/50 "Build vs. Run" role. Splitting your time between building modern automation and improving our developer experience and operational excellence, ensuring our production environments are rock-solid, secure, and highly available while managing the live environment from server infrastructure all the way to the application. Requirements: What You'll Own: * Design and implement next-generation CI/CD automation flows to streamline the path from "Code" to "Production." * Lead the evolution of our Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) to make our systems more modular and self-service for developers. * Collaborate with backend teams to architect scalable microservices and optimize datastore performance (RDS, MongoDB). * Embrace AI-powered development tools (Cursor, Claude Code) to automate toil and accelerate infrastructure delivery. * Full ownership of our AWS accounts and multi-cluster Kubernetes environments. * Manage and fine-tune live production environments, ensuring 99.9% uptime for our mission-critical fintech services. * Drive our Observability strategy (Datadog/Grafana) to proactively catch issues before they impact our customers. * Participate in a weekly on-call rotation, serving as the first line of defense for platform reliability. ## Related Videos - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [MySQL Protocol Features You Should Be Aware Of](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100267-mysql-protocol-features-you-should-be-aware-of) - [My journey into DevOps world - How it all started!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/545-my-journey-into-devops-world-how-it-all-started) - [Database DevOps with Containers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/145-database-devops-with-containers) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers)