DevOps Engineer

We are looking for a hands-on DevOps / Platform Engineer to help us build and continuously improve the infrastructure and engineering platform behind DDN's digital products and client projects. This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of Cloud, Infrastructure, Software Engineering, Security, and Automation. You won't just be maintaining servers or executing deployments. You will have real ownership of how our engineering teams build, deploy, monitor, secure, troubleshoot, and operate software in production. You will work closely with Tech Leads and Software Engineers to turn infrastructure challenges into scalable, reliable, and maintainable solutions. What You'll Own As our DevOps / Platform Engineer, you will help shape the way software moves from code to production. Your responsibilities will include: Design and continuously improve our AWS cloud infrastructureBuild reliable and reusable infrastructure using Terraform / Infrastructure as CodeDesign, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines with GitHub ActionsRun and optimize containerized workloads using Docker and Amazon ECSEstablish consistent deployment practices across development, staging, and productionBuild better monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability using Grafana, Prometheus, Grafana Alloy, CloudWatch, and related technologiesTroubleshoot production issues across application, infrastructure, networking, database, container, and deployment layersImprove infrastructure and CI/CD security through IAM, least privilege, secrets management, and secure engineering practicesAutomate repetitive operational processes and eliminate unnecessary manual workIdentify reliability, performance, security, and scalability risks before they become production problemsHelp the team understand and optimize AWS infrastructure costsParticipate in architecture and technical discussions with Tech Leads and engineering teamsContribute to incident investigation, root cause analysis, and long-term preventive improvements This Is More Than a DevOps Operations Role We believe great DevOps engineers should understand why the system works the way it does, not just how to restart it when something breaks. You will have the opportunity to work across the engineering stack: Code → Git → CI/CD → Containers → AWS → Networking → Observability → Security → Production You don't need to be a full-time Software Engineer, but you should be comfortable reading application code, configuration, logs, and stack traces to understand what's actually happening. You should be able to answer questions such as: Is this a code issue, container issue, networking problem, database problem, configuration issue, infrastructure problem, or deployment failure? That ability to investigate across boundaries is highly valued in this role. Our Core Technology Stack You will work hands-on with technologies such as: Cloud & Infrastructure AWSTerraformAmazon ECSLinuxNetworkingNginxCI/CD & Delivery GitHub ActionsDockerGitInfrastructure as CodeObservability GrafanaPrometheusGrafana AlloyAWS CloudWatchOpenTelemetry conceptsMetrics, logs, traces, dashboards & alertingSecurity AWS IAMLeast privilegeSecrets managementSecure CI/CDContainer securityInfrastructure hardeningBasic OWASP principles What We're Looking For We're looking for someone who enjoys building things, solving problems, and taking ownership. You should have: 3+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, SRE, Infrastructure Engineering, or a related roleStrong practical experience with AWSStrong hands-on experience with TerraformStrong experience building and maintaining GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelinesSolid knowledge of Docker and LinuxGood understanding of DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS, reverse proxy, load balancing, and networkingExperience with production monitoring and observabilityUnderstanding of IAM, least privilege, secrets management, and secure CI/CDComfortable writing Bash/Shell scripts and automating operational tasksAble to investigate application logs, stack traces, configuration, and runtime dependenciesStrong troubleshooting and analytical skillsA strong sense of ownership and accountability