WordPress / Hosting Infrastructure Architect

ZipRecruiter; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A digital agency in Austin is seeking a WordPress/Hosting Infrastructure Architect to design a scalable hosting environment. This project-based role involves configuring infrastructure, migrating client sites, and creating documentation. Successful candidates will have extensive WordPress infrastructure experience and familiarity with Cloudflare and DNS. Compensation ranges from $3,000 to $5,000 based on the project scope.

Qualifications

• 5+ years WordPress infrastructure experience.
• Deep familiarity with Cloudflare, DNS, SSL, and caching.
• Proven track record of architecting scalable WordPress environments.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and configure a production-grade hosting environment.
• Define and document a repeatable migration process.
• Standardize GA4 + Search Console setup.

Skills

WordPress infrastructure experience

Cloudflare

DNS and SSL management

Performance tuning

Documentation skills

Communication skills

Job description

Job Description

Company Description

Deer Camp Digital is an Austin-based digital agency specializing in hunting, fishing, and outdoor brands industry. We manage a growing portfolio of client websites and are building an in-house hosting and SEO platform.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced WordPress/Hosting Infrastructure Architect to design, implement, and document a scalable environment for our client websites. This is a project-based role (30–40 hours over 3–4 weeks) with a fixed budget. If successful, we may engage you on future architecture and scaling projects. We will start with 5 or so websites first.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineer and configure a production-grade hosting environment under Deer Camp’s ownership (Vultr/RunCloud, WP Engine, or equivalent).
• Set up Cloudflare DNS/SSL/WAF, uptime monitoring, daily backups, and staging workflows.
• Define and document a repeatable migration process; execute first two client site migrations.
• Standardize GA4 + Search Console setup, and deliver a Looker Studio reporting template.
• Create clear SOPs (server scaling, migrations, maintenance, incident response).
• Train our offshore WebOps Lead on day-to-day operation.

Requirements

• 5+ years WordPress infrastructure experience (multi-site management, migrations, performance tuning).
• Deep familiarity with Cloudflare, DNS, SSL, caching, and CWV optimization.
• Proven track record of architecting scalable, secure WordPress hosting environments.
• Comfortable producing professional SOPs and handing off to non-senior operators.
• Strong communicator, reliable, and detail-oriented.

Deliverables

• Infrastructure setup complete, owned 100% by Deer Camp (all accounts and credentials).
• 2 client sites successfully migrated and live on new stack.
• Tested daily backup + restore workflow.
• GA4 + GSC installed and reporting.
• Documentation package and live training session for WebOps Lead.

Compensation

• Project (negotiable, $3,000–$5,000 range depending on scope).