DevOps & Site Reliability Engineer - AWS/Terraform/PHP - Remote

SportsRecruits; New York (NY); Remote; USD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports recruiting network is seeking a Remote DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer. This role emphasizes ensuring system reliability, managing cloud infrastructure, and configuring CI/CD pipelines. Ideal candidates will have strong expertise in AWS, Docker, and infrastructure as code using Terraform. The position offers a competitive salary with extensive benefits including unlimited vacation and health coverage.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Remote-first team culture

Health, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Unlimited vacation policy

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or related engineering roles.
• Strong experience configuring CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience configuring, debugging, and deploying PHP applications.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and AWS ECR.

Responsibilities

• Configure and manage Bitbucket pipelines for application deployments.
• Monitor application performance and resolve production issues.
• Maintain and improve AWS infrastructure and Terraform resources.
• Collaborate with engineers to design resilient systems.

Skills

CI/CD pipeline configuration

Troubleshooting

Docker

AWS services

Scripting (Bash, Python)

Monitoring tools

Tools

Bitbucket

AWS

Terraform

Job description

DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (Remote)

Location: Remote (US-based)

Reports to: CTO, SportsRecruits

About SportsRecruits

SportsRecruits is the leading sports recruiting network, connecting athletes, clubs, events, and college coaches in the recruiting process. The company’s network and tools are trusted by sports organizations such as the IWLCA, IMLCA, NFHCA, and Junior Volleyball Association. Every year, millions of connections are made on the network, resulting in commitments to the best academic and athletic institutions.

SportsRecruits is part of IMG Academy, the world\'s leading sports education brand. IMG Academy provides a holistic education model that empowers student-athletes to win their future, preparing them for college and for life. IMG Academy provides growth opportunities for all student-athletes through an innovative suite of on-campus and online experiences:

• Boarding school and camps, via a state-of-the-art campus in Bradenton, Fla.
• Online coaching via IMG Academy+, with a focus on personal development through the lens of sport and performance
• Online college recruiting, via NCSA and SportsRecruits, providing unmatched college recruiting education and services to student-athletes and their families, club coaches, and event operators, and is the premier service for college coaches.

SportsRecruits is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity and equal opportunity on our team. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe that the more inclusive our team is, the better we can serve all student-athletes, families, and coaches who are pursuing their dreams.

About the Team

We are a product development team distributed across the United States, scaling our network and building tools to empower student athletes, college coaches, and event operators. Our stack spans mobile and web applications, computer vision, and LLMs.

We’re looking for a DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer to join our team. You will help ensure systems are efficient, reliable, and scalable, while improving developer productivity and application performance. You’ll collaborate with developers, QA, product, and our cloud security engineer to streamline builds and deployments, maintain infrastructure, and proactively solve issues before they impact users.

Our stack includes:

• Laravel + PHP8 backend APIs
• Vue.js (v2 and v3) + Inertia.js + Tailwind frontend
• React Native mobile applications
• Python for internal tools and ML/LLM-based features
• Infrastructure as code managed by Terraform
• AWS ECS Fargate, AWS RDS, AWS ECS, SQS, MediaConvert, and more
• Cloudflare DNS and workers

We emphasize performance, security, and maintainability—and we love solving problems that have real-world impact on student-athletes, coaches, and partners.

About the Position

What You’ll Do

• CI/CD & Deployments
  • Configure, manage, and improve Bitbucket pipelines for deploying our applications to staging and production.
  • Improve CI pipeline speed, reliability, and security in collaboration with our Cloud Security Engineer.
  • Assist developers and QA teams with deployments.
  • Work with Docker and AWS ECR for container builds and deployment workflows.
• Monitoring & Incident Response
  • Review and investigate system issues flagged by Sentry, NewRelic, and CloudWatch.
  • Monitor application performance, identify bottlenecks, and propose solutions.
  • Respond to production and staging issues, including database latency, unresponsive resources, or failed jobs.
• Environment & Infrastructure Management
  • Maintain and support non-production environments used by developers and QA.
  • Maintain and improve AWS infrastructure and Terraform resources.
  • Perform updates and upgrades to AWS services as needed to ensure reliability and ability to scale.
• Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
  • Partner with engineers to design systems that are scalable, observable, and resilient.
  • Work closely with our cloud security engineer to ensure secure configurations in CI/CD, AWS, and containerized workloads.
  • Contribute ideas and improvements to workflows, automation, and monitoring strategies.

About You

Must-Haves:

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or related engineering roles.
• Strong experience configuring CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket Pipelines, GitHub Actions, or similar).
• Experience configuring, debugging and deploying PHP applications
• Hands-on experience with Docker and AWS ECR for container builds and deployments.
• Strong experience with AWS services (EC2, RDS, ECS, Lambda, etc.) and Terraform for infrastructure as code.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as New Relic, Sentry, CloudWatch, or similar.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for debugging performance issues in databases, applications, and distributed systems.
• Experience with modern software development workflows (agile teams, code reviews, branching strategies).
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Bash, Python, or similar).
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience with ECS orchestration.
• Familiarity with PHP/Laravel or JavaScript/React/Vue applications.
• Previous experience supporting high-traffic SaaS platforms.
• Laravel, Vue, or TailwindCSS experience
• Familiarity with containerized deployments (Docker, ECS, etc.)
• Experience working with 3rd-party APIs and async job queues (SQS, Redis)
• Knowledge of AI tooling, LLM integration, or computer vision

Why Join Us?

• Meaningful Work: Help shape a platform that impacts thousands of student-athletes’ futures.
• Modern Stack: Work with Laravel, Vue, React Native, Python, and AWS, backed by great tooling and infrastructure.
• Growth-Oriented Culture: We prioritize learning, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
• Remote Flexibility: We’re a distributed team with asynchronous workflows and clear communication practices.

Benefits & Compensation

• Competitive salary: $100,000 – $145,000 per year
• Remote-first team culture
• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Unlimited vacation policy