Senior DevOps Engineer (AWS)

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We are a remote startup (headquartered in Canada) building a smart, curious, and driven team that’s making software to help sales reps sell better.

Prospect is a lead generation app that helps you find contact data right inside your browser in real-time. The best sales teams from the top tech companies worldwide use Prospect to crush their sales targets.

ABOUT YOU

We are currently a team of 15 people — you will be #16.

You build efficient, reliable infrastructure, caring not only about functionality but also scalability and future growth.

You prioritize continuous delivery, understanding that resilient infrastructure requires ongoing, iterative improvements.

You communicate clearly, excelling at documentation and thoughtful updates crucial for distributed teams.

You are proactive and resourceful, independently tackling challenges and enhancing reliability and efficiency.

You are system and user-focused, knowing that every improvement impacts both team efficiency and user experience.

ABOUT US

We are currently a team of 7 engineers.

Our stack is currently:

  • Backend : Java
  • Cloud : AWS, managed by Terraform
  • Database : PostgreSQL
  • Frontend: TypeScript
  • Internal : GitHub, LaunchDarly, Linear
  • Monitoring : Sentry, Grafana

SOME PROJECTS YOU WILL WORK ON

You will be managing our cloud services and infrastructure.

This is a high-impact role. We are looking for someone to take real ownership and implement best practices to build a scalable and resilient infrastructure.

We prioritize projects based on what aligns with customer needs and internal roadmap. Some things that you will work on include:

  • Improve Monitoring : Enhance monitoring for better insights, alerts, and dashboards.

  • Modernize Infrastructure : Optimize infrastructure for speed, reliability, and cost-efficiency.

  • Proactive Improvements : Continuously apply modern best practices to enhance infrastructure components.

Requirements

MUST HAVES

  • AWS Expertise : Skilled in AWS setup and troubleshooting, adhering to Well-Architected Framework for performance, security, and cost-efficiency.

  • Communication : Strong communication skills in a remote setting.

  • Experience : 5+ years in AWS, infrastructure, and system administration.

  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) : Proficient in Terraform for consistent and scalable infrastructure management.

  • CI/CD Expertise : Experience in building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.

Benefits

WORK ARRANGEMENT

This is a 100% remote role and is a part-time contractor position.

There are no fixed hours for this position, although there should be some overlap with EST to plan out projects and for any emergency fixes.

We are looking for someone who we can work with long-term to do regular maintenance, upgrades, and improvements to our infrastructure.

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