DevOps Engineer

This role will serve as the primary owner of cloud infrastructure, DevOps processes, and IT operations across the organization. It’s a hands-on position for someone who enjoys building, automating, and solving problems. You’ll work closely with engineering leadership and have a direct impact on infrastructure decisions across the business.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Own and manage AWS infrastructure across multiple environments
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Create and improve GitLab CI/CD pipelines
• Manage monitoring, alerting, logging, and overall system reliability
• Lead disaster recovery and business continuity efforts
• Improve cloud security, scalability, and operational processes
• Support identity and access management platforms
• Manage endpoint administration and internal IT operations
• Work with vendors and technology partners
• Drive automation initiatives using scripting, AI tools, and modern operational practices, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco by Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.
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DevOps, Information Technology & Information Systems, DevOps, Software Engineering, Cloud Computing, Leadership, Problem Solving Skills, Home Automation, Operations Processes, Amazon Web Services (AWS), * 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, SRE, or IT Operations

• Strong AWS experience in production environments
• Hands-on Terraform experience
• Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines
• Experience owning infrastructure as well as internal IT operations

Nice to Have

• Experience in highly regulated environments
• Disaster recovery and business continuity experience
• Compliance or security-focused background
• Experience driving automation initiatives
• Interest in leveraging AI tools to improve operational efficiency

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring’s use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.