Senior DevOps Engineer: Lead Backend & EKS Remote-Ready

Energy Innovation Corp; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Renewable Solutions Inc, based in Syracuse, NY, seeks a backend/DevOps Engineer to scale our PostgreSQL-driven systems. You will lead architecture discussions, mentor engineers, and ensure robust on-call readiness around Amazon EKS deployments.

The role emphasizes ownership, quality, and accountability in a fast-paced, remote-friendly environment. Candidates should bring 4+ years of experience, a customer-focused mindset, and a track record of delivering reliable, scalable infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional backend/DevOps experience.
• Experience with PostgreSQL under heavy load.
• Familiarity with AWS EKS and containerized deployments.

Responsibilities

• Sketch the Team Leadership architecture and defend it in reviews.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster a strong code-review culture.
• Mentor mid-level engineers through their first Amazon EKS on-call.
• Document architectural decisions, APIs, and related diagrams.
• Write integration tests for leadership features to prevent regressions.
• Ensure data integrity across AWS EKS stores and Syracuse metrics.

Skills

PostgreSQL

DevOps

Team leadership

Mentoring

Tools

Amazon EKS

Job description

Renewable Solutions Inc, based in Syracuse, NY, seeks a backend/DevOps Engineer to scale our PostgreSQL-driven systems. You will lead architecture discussions, mentor engineers, and ensure robust on-call readiness around Amazon EKS deployments.

The role emphasizes ownership, quality, and accountability in a fast-paced, remote-friendly environment. Candidates should bring 4+ years of experience, a customer-focused mindset, and a track record of delivering reliable, scalable infrastructure.