Dev Ops Engineer

Piaggio Fast Forward; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Piaggio Fast Forward, based in Boston, is seeking a highly technical DevOps Engineer. The successful candidate will architect and maintain AWS infrastructure, manage CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with various engineering teams.

The role requires 3-5 years of DevOps experience, strong AWS skills, and expertise with Terraform. This position promotes a culture of sustainability and innovation within a dynamic work environment, focusing on effective automation processes and deployment strategies.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of hands-on DevOps engineering experience.
• Strong expertise with AWS services including IAM, EC2, VPC, and S3.
• Advanced proficiency with Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure focused on scalability and security.
• Build Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and manage CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with software and operations teams to improve deployment velocity.

Skills

AWS expertise

Terraform

Jenkins CI/CD

Linux fundamentals

Docker

GitHub

Scripting skills

NoSQL databases

Agile/Scrum

Communication skills

Tools

GitHub Actions

EKS

ECS

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Job description

Overview

Boston-based company Piaggio Fast Forward Inc. (PFF) was founded in 2015 by the Piaggio Group. We are on a mission to build technology products that move the way people move, solving the problem of robotic interaction with people in dynamically changing environments.

We are innovators, neighbors and creators with a passion for local living and pushing the limits on urban and business transportation. We support a sustainable mobility ecology with healthy lifestyles, social connectivity and productive work environments available to all, regardless of age or abilities.

The Role

Piaggio Fast Forward (PFF) is seeking a highly technical DevOps Engineer to help build and scale the cloud, automation, and deployment infrastructure powering gita®, kilo®, our automotive products and future PFF products. You will work at the intersection of software, infrastructure, and automation—owning CI/CD pipelines, AWS environments, and Infrastructure‑as‑Code while enabling engineering teams to ship reliable software at speed.

What You'll Do

• Architect, implement, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure with a focus on scalability, security, and automation
• Build and manage Infrastructure‑as‑Code using Terraform (modules, workspaces, state management, reusable patterns)
• Configure and optimize GitHub (repos, branching strategies, GitHub Actions, integrations, permissions)
• Design, maintain, and extend Jenkins CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, testing, and deployments
• Develop automation to streamline development workflows, environment provisioning, and release processes
• Implement containerized environments using Docker and AWS container services (ECS/EKS)
• Perform system performance tuning, load testing, and reliability analysis
• Monitor and troubleshoot production and staging environments using AWS native tools and open‑source observability stacks
• Collaborate closely with Software, QA, and Operations teams to improve deployment velocity and system resilience
• Document infrastructure, pipelines, and operational processes for internal engineering teams

What You Bring

• 3–5 years of hands‑on DevOps engineering experience
• Strong expertise with AWS (IAM, EC2, VPC, S3, CloudWatch, ECS/EKS, Lambda, CloudFormation)
• Advanced proficiency with Terraform (IaC best practices, modular design, automation workflows)
• Experience configuring and managing GitHub at scale
• Deep experience building and maintaining Jenkins CI/CD pipelines
• Strong Linux fundamentals and shell scripting skills
• Experience with Docker and container orchestration
• Familiarity with Java, C/C++, or Python build environments
• Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB
• Knowledge of open‑source tooling and automation frameworks
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering teams
• Bonus: Experience with Ansible, Puppet, or Chef; embedded build systems
• Successful applicants will be asked to show proof that they can legally work in the U.S

Employment Eligibility

Piaggio Fast Forward participates in E-Verify, an electronic employment verification program operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA), to verify the employment eligibility of newly hired employees. Piaggio Fast Forward is an E-Verify Employer, and as such, the company will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States.

For more information about E-Verify, please visit the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website: https://www.e-verify.gov/