DevOps Engineer
Zengines
Job Summary
We're building an AI-native data management platform that helps enterprise organizations migrate critical data, modernize legacy systems, and navigate complex regulatory requirements. Unlike typical startup environments, you'll work on production deployments where security, reliability, and compliance aren't optional - they're foundational.
We are seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to help build and maintain our cloud infrastructure and deployment systems. You'll tackle real-world challenges that require balancing speed with enterprise constraints, support customer deployments where downtime isn't an option, and solve problems that don't have Stack Overflow answers. This role offers significant ownership and impact while collaborating within a team environment - you'll gain experience that translates across any serious engineering organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS
- Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines to support smooth software delivery
- Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes
- Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform for provisioning and configuration management
- Monitor system performance and application health using modern observability and error tracking platforms to proactively identify and resolve issues
- Support cloud cost optimization and help implement governance practices
- Support enterprise customer deployments during implementation cycles
- Implement security controls and support compliance certification processes
- Share responsibility for production system reliability and incident response
- Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment
- Support disaster recovery and backup strategies
Experience
- 5+ years of experience as a DevOps engineer or in similar infrastructure roles
- Hands-on experience building and maintaining production cloud infrastructure
- Experience supporting applications in production environments
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and architecture patterns
- Proficiency with Docker and solid experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration
- Experience implementing observability and error tracking solutions (such as Datadog, New Relic, or similar) in production environments
- Solid scripting and automation skills using Python or Bash
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform
- Solid understanding of networking, security groups, load balancers, and DNS
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar
- Proficiency with Git and Linux system administration
- Database operations experience supporting production systems
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively in fast-paced environments
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to collaborate in a team environment
- Comfort with changing priorities and ability to adapt quickly
Nice to Have
- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or DevOps Engineer)
- Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack
- Knowledge of microservices architecture and service mesh technologies
- Exposure to AI/ML workloads
- Familiarity with Google Cloud or Azure
- Experience with data-intensive applications or ETL pipelines
- Prior experience at B2B SaaS or startup companies
- Experience supporting enterprise customer environments
What We Offer
- Build infrastructure from the ground up - not maintain decades-old systems
- Work on problems that matter - real enterprise deployments with real consequences
- Learn by doing - tackle challenges that require creative problem-solving, not following runbooks
- Direct impact on product and customers - see your work in production in days, not months
- Collaborative environment where your input shapes technical decisions
- Equity stake in what we're building together