Senior DevOps Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer

As a Senior DevOps Engineer at SuccessKPI you will be a key member of the Engineering team responsible for designing building and maintaining the infrastructure that supports our SaaS analytics platform. You will champion automation reliability security and scalability as you optimize cloud-based environments and drive best practices across CI/CD pipelines monitoring and infrastructure-as-code. This is a hands-on role that combines deep technical expertise with cross-functional collaboration to ensure seamless deployment and operational excellence in a high-growth fast-paced environment.

Job Location: Remote Work USA. Candidates must be in minimal driving distance to McLean VA

Why work for SuccessKPI:

· Opportunity to work for an organization that prides itself on offering a diverse and dynamic culture where employees are proud to work

· Opportunity to work for a fast-growth global company in the rapidly growing analytics space

· Opportunity for career development and growth opportunities as we grow and scale

· Opportunity to build industry relationships and work alongside seasoned industry experts

· Opportunity to work with our leadership team to strategize collaborate and solve customer challenges every day - YOU HAVE A VOICE AT SUCCESSKPI!

What You’ll Do:

Infrastructure Design & Management

• Design implement and maintain scalable reliable and secure infrastructure on cloud platforms (primarily AWS).

• Create new infrastructure or environments to meet evolving customer and product demands.

• Monitor infrastructure performance and availability ensuring high uptime and efficiency.

Apply infrastructure-as-code principles using tools such as Terraform AWS CloudFormation or the Serverless framework.

CI/CD & Deployment

• Build maintain and optimize CI/CD pipelines for application deployments using tools like Jenkins Bitbucket Pipelines or equivalent.

• Automate and standardize release processes to support frequent reliable and fast software delivery.

• Support production release and bug-fix deployments including environment configurations.

Automation & Scripting

• Develop scripts and tooling (using Python Bash Node.js etc.) to automate infrastructure management deployments and operational tasks.

• Champion continuous improvement in automation to reduce manual effort and improve reliability.

Monitoring Logging & Troubleshooting

• Implement and manage robust monitoring and logging systems using AWS CloudWatch Datadog Dynatrace or custom solutions.

• Proactively identify troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and application issues before they impact end users.

• Participate in on-call rotations for critical production systems support.

Security & Compliance

• Apply security best practices across all infrastructure layers to ensure secure operations.

• Conduct routine security audits and vulnerability assessments to maintain compliance with applicable standards and frameworks.

Collaboration & Cross-Functional Support

• Partner closely with development teams to support application architecture deployments and infrastructure decisions.

• Collaborate with QA Product and Customer Support teams to resolve customer-impacting issues and improve system reliability.

What You’ll Bring - Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related field.

• 8+ years of experience in a DevOps Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) or Operations Engineer role in a cloud-first environment.

Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and infrastructure management.

• Proficiency in scripting and development (Python Bash Node.js).

• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker Kubernetes or AWS ECS.

• Deep familiarity with CI/CD tools: Jenkins GitLab CI CircleCI Bitbucket Pipelines or similar.

• Proficient in infrastructure-as-code: Terraform AWS CloudFormation Serverless framework etc.

• Solid understanding of networking security Linux system administration and cloud architecture patterns.

Soft Skills

• Excellent analytical problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Self-starter with a proactive mindset and a passion for continuous improvement.

• Comfortable working independently and as part of a distributed team.