Devops Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer / AWS / Onsite in Holmdel, NJA leading digital product studio is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join its growing engineering team in Holmdel, NJ. This full-time, onsite position will focus on building and scaling cloud-native infrastructure that powers mobile applications used by professional sports teams and live event venues. The organization leverages a modern, serverless AWS ecosystem including Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, RDS, CDK, CloudFormation, IAM, and Cognito to deliver high-performance fan engagement experiences at scale. This is a unique opportunity to become one of the organization's most senior infrastructure leaders and only the second engineer at this level focused exclusively on DevOps and platform engineering. The ideal candidate will be able to step into a highly visible role, take ownership of cloud architecture decisions, and help drive the next stage of scale and reliability. The team values strong communication skills and collaborative personalities, seeking individuals who are not only technically exceptional but who thrive in a close-knit, high-performing environment.Required Skills & Experience7+ years of DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering experienceDeep expertise with AWS cloud servicesProduction experience with: AWS LambdaAPI GatewayDynamoDBAmazon RDSIAMCognitoCloudFormationAWS CDKStrong Python development and automation skillsExperience designing and supporting highly available, low-latency, high-traffic systemsInfrastructure as Code (IaC) expertiseExperience implementing monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational best practicesStrong troubleshooting and systems architecture skillsExcellent communication and stakeholder management abilitiesAbility to work independently and take ownership with minimal oversightDesired Skills & ExperienceExperience with serverless-first architecturesCI/CD pipeline design and automation experienceExperience optimizing cloud cost and performanceKnowledge of containerization technologies and orchestration platformsSecurity and compliance best practice experience within AWSExperience supporting customer-facing applications with significant traffic volumesPrior experience within sports, entertainment, ticketing, media, or event technology environmentsLeadership, mentoring, or technical ownership experienceWhat You Will Be DoingTech Breakdown85% AWS Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering10% Automation & DevOps Tooling (Python, CI/CD, IaC)5% Architecture & Cross-Functional CollaborationDaily Responsibilities40% Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure25% Improve scalability, reliability, and system performance15% Infrastructure automation using Python and Infrastructure as Code10% Partner with software engineering teams on cloud architecture initiatives10% Monitoring, troubleshooting, incident response, and operational excellenceThe OfferPerformance-based bonus opportunitiesFully paid medical benefitsFull-time employee statusOpportunity to work from the highly regarded Bell Works campus in Holmdel, NJHigh-impact role with significant ownership and influence over platform strategyCollaborative, engineering-driven cultureLong-term growth opportunities within a rapidly scaling organizationSpecialization:DevOps