Senior DevOps Engineer

About The Company Elliptic is a pioneering leader in digital asset decisioning, specializing in building comprehensive platforms that efficiently extract crypto data and intelligence across various blockchains with unparalleled accuracy. Since its inception in 2013, the company has established itself as a trusted partner for organizations seeking robust compliance, risk management, and blockchain infrastructure solutions. Headquartered in London, Elliptic maintains a global presence with offices in New York, Washington D.C., Miami, San Francisco, UAE, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. The company's platform boasts unrivaled uptime, scalability, and depth of data, enabling clients to trace illicit crypto activities involving over $21.8 billion and supporting a wide range of investigative and compliance operations. For more information, visit www.elliptic.co and follow the company on LinkedIn and X. About The Role Elliptic is seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer to join its dynamic DevOps team. This is a hands-on technical position that requires close collaboration with the DevOps Lead, other engineers, and cross-functional teams to build, maintain, and optimize resilient, secure, and automated infrastructure. The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud technologies, playing a critical role in ensuring the reliability and security of production environments. The role involves supporting major projects such as delivering the AI Gateway, managing LangChain/LangGraph infrastructure, and overseeing disaster recovery across multi-region AWS environments. As part of Elliptic’s innovative approach, the engineer will contribute to building an AI-fluent workforce, leveraging AI systems responsibly, and setting new standards in infrastructure and platform development. The role requires transformative AI fluency, with experience in deploying, evaluating, and managing AI-driven services responsibly and effectively. Qualifications Extensive hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including cluster lifecycle management, API extensions, Operators, Helm, and the CNCF ecosystemProficiency in Terraform, with the ability to manage complex state and module design across multiple cloud environmentsExperience designing and operating multi-cluster, multi-region Kubernetes platforms with service meshes such as Istio, Consul, or LinkerdStrong knowledge of implementing GitOps pipelines using ArgoCD, FluxCD, or similar tools for progressive delivery and drift correctionFamiliarity with deploying, securing, and operating AI gateways and services, including Kong AI Gateway and LangGraph deploymentsUnderstanding of AI infrastructure and LLM-based services, even if not an ML engineerExperience with security practices such as Zero Trust, Vault, mTLS, and policy automation using tools like OPA or KyvernoKnowledge of provisioning tools like Crossplane or ACK for Kubernetes-native cloud integrationExcellent collaboration skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment Responsibilities Engineer, review, and enhance Kubernetes and CNCF-aligned infrastructure on a daily basisOperate and improve multi-cluster, multi-region environments utilizing tools like Istio, Linkerd, Cluster API, and KyvernoContribute to the DevOps and platform roadmap, including platform evolution, application packaging, and migration to EKSSupport the deployment and observability of the Kong AI Gateway, including DataPlane deployments, SSL integration, and monitoring via DataDogBuild and maintain progressive delivery pipelines using GitOps methodologies, incorporating tools like Flux and FlaggerManage CI/CD pipelines with CircleCI, ensuring automated testing and deployment standardsMaintain Infrastructure as Code and GitOps standards, emphasizing automated testing and configuration managementImplement security best practices, supporting Zero Trust architecture with tools such as Vault, mTLS, and policy automation frameworksCollaborate with Security, Data, and AI teams to align platform decisions with organizational security and compliance requirementsAssist in provisioning and managing cloud-native infrastructure using tools like Crossplane or ACK Benefits Hybrid working options allowing remote work for up to 90 days annuallyHome office setup budget of $650 to facilitate a productive work environmentAnnual Learning & Development budget of $1,000 for professional growth25 days of paid annual leave plus 8 US Public HolidaysAdditional day off for your birthdayEnhanced parental leave of 16 weeks fully paid, available to all eligible employees regardless of gender or parental statusComprehensive healthcare coverage including medical, dental, and vision plans from leading providersCompany-matched 401(k) retirement planAccess to Spill mental health support services Equal Opportunity Elliptic is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. Our organization values psychological safety and encourages everyone to bring their whole selves to work. We believe that diverse teams drive innovation and creativity, and we are dedicated to creating an equitable environment where all employees can thrive. We do not discriminate based on race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. All qualified candidates will be considered for employment without regard to these factors.