Job Description: DevOps Engineer – AWS & AutomationPositioWe are looking for a highly motivated DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in AWS infrastructure, deployment automation, CI/CD, and workflow orchestration. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience managing modern cloud-native applications, particularly within the Laravel ecosystem, and should be passionate about automation and operational efficiency.

This role will focus heavily on building scalable automation workflows using tools like n8n, streamlining deployments, improving observability, and maintaining reliable production infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS
Automate deployment pipelines and operational workflows
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
Manage and optimize Laravel Cloud environments and deployments
Develop workflow automations using n8n for operational and business processes
Configure and maintain PostgreSQL databases for high availability and performance
Monitor applications, infrastructure, and services using Nightwatch and related monitoring tools
Implement automated alerting, backup, recovery, and scaling strategies
Work closely with development teams to improve deployment reliability and release velocity
Manage infrastructure-as-code and environment consistency across staging and production
Troubleshoot production incidents and optimize system performance
Ensure cloud security, access management, and compliance best practices

Required Skills & Experience

3–5 years of experience in DevOps / Cloud Engineering
Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, Route53, VPC, Lambda, etc.)
Experience with Laravel Cloud deployments and Laravel-based infrastructure management
Strong automation mindset with hands-on experience using n8n
Experience building CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
Strong understanding of Linux server administration
Experience with PostgreSQL administration, tuning, and backup strategies
Knowledge of infrastructure monitoring and observability tools such as Nightwatch
Experience with deployment and server management tools like Ploi/Potshot or similar platforms
Familiarity with Docker and containerized deployments
Strong scripting skills (Bash, Shell, or Python preferred)
Understanding of networking, DNS, SSL, and security best practices

Technologies & Tools

AWS
Laravel Cloud
n8n
GitHub / GitHub Actions
PostgreSQL
Nightwatch
Potshot
Docker
Linux

Skills: potshot,postgres,devops,n8n,nightlywatch,laravel cloud

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