Senior DevOps & SRE / Infrastructure Engineer

Posted 2 days ago

Worldwide

Summary

JOB TITLE: Senior DevOps & SRE / Infrastructure Engineer JOB DESCRIPTION: We are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps & Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to design, build, secure, and maintain our cloud infrastructure. This role blends DevOps automation with SRE-style reliability practices — we need someone who can both ship infrastructure and keep it running smoothly under real production load. About the Project: We need a hands-on engineer to take ownership of our infrastructure end-to-end: architecture, automation, deployment pipelines, monitoring, and incident response. You'll help us build a system that is scalable, secure, cost-efficient, and resilient. Responsibilities: - Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP) - Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment - Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, or similar) - Set up and manage container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) - Improve system reliability - Set up observability and monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, CloudWatch, ELK, etc.) - Lead incident response, root cause analysis (RCA), and post-mortems - Provide on-call support for production issues as needed - Improve system uptime, performance, and scalability - Strengthen security practices across infrastructure and deployment pipelines - Automate repetitive operational tasks to reduce manual toil - Document infrastructure, runbooks, and incident procedures for the team Requirements: - Senior-level experience in DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Infrastructure Engineering - Strong experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP) - Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, or similar) - Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar) - Solid understanding of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) - Experience with monitoring/logging and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK, etc.) - Scripting/automation skills (Python, Bash, or similar) - Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently - Previous experience working with distributed/remote teams is a plus Nice to Have: - Experience with GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux) - Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments - Background in chaos engineering or disaster recovery planning Project Type: One-time Estimated Duration: 1 to 2 weeks Experience Level: Senior Budget: Fixed price $100 To Apply: Please include: 1. A brief overview of your relevant DevOps/SRE experience 2. Examples of similar projects you've completed, including any reliability/incident work 3. Your availability for this project 4. Your fixed-price quote for the full scope of work

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Member since Jun 29, 2026
  • USA
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