What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal DevOps Engineer position at HireStarter, Inc.?
Hirestarter's client is a martech company based in Austin, TX. Their expertise lies in creating effective connections between consumers and advertisers across multiple verticals such as job opportunities, educational resources, and clinical trials.
The Principal DevOps Engineer will be responsible for the entire staging and production infrastructure, which handles 200,000 daily users. You will migrate the on-premises environment to AWS, and take responsibility for application observability and reliability.
You will lead the design and deployment of our cloud infrastructure to support evolving business needs.
The ideal candidate has a strong background in DevOps, cloud migration, and automation.
You will work closely with development and product teams to build systems that scale effectively.
Responsibilities
Migrate the current environment from on-premises to AWS.
Build and manage staging environments.
Design and implement a CI / CD pipeline.
Monitor system performance and manage application reliability.
Work with development and product teams to align infrastructure with business needs.
Use observability tools to analyze performance and detect issues.
Document system configurations, processes, and service records.
Continuously improve infrastructure security and performance.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
8 years experience in DevOps.
Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure management.
Experience in designing and managing CI / CD pipelines.
Proficiency with system monitoring and observability tools.
Solid skills in automation and configuration management.
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.
Strong communication and teamwork skills.