Job Description
Job Description
DEVOPS ENGINEER
100% Remote | United States
Overview
We are supporting a high-growth health and biotechnology company that is building a cloud-native platform handling sensitive, large-scale biological and health data. This is a greenfield DevOps role where you will establish the infrastructure, tooling, and operational standards from day one.
This role is perfect for a DevOps Engineer who enjoys building systems the right way from the start and wants meaningful ownership rather than incremental maintenance work.
What You’ll Do
- Architect and provision cloud infrastructure using AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, and VPC
- Build infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code principles
- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting Python/Django and React applications
- Manage containerized environments using Docker and introduce orchestration as scale requires
- Implement security best practices by default, including IAM, encryption, and network segmentation
- Establish monitoring and logging to track system health, performance, and reliability
- Support database operations including backups, scaling, and recovery
- Act as a foundational partner to engineering as the platform scales
What We’re Looking For
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS in production environments
- Deep knowledge of Docker and containerized workflows
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions or GitLab CI
- Solid scripting skills in Bash and/or Python
- Experience supporting PostgreSQL or similar databases
- Strong understanding of security fundamentals and access management
- Comfort working independently in a fast-moving, early-stage environment
Compensation
Base salary varies by level and experience:
- Junior level: approximately $95K-$120K
- Mid level: approximately $135K-$165K
- Senior level: approximately $175K-$210K+
WHY THIS ROLE
- Build cloud infrastructure from the ground up
- High autonomy and ownership
- Mission-driven work with meaningful societal impact
- Fully remote team and flexible working environment
- Competitive compensation with growth upside