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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior DevOps Engineer - **Company:** El Toro, LLC - **Location:** Louisville, KY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Databases, System Configuration, Software Design Patterns, DevOps, Elasticsearch, Github, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Prometheus, Service Discovery, Istio, System Availability, Reliability of Systems, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Complex Event Processing, Data Analytics, Linkerd (Service Mesh), Terraform, Docker, Microservices - **Published:** May 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c3113d217a11359b ## About the Role Do you have experience in Vendor relationship management?, Note: We recognize that great candidates come from many backgrounds. If you meet most of these criteria and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply. * Cloud Tenure: Comprehensive cloud infrastructure experience (or advanced degree and/or certification) focusing on AWS, GCP, or Azure. * Kubernetes Experience: Direct experience building and maintaining Kubernetes and Docker environments. * Custom K8s Development: Experience building custom Kubernetes controllers or operators to extend platform functionality. * Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proven track record of automating infrastructure provisioning and managing complex CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Github Actions, Terraform) * Data Proficiency: Hands-on experience configuring and maintaining multiple database types (e.g. Postgresql, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Prometheus, Thanos). * Vendor Management: Experience collaborating with and managing external technical partners or third-party service providers * Coding: Experience in writing software in one or more of the following languages: Python, Shell, Go, or similar * Security-First Mindset: Familiarity with advanced security protocols, including automated secret management, encryption at rest/transit, and IAM governance. * Observability Pro: Experience engineering custom monitoring, tracing, and alerting systems that go beyond standard "out-of-the-box" metrics. Preferred * Advanced Architecture: Practical experience with Event-Driven Architecture and Complex Event Processing (CEP). * Microservices Expert: Deep understanding of microservice design patterns, service discovery, and service meshes (e.g., Istio or Linkerd). ## Description As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will serve as a key architect and technical authority for our cloud infrastructure. This is a high-impact role focused on designing resilient systems, automating complex workflows, and ensuring the technical integrity of our deployment ecosystem. You will be responsible for the strategic alignment of our infrastructure with evolving business objectives, ensuring peak performance and security., * Strategic Architecture: Partner with developers to design cloud-native architectures, migration strategies, and application optimizations that directly enable business objectives and long-term architectural direction. * Automation & Pipeline Engineering: Maintain and evolve CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) to ensure seamless, automated software delivery. * Container Ecosystem: Maintain Docker/Container clusters and take a lead role in creating or improving custom Kubernetes tooling and controllers. * System Reliability & Monitoring: Proactively improve monitoring and alerting systems to ensure high availability. Engineer and improve sophisticated monitoring and alert systems to proactively identify and mitigate system bottlenecks. * Security & Compliance: Act as a guardian of the ecosystem by maintaining relevance in best practices regarding compliance, privacy, and legal security requirements. * Technical Troubleshooting: Serve as the final point of escalation for complex technical challenges and participate in on-call support rotation. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. 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