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Job Description: Senior DevOps Engineer
Columbia, SC · 1 hour ago · 63 applicants
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Job Description

 
We’re a fast-growing SaaS company and we're looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to own and evolve our cloud infrastructure. You'll work at the intersection of development and operations, building reliable systems that empower our engineering teams to ship with confidence. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges and has deep hands-on experience with AWS services.


What You'll Do

Design, build, and maintain scalable infrastructure on AWS, with a focus on containerized workloads using ECS
Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, safe deployments
Manage and tune databases (RDS Postgres, RDS Proxy) and caching layers (ElastiCache) for performance and reliability
Build and maintain fan-out queue architectures using SQS and Lambda
Maintain secure, well-architected VPC configurations and networking
Write automation tooling and backend services in Python using FastAPI
Collaborate with backend engineers to improve observability, logging, and alerting
Manage container environments in development using Docker
Document infrastructure decisions and mentor junior team members


What We're Looking For

5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering
Strong backend development skills in Python, particularly with FastAPI
Deep, hands-on expertise with AWS services, specifically ECS, SQS, RDS, ElastiCache, VPC, Lambda, S3, and RDS Proxy
Solid experience with Docker and containerized development workflows
Proficiency with AWS CDK for infrastructure-as-code
Understanding of networking fundamentals, security best practices, and cost optimization
Experience with CloudWatch for monitoring and observability
Strong troubleshooting skills and a calm approach under pressure


Nice to Have

Background in high-availability or distributed systems


What we offer

Work on meaningful infrastructure challenges at scale
Collaborative, low-ego engineering culture
Competitive compensation, health insurance reimbursement, and bonuses. Salary between $100,000 - $120,000, depending on relevant experience.
Flexible work arrangements