Sr. DevOps Engineer

Apexon; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apexon seeks a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer to lead design, implementation, and support of scalable, secure cloud infrastructure on AWS. You will own the deployment architecture and drive end-to-end CI/CD, IaC, and production support.

In this role you will collaborate with development, QA, security, and operations to deliver reliable cloud-native solutions, enforce security best practices, and optimize release workflows across teams.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in AWS Cloud and DevOps engineering.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing AWS solutions.
• Expertise in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience building automated infrastructure and deployment pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support scalable, secure AWS cloud architectures.
• Build and manage multi-tier AWS environments using EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda, etc.
• Lead CI/CD pipelines and IaC workflows with enterprise standards.
• Coordinate security throughout the SDLC and oversee production deployments.
• Own deployment architecture and drive best practices across cloud infra.

Skills

AWS Cloud

DevOps

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

IaC

Security best practices

Production support

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Terraform (HCL)

AWS services

Job description

We are looking for a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and support of scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure on AWS. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on cloud architecture, DevOps automation, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, production support, and security best practices.

You’ll work closely with development, QA, security, and operations teams to build modern cloud-native solutions and drive end-to-end deployment excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support scalable, secure, and high-performing AWS cloud architectures.
• Build and manage multi-tier AWS environments using services such as ECS, EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda, CloudFront, SQS, ElastiCache, and QuickSight.
• Conduct architecture reviews and guide application teams on AWS cloud adoption and operational best practices.

DevOps, CI/CD & Infrastructure as Code

• Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform (HCL).
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployments, and release workflows following enterprise standards.
• Support modernization and enhancement of deployment pipelines across DevOps platforms.

Security & Release Management

• Integrate security throughout the SDLC using SAST, DAST, SCA, SonarQube, penetration testing tools, and related security controls.
• Ensure cybersecurity policies and compliance are embedded into CI/CD pipelines.
• Coordinate production deployments through CI/CD pipelines and ServiceNow release processes.
• Lead production incident triage, communication, and resolution.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implement preventive measures.
• Ensure SLA adherence, escalation management, and post-incident reviews.

Technical Leadership

• Own the DevOps and deployment architecture for the platform.
• Drive engineering best practices across cloud infrastructure, automation, release management, and operational support.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver scalable and maintainable cloud solutions.

Required Skills

• 8-10 years of experience in AWS Cloud & DevOps Engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience designing and implementing AWS solutions.
• Expertise in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience building automated infrastructure and deployment pipelines.