Senior DevOps Engineer: Cloud, Kubernetes & Automation

Modern Campus Inc; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Modern Campus is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate AWS infrastructure, including EKS and ECS/Fargate. You will develop automation with Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and Argo CD, while mentoring engineers and supporting on-call rotations.

You will collaborate with Development and Information Security to modernize applications, improve reliability, and reduce manual work across cloud workloads. Strong Kubernetes and Linux skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years in infrastructure and five+ years in automation-focused roles.
• Strong hands-on production Kubernetes experience including upgrades, networking, access controls, scaling, and troubleshooting.
• Strong AWS experience across networking, IAM, compute, storage, load balancing, and managed databases.
• Practical experience with Terraform, containers, Helm, and Git-based deployment workflows; building CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills, including DNS, HTTP/TLS, and system performance.
• Solid networking skills, including routing, firewalls, and secure connectivity like VPNs or SSH tunnels.
• Ability to write maintainable automation in Python, Go, PowerShell, or shell scripting.
• Experience diagnosing app and database issues using metrics, logs, traces, and monitoring tools.
• Demonstrated ability to independently deliver complex work and communicate technical decisions across teams.
• Degree in CS or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate AWS infrastructure, including EKS and ECS/Fargate.
• Own infrastructure projects from design to deployment and handoff.
• Develop infrastructure as code and deployment automation with Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Argo CD.
• Build deployment pipelines and automate modernization with Dev teams.
• Troubleshoot infra and app issues across OS, networking, containers, runtimes, and DBs.
• Improve monitoring, performance, cost efficiency; apply security controls with InfoSec.
• Contribute to standards, mentor engineers, and prioritize risks with management.
• Participate in on-call, lead incident diagnosis, and execute maintenance; document runbooks.

Skills

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD automation

Infrastructure as code

Linux administration

Networking basics

Python/Go scripting

Incident response

Leadership / collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

Argo CD

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

EKS

ECS/Fargate

Job description

Modern Campus is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate AWS infrastructure, including EKS and ECS/Fargate. You will develop automation with Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and Argo CD, while mentoring engineers and supporting on-call rotations.

You will collaborate with Development and Information Security to modernize applications, improve reliability, and reduce manual work across cloud workloads. Strong Kubernetes and Linux skills are essential.