DevOps Engineer

Openforce; Scottsdale (AZ); A distancia; USD 110.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Training & development

Benefits package

Vacation & holidays

Remote work

Descripción de la vacante

Openforce is seeking a DevOps/SRE Engineer to enhance reliability, scalability, and performance across our SaaS platforms. You will build and maintain monitoring, observability, and automation across cloud services, containers, and deployment pipelines.

The role emphasizes on-call readiness, cross-functional collaboration, and ongoing modernization of legacy applications using scripts and IaC. A strong AWS background and Datadog expertise are essential.

Formación

• 3+ years as an SRE/DevOps or related role with app support experience.
• Strong hands-on AWS experience (EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, IAM, CloudWatch).
• Datadog monitoring and observability expertise.
• Scripting/automation in PowerShell, Python, Bash, Ruby, etc.
• Experience designing/maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI).
• Familiarity with IaC tools.

Responsabilidades

• Build and maintain monitoring and observability solutions using Datadog.
• Design, implement, and optimize automation scripts to improve reliability and modernize legacy apps.
• Manage container orchestration platforms (Docker, ECS, EKS) and support CI/CD pipelines.
• Troubleshoot complex system issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive long-term solutions.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and third-party partners to address escalations and improve performance.
• Participate in on-call rotations and contribute across the full software lifecycle.

Conocimientos

DevOps

SRE

Automation

Monitoring

CI/CD

Educación

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Herramientas

Datadog

AWS

Docker

ECS

EKS

CI/CD (GitHub Actions/Jenkins)

Descripción del empleo

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Openforce is experiencing unprecedented growth, accelerated by the pandemic, as we empower independent contractors and gig workers to facilitate our clients’ success in the gig economy. It’s no secret that the way people work and live has fundamentally shifted over the past few years. Openforce is well-positioned at the forefront of this change by providing SaaS solutions and services for the burgeoning gig economy.

Our goal is to be the comprehensive solution for independent contractor management—and we are nearly there. This is where you come in.

About the role:

We are seeking a DevOps / SRE Engineer with a strong background in DevOps practices, monitoring solutions, AWS cloud environments, and the Microsoft technology stack. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem solver who ensures reliability, scalability, and performance across systems.

In this role, you will play a key part in building and maintaining monitoring solutions, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation, while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain monitoring and observability solutions using Datadog; own and continuously improve system health and performance metrics.
• Design, implement, and optimize automation scripts (PowerShell, Python, Bash, Ruby, etc.) to improve reliability and modernize legacy applications.
• Implement and manage container orchestration platforms (Docker, ECS, EKS) and support CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex system issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive long-term solutions.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and third-party infrastructure partners to address escalations, ensure reliability, and improve system performance.
• Participate in on-call rotations and contribute across the full software development lifecycle, including planning, development, testing, automation, and QA.

Education and Experience Required:

• Proven experience as an SRE, DevOps Engineer, or related role, including 3+ years of application support experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services, including EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, IAM, and CloudWatch.
• Advanced expertise in monitoring and observability, particularly with Datadog.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (PowerShell, Python, Bash, Ruby, etc.), with experience optimizing and modernizing backend systems.
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• Solid background in application performance monitoring, analysis, and tuning.
• Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL, Redis, or similar (preferred).
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, collaboration, and time-management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent technical experience.

This is an exempt position that reports to the Platform Engineer Lead. During busy periods, the employer may require employees to work extended hours.

The Perks

• Continued training and career development.
• Full Benefits Package including medical, dental, vision and 401k.
• Vacation and Holiday Pay.
• Work remotely.

Job Type: Full Time Exempt

Salary: DOE

Travel: Up to 20% quarterly or as needed

Passion, excellence, respect, accountability and having fun are just the beginning. Openforce believes that our culture is at the core part of what makes us successful. We are looking for someone who understands good culture and will help shape it as it evolves.