AWS DevOps Engineer

Unleash Live; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Unleash Live seeks a seasoned DevOps/SRE engineer to design, deploy, and operate scalable AWS infrastructure behind our platform that processes live data for ML, monitoring, and alerts.

You will implement IaC, CI/CD pipelines, and robust monitoring while collaborating with software teams to enable reliable end-to-end workflows and secure cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years in DevOps/SRE with a strong AWS focus.
• Hands-on Terraform and CloudFormation experience.
• Deep knowledge of AWS services: EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS, EKS.
• Experience with Docker and container orchestration (ECS).
• Python or Bash scripting; strong Linux administration.
• Understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, and firewall concepts.
• Experience with monitoring/logging (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with security practices across cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain highly available, fault-tolerant AWS infrastructure.
• Manage infrastructure as code using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Develop and improve CI/CD pipelines using CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, or GitHub Actions.
• Set up monitoring, alerting, and logging with CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK.
• Apply security practices across cloud environments, including IAM and security groups.
• Review AWS usage and spending, and improve resource efficiency.
• Collaborate with development teams to support smooth releases and operations.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

EC2

VPC

S3

RDS

Lambda

ECS

EKS

Docker

CI/CD

Python

Bash

Linux

Networking

Security best practices

AI agents automation

Tools

Terraform/AWS tooling

CloudFormation

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

CodePipeline/CodeBuild/CodeDeploy

GitHub Actions

Job description

Build and operate the AWS infrastructure behind a platform that processes live video and sensor data for machine learning, monitoring, inspections, and alerts. You will focus on keeping cloud systems scalable, resilient, secure, and efficient while improving how software is built and deployed. The work involves close collaboration with development teams to support reliable end-to-end workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain highly available, fault-tolerant AWS infrastructure.
• Manage infrastructure as code using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Develop and improve continuous integration and delivery pipelines, using services such as AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, or GitHub Actions.
• Set up monitoring, alerting, and logging with tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK stack.
• Apply security practices across cloud environments, including IAM, security groups, and compliance checks.
• Review AWS usage and spending, and improve resource efficiency.
• Work with development teams to support smooth application releases and operations.

Requirements

• At least five years in DevOps or site reliability engineering, with a strong focus on AWS.
• Hands-on skill with Terraform and CloudFormation, and deep knowledge of AWS services such as EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS, or EKS.
• Experience with Docker and container orchestration, particularly ECS.
• Scripting ability in Python or Bash and familiarity with application code.
• Strong Linux system administration skills.
• Understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, and firewall concepts.
• Effective use of AI agent tools to automate tasks and improve workflows.

Nice to have

• AWS DevOps Engineer Professional or Solutions Architect Professional certification.
• Experience with Ansible, Chef, or other configuration management tools.
• Familiarity with serverless architecture.

Benefits and work setup

Occasional domestic travel may be required.