DevOps Engineer

SUNMI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SUNMI is seeking a proactive DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team in New York. You will deploy, implement, and maintain SUNMI's cloud infrastructure and SaaS products, ensuring high availability and security across environments.

You will collaborate with development and operations teams to accelerate release cycles, automate deployments, and monitor production systems with Prometheus and Grafana. A strong focus on security, cost efficiency, and scalability is required, with experience in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field.
• Proficient with AWS including VPC, EC2, EKS, RDS and IAM.
• Proficient in Linux, Shell, Python and Golang; able to author automation scripts.
• Hands-on Docker and Kubernetes experience.
• Experience with CI/CD toolchains (GitLab, Jenkins, Maven, Helm).
• Experience with monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana).
• Familiar with cloud security, encryption, secret management (HSM, KMS); PCI DSS familiarity is a plus.
• Mandarin proficiency and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cloud environments meet security, compliance, and governance requirements.
• Support deployment, operation, and maintenance of SaaS services on cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to accelerate release cycles and improve software delivery.
• Monitor, diagnose, and resolve production infrastructure issues to meet SLAs.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for cost efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
• Stay current with industry trends and leverage AI technologies to improve operational efficiency.

Skills

AWS cloud platform

Automation scripting

CI/CD practices

Team collaboration

Mandarin communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab

Jenkins

Maven

Helm

Prometheus

Grafana

AWS VPC

EC2

EKS

RDS

IAM

Job description

We are looking for a proactive and hands‑on DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic and collaborative team. You will be responsible for deploying, implementing, and maintaining the company's cloud infrastructure and SaaS products, monitoring, diagnosing and resolving various issues to ensure the high availability and high security operation of the system.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure cloud environments adhere to security, compliance, and operational governance requirements.
• Support the deployment, operation, and maintenance of SaaS services on cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to accelerate release cycles and improve software delivery.
• Monitor, diagnose, and resolve infrastructure issues in production environments to ensure system SLAs are met.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure to improve cost efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
• Stay current with industry trends and leverage AI technologies to improve operational efficiency.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Ability to work independently, with strong communication and collaboration skills in Mandarin.
• 3+ years of experience working with AWS cloud platform, proficient in services such as VPC, EC2, EKS, RDS, and IAM.
• Familiar with Linux system operations, proficient in Shell/Python/Golang, and capable of independently writing automation scripts.
• Hands‑on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Familiar with common CI/CD toolchains (e.g., GitLab, Maven, Jenkins, Helm) and experience in building and releasing applications.
• Experience in monitoring and troubleshooting production systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
• Working knowledge of cloud security encryption principles, including authentication, authorization, and secret management (e.g., HSM, KMS).
• Experience with PCI DSS or similar compliance audits is a plus.