AWS DevOps Engineer

We’re a Canada-based startup focused on delivering digital solutions to customers around the world. Our dev team is fully remote and plays a central role in everything we build.

We’re currently looking for a DevOps Engineer to help drive the deployment of our MVP, including our in-house CRM and billing systems. If you're passionate about infrastructure, automation, and building for scale - we’d love to hear from you!
Note: We are looking for someone part-time to start with the option to go full-time within 3 months.

• Cloud Resource Management
• Provision, monitor, and scale EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, CloudFront, etc.
• Maintain uptime using CloudWatch alarms, Auto Scaling Groups, and Health Checks
• Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) to version and deploy infrastructure
• Security Operations
• Manage IAM roles, policies, and SCPs (via AWS Organizations)
• Implement security best practices:
• MFA for admin users
• Principle of least privilege
• Secrets management (AWS Secrets Manager, Parameter Store)
• Set up and monitor AWS WAF, Shield, GuardDuty, and Macie
• Coordinate regular penetration testing and vulnerability patching
• Networking & DNS
• Configure VPC subnets, peering, routing, NAT gateways, and internet gateways
• Monitor latency and optimize routing using Route 53 geolocation and failover strategies
• Set up private/public subnets for proper service exposure
• Troubleshoot and maintain ALB/NLB load balancers
• User Identity & Permissions Management
• Maintain AWS IAM Identity Center
• Set up cross-account role assumptions for developers and admins
• Backup & Disaster Recovery
• Configure and automate backups for RDS, DynamoDB, and S3 (including versioning and replication)
• Ensure and test disaster recovery plans, including regional failover
• Document and maintain RPO (Recovery Point Objective) and RTO (Recovery Time Objective) metrics
• Compliance & Logging
• Maintain audit logs via CloudTrail, AWS Config, and centralized logging systems
• Coordinate with engineering teams on PII tagging, data encryption (at rest and in transit), and retention policies
• Documentation
• Maintain architecture diagrams and infrastructure documentation
• Create and update runbooks for incident response, scaling events, failovers, and security breaches

• Proven experience with AWS services (EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, RDS, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
• Strong knowledge of cloud security best practices and AWS security tools
• Solid understanding of VPC, routing, subnets, DNS, and load balancing
• Familiarity with identity and access management in multi-account AWS environments
• Experience designing and testing disaster recovery strategies in AWS
• Knowledge of compliance requirements and logging best practices
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational, time-management, and prioritization abilities
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and drive initiatives forward

Preferred Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science or related field
• AWS Solutions Architect Certification

• Competitive Compensation: Includes base salary and profit-sharing pool
• Remote Flexibility: Fully remote work, flexible hours, generous PTO and sick leave
• Startup Impact: Small, agile team where your voice matters and you can shape the product and architecture
• Growth & Innovation: Work with a modern tech stack, fast career growth opportunities, and no micromanagement
• Team Culture: Annual company retreat, collaborative and supportive environment

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