Senior DevOps Engineer
First seen by Alion on Oct 29, 2026.
Our client is a fast-growing, fast-paced software development organization with a mission to build new ways of interacting with information. They leverage intellectual property and their cloud infrastructure expertise to address complex, real-time data and analytics needs in the enterprise. Their teams are comprised of successful people who enjoy solving problems, engaging in substantive technical discussions, and have a strong passion for their work. They have high expectations in terms of skill, motivation, self-organization, and productivity. They value people who excel at working in collaborative, virtual, and collocated groups, and who thrive in fast-paced Agile development environments.
About the Role:
We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer for our client. In this role, you will take ownership of building a new AWS tenant from scratch, including the full environment setup and ongoing management. You will play a key role in managing EKS clusters for Kubernetes workloads and implementing robust CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions. This is a long-term engagement.
Responsibilities:
Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure starting from the ground up.
Manage EKS clusters and ensure high availability, scalability, and security of Kubernetes environments.
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform/Terragrunt.
Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions) to support seamless deployments.
Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize cloud resources.
Ensure best practices in cloud security, cost optimization, and reliability.
Collaborate closely with development teams to align infrastructure with application needs.
Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to junior team members when needed.
Requirements:
7+ years of professional experience in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or related roles.
Proven experience with AWS services and building secure, scalable cloud environments from scratch.
Experience with setting up and administering ElasticSearch nodes on EC2 instances.
Practical experience with Terraform (and ideally Terragrunt) for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Hands-on experience building and maintaining Docker containers.
Experience with AWS ECS and ECR for container orchestration and registry.
Strong experience with Kubernetes and AWS EKS cluster management (desired especially if collaborating with internal platform teams).
Familiarity with AWS core services such as ALB, networking, IAM, S3, EC2, Fargate, and other commonly used services.
Solid knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and tools, preferably GitHub Actions.
Good understanding of networking, cloud security, and monitoring best practices.
Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
Comfortable working independently and proactively in a dynamic environment.
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with distributed teams.
Flexibility to work with US West Coast hours occasionally.
We Offer:
Competitive market salary.
Fully remote work.
Convenient and somewhat flexible working hours.
28 days of paid time off per calendar year.
The chance to work on meaningful, socially valuable products alongside a highly professional, US-based international team.
Interesting technical challenges with opportunities to grow and learn.