Co-Op, DevOps Engineer

LiveRamp; New York (NY); Remote; USD 44,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

LiveRamp is seeking an infrastructure-focused professional to design, build, and operate our database infrastructure and tooling, emphasizing reliability, security, and scale. You will collaborate with product and security teams to deliver self-service environments and production-ready platforms.

The role involves on-call responsibilities, driving modernization efforts, and creating runbooks to support scalable data collaboration across LiveRamp’s global network.

Qualifications

• Interest or experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or infrastructure-focused work and supporting production systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Interest or experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and the associated networking, security, and managed services.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tooling (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar) and configuration management frameworks.
• Interest or experience in designing and operating CI/CD pipelines for large-scale, multi-service environments.
• Background in Linux systems, containers, and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, ECS, or similar).
• Understanding of observability stacks (metrics, logs, tracing) and using them to improve reliability.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language used for automation (Python, Go, Bash).
• Demonstrated collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams, with clear written and verbal communication and practical outcomes.
• Ability to participate in an on-call rotation and lead incident response in high-availability environments.
• Interest or experience in doing POCs by building infra for new tools.
• Strong collaboration and communication with cross-functional partners and documenting designs clearly.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate infrastructure tooling (Kubernetes clusters, networks, databases).
• Implement and harden observability tooling for metrics, logs, traces; automate remediation to reduce MTTR.
• Maintain and enhance CI/CD tooling and Terraform scripts for efficient deployments.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning with IaC for repeatable, self-service env creation.
• Collaborate with security and platform teams to deliver reliable, secure DB infrastructure.
• Own on-call duties for database operations and ensure SLAs for availability and data quality.
• Promote DevOps best practices and help teams adopt platform capabilities and standards.
• Create runbooks and documentation for the tech stack.
• Drive roadmaps for new data/infrastructure technologies with proofs of concept.

Skills

DevOps

SRE

Terraform

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Linux

Python

Go

Bash

AWS

GCP

Azure

Security awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

LiveRamp is shaping the future of responsible data collaboration between the world’s leading brands, retailers, financial services providers, and healthcare innovators. As consumers embrace new AI-driven experiences, the LiveRamp data collaboration network exponentially expands the breadth and accuracy of the data on which marketing AI capabilities operate, powering deeper customer insight and measurable performance on a global scale. LiveRamp is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with offices worldwide. Learn more at LiveRamp.com.

LiveRamp is the data collaboration platform of choice for the world’s most innovative companies. A groundbreaking leader in consumer privacy, data ethics, and foundational identity, LiveRamp is setting the new standard for building a connected customer view with unmatched clarity and context while protecting precious brand and consumer trust.

LiveRamp offers complete flexibility to collaborate wherever data lives to support the widest range of data collaboration use cases—within organizations, between brands, and across its premier global network of top-quality partners.

Hundreds of global innovators, from iconic consumer brands and tech giants to banks, retailers, and healthcare leaders turn to LiveRamp to build enduring brand and business value by deepening customer engagement and loyalty, activating new partnerships, and maximizing the value of their first‑party data while staying on the forefront of rapidly evolving compliance and privacy requirements.

You Will

• Design, build, deploy infra tools like kubernetes clusters, networks, databases etc.
• Implement and harden operational tooling for observability (metrics, logs, traces), incident detection, and automated remediation to reduce MTTR and improve system resilience.
• Maintain and enhance CI/CD tooling and terraform scripts to improve the efficiency of deployments and infra automation.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to enable repeatable, self‑service environment creation for engineering teams.
• Collaborate with technical, application, and security stakeholders to deliver reliable, secure database infrastructure.
• Own and participate in on‑call responsibilities for Database operations team, triaging and resolving incidents, responding to tickets, and ensuring systems consistently meet defined SLAs for availability, performance, and data quality.
• Make sure DevOps best practices are followed and help internal stakeholder teams to adopt platform capabilities, automation patterns, and operational standards.
• Create runbooks, documentation for the tech stack and tools to operate and support effectively.
• Drive the technical roadmap for emerging data and infrastructure technologies by evaluating options, building proofs of concept (POCs), and authoring solution selection and design documents.

