DevOps Engineer

About The Company Newton is a forward-thinking company dedicated to transforming how Canadians engage with cryptocurrency trading. Our mission is to democratize access to financial freedom by providing innovative tools, reliable platforms, and educational resources that empower our users to navigate the complexities of the crypto world confidently. With a focus on transparency, integrity, and customer-centricity, Newton strives to create a seamless and secure trading experience for all Canadians. Our remote team is spread across Canada, fostering a collaborative environment where ideas flourish and innovation drives our success. At Newton, we are committed to pushing boundaries, embracing continuous improvement, and fostering a culture of creativity and experimentation. About The Role We are seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team and enhance our infrastructure, deployment processes, and operational systems. This role is pivotal in ensuring the stability, scalability, and reliability of our backend, frontend, and internal services within an AWS-based environment. The successful candidate will work across various domains including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, monitoring, and incident response. You will collaborate closely with engineering teams to develop safer deployment strategies, automate operational tasks, and improve system resilience. Your expertise will help Newton maintain high availability and operational excellence, supporting critical systems through proactive monitoring, failover planning, and incident management. This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about automation, cloud infrastructure, and building robust systems in a fast-paced environment. Qualifications Proven experience managing production systems in AWS or similar cloud environmentsStrong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation toolsHands-on experience with AWS networking components such as VPCs, subnets, route tables, security groups, load balancers, and DNSProficiency in Linux, shell scripting, Python, and Go programming languagesExperience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools such as ECS or KubernetesFamiliarity with GitHub Actions, Pulumi, Terraform, or equivalent infrastructure as code toolsKnowledge of observability platforms including Datadog, Prometheus, and GrafanaUnderstanding of databases and message queues such as PostgreSQL, Redis, and async workersExperience with edge and traffic management tools like Cloudflare or similarPractical approach to automation, reliability, and operational workflowsExperience with incident response, on-call management, and postmortem analysisStrong troubleshooting skills across application, infrastructure, and data layers Responsibilities Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and environment management for backend, web, and internal servicesBuild, support, and scale cloud infrastructure on AWS, utilizing container-based servicesImprove monitoring, alerting, logging, dashboards, and tracing systems to ensure high visibility into system healthDevelop and implement safer deployment strategies, rollback plans, and recovery proceduresAutomate repetitive operational tasks and improve internal tooling for efficiencyMaintain and evolve infrastructure as code and deployment automation toolsAssist in failover planning, backup and restore testing, and recovery procedures for critical systemsProvide ongoing support for production systems and participate in on-call rotations for critical servicesLead incident response efforts, conduct postmortems, and implement follow-up actions to prevent recurrenceDrive continuous improvements in system reliability, resilience, and operational readiness Benefits Competitive salary and benefits packageFlexible remote work environment across CanadaOpportunities for professional growth and developmentCollaborative and inclusive company cultureAccess to cutting-edge tools and technologiesSupportive team environment that values innovation and creativity Equal Opportunity Newton is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We provide reasonable accommodations during the application process and are dedicated to ensuring equal opportunity for all candidates. If you require assistance during the application process due to a disability or other needs, please contact us. We believe that a diverse team enhances our ability to innovate and succeed, and we look forward to welcoming talented individuals to our team.