Senior DevOps Engineer / AWS / Onsite in Holmdel, NJ

Holmdel, New JerseyOnsiteFull Time$200k - $225kA 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 experience Deep expertise with AWS cloud services Production experience with: AWS Lambda API Gateway DynamoDB Amazon RDS IAM Cognito CloudFormation AWS CDK Strong Python development and automation skills Experience designing and supporting highly available, low-latency, high-traffic systems Infrastructure as Code (IaC) expertise Experience implementing monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational best practices Strong troubleshooting and systems architecture skills Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities Ability to work independently and take ownership with minimal oversight Desired Skills & ExperienceExperience with serverless-first architectures CI/CD pipeline design and automation experience Experience optimizing cloud cost and performance Knowledge of containerization technologies and orchestration platforms Security and compliance best practice experience within AWS Experience supporting customer-facing applications with significant traffic volumes Prior experience within sports, entertainment, ticketing, media, or event technology environments Leadership, mentoring, or technical ownership experience What You Will Be DoingTech Breakdown85% AWS Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering 10% Automation & DevOps Tooling (Python, CI/CD, IaC) 5% Architecture & Cross-Functional Collaboration Daily Responsibilities40% Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure 25% Improve scalability, reliability, and system performance 15% Infrastructure automation using Python and Infrastructure as Code 10% Partner with software engineering teams on cloud architecture initiatives 10% Monitoring, troubleshooting, incident response, and operational excellence The OfferPerformance-based bonus opportunities Fully paid medical benefits Full-time employee status Opportunity to work from the highly regarded Bell Works campus in Holmdel, NJ High-impact role with significant ownership and influence over platform strategy Collaborative, engineering-driven culture Long-term growth opportunities within a rapidly scaling organization