Your Team Will

• Build and operate the database infrastructure, tooling, and platforms that power LiveRamp’s core data and onboarding services, with a focus on reliability, security, and scale
• Provide paved roads for service development and deployment, so product teams can onboard quickly to standardized CI/CD, runtime, and observability stacks.
• Define and evolve best practices for operational readiness, production rollouts, configuration management, and runtime governance for database infrastructure.
• Maintain and continuously improve shared environments (staging, performance, and production) to ensure predictable releases and consistent behavior across tiers.
• Act as the escalation point for complex infrastructure and deployment issues, collaborating across teams to debug, root cause, and remediate systemic problems.
• Drive cross‑functional initiatives to modernize our platform (for example, container orchestration, secrets management, and cost optimization for cloud resources).
• Build infra for large‑scale database tools, analytics, and AI/ML workloads across LiveRamp using tools like Mysql, SingleStore, Kubernetes, Jenkins and Cloud resources.
• Provide secure, self‑service, and cost‑efficient database environments that enable product and data teams to experiment, ship, and scale data collaboration applications quickly.
• Partner closely with application, security, SRE, and platform teams to ensure database and other infra systems meet LiveRamp’s standards for privacy, compliance, reliability, and performance.

About You

• Interest or experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or infrastructure-focused work and supporting production systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Interest or experience with at least one major cloud provider (such as AWS, GCP, or Azure) and the associated networking, security, and managed services.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tooling (for example, Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar) and configuration management frameworks.
• Interest or experience in designing and operating CI/CD pipelines (for example, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar) for large‑scale, multi‑service environments.
• Background in Linux systems, containers, and orchestration platforms (for example, Kubernetes, ECS, or similar).
• Understanding of observability stacks (metrics, logs, tracing) and using them to improve system reliability and performance.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language commonly used for automation (such as Python, Go, or Bash).
• Demonstrated success collaborating with cross‑functional engineering teams, with clear written and verbal communication and a focus on practical outcomes.
• Ability to participate in an on‑call rotation and lead incident response in high‑availability, production environments.
• Interest or experience in doing POCs by building infra for new tools.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, including working with cross‑functional partners (security, application owners, vendors) and documenting designs and decisions clearly.

Preferred Skills

• Understanding of SDLC process
• Understanding and experience with programming languages
• Experience with Linux Operating Systems.
• Experience with deployment and monitoring tools.
• Experience in Infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Experience using cloud‑based platforms such as AWS, GCP, Azure or similar.
• Experience with a Version Control System (GIT, Subversion, or similar)

Benefits

• People: Work with talented, collaborative, and friendly people who love what they do.
• Fun: We host in‑person and virtual events such as game nights, happy hours, camping trips, and sports leagues.
• Work/Life Harmony: Flexible paid time off, paid holidays, options for working from home, and paid parental leave.
• Location: work in the heart of San Francisco and/or from home (remote‑eligible roles)

More About Us

LiveRampers are empowered to live our values of committing to shared goals and operational excellence. Connecting LiveRampers to new ideas and to one another is one of our guiding principles—one that informs how we hire, train, and grow our global teams across nine countries and four continents. By continually building inclusive, high belonging teams, LiveRampers can deliver exceptional work, champion innovative ideas, and be their best selves. Click here to learn more about Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DIB) at LiveRamp.

For All NYC POSTINGS & SF POSTINGS The approximate annual base compensation range is $44,000 to $65,000. The actual offer, reflecting the total compensation package and benefits, will be determined by a number of factors including the applicant's experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, geography, as well as internal equity among our team.

We use automated decision systems (ADS) as part of our recruitment and hiring process. If you require an accommodation or believe that the use of an ADS may create a barrier to your application or participation in the hiring process due to a disability or other protected characteristic, please let us know. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations and ensuring an equitable hiring experience for all candidates.