About the Role
A growing technology-driven organization is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to own and advance critical infrastructure initiatives. This includes building out observability practices, maturing CI/CD capabilities, and leading a large-scale migration of on-premises systems to AWS. The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer and collaborative leader who can drive standards, partner across teams, and deliver reliable, scalable, and cost-effective infrastructure.
Essential Functions
- Establish and own observability practices, including metrics, logging, alerting, and on-call runbooks
- Partner with engineering teams to define infrastructure-as-code standards and contribute to architectural decisions
- Mentor and guide junior engineers on platform and infrastructure best practices
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, or similar
- Build and operate the data infrastructure layer, including pipeline tooling, storage systems, and orchestration platforms
- Lead end-to-end migration of on-premises workloads to AWS, including scoping, planning, sequencing, and execution with minimal production disruption
- Define and manage migration runbooks, cutover plans, and rollback procedures
- Inventory existing on-premises infrastructure and map dependencies to inform migration sequencing and risk assessment
- Execute or support lift-and-shift migrations using AWS migration tools such as Application Migration Service (MGN), Database Migration Service (DMS), or equivalent
- Proactively manage cost optimization across cloud and physical infrastructure
- Participate in mid- and long-term capital planning initiatives
Required Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- 5–7+ years of relevant work experience
- Experience supporting or leading on-premises to AWS migrations
- Familiarity with AWS migration tools such as MGN and DMS or comparable technologies
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern infrastructure tooling
- Solid understanding of infrastructure-as-code principles and cloud architecture best practices
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with observability tools and practices (monitoring, logging, alerting frameworks)
- Familiarity with data infrastructure platforms and orchestration tools
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with engineering and leadership teams
- Experience mentoring or supporting junior team members
What Success Looks Like
- Reliable, scalable infrastructure with clear observability and alerting in place
- Smooth, low-disruption migration of on-premises systems to AWS
- Well-defined standards and processes adopted consistently across engineering teams
- Cost-efficient infrastructure aligned with broader business objectives
Core Competencies
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with attention to detail in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across diverse teams
- Clear, concise, and tactful communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Strong problem-solving skills, sound judgment, and the ability to make objective decisions
- Ability to translate technical requirements into actionable tasks
- Proactive approach with a focus on anticipating issues and improving processes
- Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with emerging technologies and best practices
