Remote Senior DataOps Engineer - AWS & Security

Mindera; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindera is seeking a Senior DataOps Engineer with hands-on AWS and data platform experience to design, build, automate, and secure scalable cloud data infrastructure.

You will collaborate across CI/CD, orchestration, and security to ensure reliability, cost efficiency, and compliance while driving automation and DevSecOps practices.

The role offers remote work with a global engineering team and opportunities to explore new AWS capabilities and modern data tooling.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in DataOps, DevOps, Data Engineering, or Cloud Platform Engineering.
• At least 4 years of hands-on experience with AWS.
• Strong experience with AWS data services (S3, Glue, Athena, Redshift, EMR).
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Experience with Apache Airflow, MWAA, or AWS Step Functions.
• Docker and Kubernetes familiarity.
• Security-focused engineering practices and cloud security controls.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain scalable AWS data infrastructure.
• Implement security best practices across AWS infrastructure and data pipelines.
• Build and maintain infrastructure using Terraform and IaC.
• Develop and manage automated CI/CD pipelines and containerised workloads.
• Build and maintain reliable data workflows with Airflow, MWAA, or Step Functions.
• Research emerging AWS services and drive automation and security improvements.

Skills

Security mindset

Ownership

Analytical thinking

Troubleshooting

Proactive learning

Tools

AWS

Terraform

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

CodePipeline

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

SQL

Apache Airflow

MWAA

IAM

KMS

VPC

Secrets Manager

Job description

Mindera is seeking a Senior DataOps Engineer with hands-on AWS and data platform experience to design, build, automate, and secure scalable cloud data infrastructure.

You will collaborate across CI/CD, orchestration, and security to ensure reliability, cost efficiency, and compliance while driving automation and DevSecOps practices.

The role offers remote work with a global engineering team and opportunities to explore new AWS capabilities and modern data tooling.