Senior DevOps Engineer

WinChoice; Arizona; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

WinChoice seeks a seasoned Senior DevOps Engineer to lead cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and reliability initiatives.

You will design scalable, secure systems, guide engineering teams toward best practices, and ensure long-term stability and efficiency across environments. Strong AWS, IaC, and CI/CD experience are required to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or related fields.
• Extensive AWS experience including VPC design, IAM policies, and managed AWS solutions.
• Strong IaC experience using Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK, including modules and state management.
• Proficiency with CI/CD platforms such as GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead incident response, troubleshoot complex issues, and communicate risks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with focus on technical docs and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable AWS cloud architectures across environments.
• Develop and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.
• Create and optimize CI/CD pipelines with automated testing and reliable deployments.
• Lead incident response, coordinate outages, and conduct postmortems.
• Establish security standards including secrets management and access controls.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and best practices for infra and deployment.
• Analyze cloud costs and identify optimization opportunities.

Skills

Cloud Infrastructure

DevOps

AWS Expertise

CI/CD

Incident Response

Technical Documentation

Education

AWS Certification (Professional/Specialty)

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

EKS

ECS

Kubernetes

AWS Cognito

Job description

Description

Job Overview

WinChoice seeks a seasoned Senior DevOps Engineer to lead our cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and operational reliability initiatives. This role is pivotal in designing scalable, secure systems and guiding the engineering team towards best practices, ensuring long-term stability and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable AWS cloud architectures across multiple environments, ensuring security, resilience, and compliance.
• Develop and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK, establishing standards for maintainability and reusability.
• Create and optimize CI/CD pipelines, supporting automated testing, low-downtime deployments, and reliable rollback procedures.
• Lead incident response efforts, coordinate communication during outages, and conduct postmortem analyses to prevent recurrence.
• Establish security standards including secrets management, access controls, and patching, while monitoring system health through observability tools.
• Mentor engineering team members through code reviews, technical guidance, and establishing best practices for infrastructure and deployment processes.
• Analyze cloud costs, identify optimization opportunities, and implement strategies to improve efficiency and manage expenditures

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or related fields with a proven track record in designing and managing production cloud environments.
• Extensive experience with AWS services, including VPC design, IAM policies, and managed AWS solutions.
• Strong expertise in infrastructure as code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK, including module development and state management.
• Proficiency with CI/CD platforms such as GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions, and experience with deployment automation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead incident response, troubleshoot complex issues, and communicate technical risks effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on technical documentation and stakeholder engagement.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Professional or Specialty certifications.
• Experience with container orchestration tools like EKS, ECS, or Kubernetes.
• Background in supporting compliance standards such as SOC 2.
• Knowledge of database deployment, migration, and rollback automation.
• Experience with workforce identity federation, SSO, and customer identity platforms like AWS Cognito.
• Familiarity with cloud cost management and FinOps practices.
• Experience with supporting .NET applications and disaster recovery planning.