DevOps Engineer

Job Summary The DevOps Engineer plays a key role in building and maintaining our secure and scalable cloud infrastructure. This role partners with development and security teams to optimize DevOps processes and implement new technologies to ensure efficient and secure deployments. The position reports to the Director of IT and involves working independently on projects while collaborating closely with experienced teams in DevOps, Security, and Operations. It requires flexible working hours, including regular deployments outside of business hours and on‑call rotations. Essential Functions Identify, manage, and optimize our current AWS infrastructure with a focus on Security, Resiliency, and Observability. Assist the Development team in automation/performance optimizations and adherence to best practices. Contribute to the roadmap for assigned services and capabilities, providing guidance and expertise when designing solutions for business needs. Participate in R&D for process improvement and release speed. Partner with other IT teams, as well as business verticals, to automate manual processes with scalability, cohesion, and security in mind. Build and maintain strong relationships with vendors and service providers. Leverage APIs to script and automate various IT operations. Support the evaluation and implementation of new services to address the needs of our team members and clients. Collaborate with the AI Team to support ML workload infrastructure, including model deployment pipelines, compute resource management, and environment reproducibility. Support compliance requirements in accordance with applicable frameworks (SOC 2, PCI, HIPAA). Quickly identify, communicate, diagnose, and resolve technical issues. Build and maintain detailed and accurate documentation for processes and workflows. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Hands‑on experience with DevOps tools including Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), Kubernetes, containers (Docker, Podman), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, OpenTofu, Ansible), git workflows (GitLab, GitHub), CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab Pipelines), shell scripting (Bash), and database administration (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis). Solid understanding of information security, IAM, LDAP, APIs, and networking. Strong knowledge and proficiency with Linux OS. Familiarity with MLOps concepts and tooling (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker) and experience supporting ML pipeline infrastructure. High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously. Proven track record of proactively identifying and solving problems. Excellent analytical, verbal, and written communication skills. Comfortable working in a collaborative, fast‑moving, dynamic environment. Self‑starter with the ability to effectively problem‑solve, prioritize, and execute tasks with minimal direction. Education and Experience Bachelor's degree in a relevant Information Technology discipline, or equivalent years of directly related experience. 4 or more years of overall IT experience, with 2 or more years of DevOps in a cloud‑native environment. Preferred Qualifications AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect or SysOps Administrator Associate) – obtained or actively in progress. Other accomplishments, awards, or projects that showcase skills & abilities. Work Environment Remote work is offered unless otherwise specified. Some travel may be required for internal service delivery roles and client engagements. Equal Opportunity Schellman is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr Schellman & Company, LLC