Job Overview

AGS Interactive, a leading iGaming company, is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to join our team. This role is responsible for providing best-in-class automation, infrastructure, and delivery tooling to support our global iGaming platform.

The DevOps Engineer will build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, hybrid infrastructure, operational tooling, and AI-assisted automation workflows that enable our global game studios and platform teams to deploy securely, reliably, and rapidly.

The ideal candidate has experience in the regulated gaming industry and brings a minimum of 4 years of hands-on DevOps experience, expertise in AWS / hybrid infrastructure, an automation-first mindset, and a genuine enthusiasm for leveraging modern AI tooling to multiply team productivity.

This role is based in Atlanta, Georgia with the flexibility to work remotely or Hybrid depending on experience.

Responsibilities

CI/CD & Automation

Design, build, and maintain reusable CI/CD pipeline templates and workflows to support consistent, auditable, and automated builds / deployments for use across multiple teams and environments.
Integrate automated quality gates into pipelines including unit and integration test execution, static analysis, image scanning, and IaC policy checks.
Implement and maintain container / image build, tagging, and promotion strategies across environments.
Drive adoption of deployment strategies to minimize downtime and reduce release risk.
Actively leverage AI coding assistants and LLM-based tools to accelerate pipeline development, IaC authoring, and operational automation.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Author and maintain reusable, well-documented modules that enable self-service infrastructure provisioning.
Manage Terraform remote state, module versioning, and drift detection; integrate Terraform plan/apply as gated pipeline stages.
Apply IaC policy-as-code tools to enforce security and compliance standards automatically within pipelines.

Cloud Infrastructure & Operations

Support the deployment, configuration, and maintenance of AWS services including EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, and CloudFront in support of global iGaming operations.
Contribute to multi-region and high-availability deployment patterns that support continuous uptime and regulatory compliance requirements.
Maintain hybrid cloud environments to ensure interoperability across platforms as needed.
Participate in infrastructure cost reviews and proactively identify optimization opportunities.

Security & Compliance

Embed DevSecOps practices throughout the software delivery lifecycle, including pre-commit secret scanning, SAST, SCA/dependency scanning, and container image vulnerability scanning.
Support compliance with GLI-19/33, NIST 800-53, SOC 2, and PCI DSS through automated controls, infrastructure drift detection, and audit-ready logging pipelines.
Assist in integrating AWS security services (GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail, AWS Config) and cloud logs with SIEM/SOC systems for real-time threat visibility.

Monitoring & Observability

Build and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability pipelines (CloudWatch, Prometheus/Grafana, OpenSearch/ELK) to enable proactive detection and rapid resolution of production issues.
Leverage AI-powered monitoring tools for anomaly detection, log analysis, and incident correlation to reduce mean time to resolution.

Collaboration & Enablement

Serve as a DevOps and automation resource for the broader organization.
Create and maintain clear documentation, runbooks, and golden-path guides that empower engineering teams to self-serve infrastructure and deployment needs.
Work cross-functionally with Development, QA, and Compliance teams to ensure technical alignment on standards and deliverables.
Participate in on-call rotation to support production incident response.

Skills/Requirements:

CI/CD & Automation

Minimum 4 years of hands-on DevOps engineering experience.
Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines as code, with Jenkins and Github Actions.
Hands-on experience with GitOps practices and tools (e.g. ArgoCD, Flux, etc).
Hands-on experience using AI tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude, Cursor) to write, debug, or automate infrastructure code in production environments
Solid scripting ability in Python for automation, tooling, and pipeline logic.
Candidates must be able to clearly explain a CI/CD or infrastructure system they built, including scale, tooling, and their specific contributions.
In your application, briefly describe how you’ve used AI tools to improve a development or infrastructure workflow.

Infrastructure as Code

At least 3 years of strong hands-on experience with Terraform and/or OpenTofu, including module development, remote state management, and CI/CD integration.
Minimum 4 years hands-on experience with Ansible.
Familiarity with IaC policy-as-code scanning tools (Checkov, OPA, or similar).

Cloud & Infrastructure

Minimum 4 years of hands-on AWS experience across core services: EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFront, and Route 53.
Solid understanding of containerization using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS preferred).
Understanding of high-availability design patterns and multi-account / multi-region deployment strategies.
Proficiency in Linux (Ubuntu) administration, including performance tuning and security hardening.
Exposure to hybrid cloud environments (Azure, GCP, OpenStack, or VMware).

Security & Compliance

Practical experience integrating automated security scanning (SAST, SCA, container scanning) into CI/CD pipelines.
Familiarity with DevSecOps tools such as Snyk, StackHawk, Trivy, Checkov, or SonarQube.
Experience with AWS security and compliance tooling: GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail, AWS Config, Secrets Manager, and KMS.
Working awareness of NIST 800-53, SOC 2, PCI DSS, or similar compliance frameworks in a cloud context.

Monitoring & Observability

Experience with monitoring and alerting platforms such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or Zabbix.
Familiarity with log aggregation and analysis tools (ELK/OpenSearch stack or similar).

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience in online real-money gaming, fintech, or other highly regulated, high-volume industries.
Experience with Terragrunt, Terraspace, Terramate, Atlantis, and/or Digger.
Familiarity with AWS CloudFormation.
Experience with internal developer platform concepts or self-service infrastructure tooling.
Experience with high-load relational databases in production environments.
Familiarity with WAF, NGINX, or network diagnostic tools (tcpdump, Wireshark).
SSO integration experience in cloud environments.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional.
HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification.

This is an excellent opportunity to work for a leading iGaming company and manage a remote team of talented software developers. If you have the required skills and experience and are passionate about the iGaming industry, please apply now!

Note: All offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check

*Posted positions are not open to third party recruiters and unsolicited resume submissions will be considered free referrals.

AGS is an equal opportunity employer.

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