SmartVault Corporation
The Role
We are looking for a motivated and hands-on DevOps Engineer with 3-5 years of experience to join our agile, cross-functional product team. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing highly secure, scalable, and reliable cloud platform solutions on AWS. You will collaborate with the Head of DevOps and other technical leaders to build and maintain infrastructure, automation, monitoring, and security processes. Additionally, you will play a key role in supporting ISO 27001 / ISMS / SOC2 Type II compliance efforts. This role requires strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, excellent communication, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. While an infrastructure background is beneficial, you should also be comfortable writing scripts and basic software code to enhance and streamline operations. The Team
The SmartVault product team is dynamic and fast-paced, keeping up to date with the latest technologies, and using agile and self-organising principles to help deliver quality products and services. The team wholeheartedly embraces the DevOps culture, continuously striving to add value to products and customers through automation, collaboration, and a proactive monitoring and feedback loop with product teams. And that's only just the start! It's a great cross-functional team that works to produce great technical solutions in a great way. We offer you the opportunity to: be part of a talented, collaborative and motivated team learn from and be inspired by skilled colleagues teach and inspire others work across the entire product life cycle develop your skill set and research / adopt the latest design patterns, methodologies, principles and technologies have a positive influence over high level architectural decisions make your mark and, in doing so, make us better Key Responsibilities
Work closely with the Head of DevOps to define detailed technical requirements, plan work, and prioritize tasks according to business needs. Design, implement, and maintain AWS cloud platform solutions. Ensure strict security compliance and best practices in cloud infrastructure. Drive automation to improve efficiency, scalability, and system reliability. Strive for zero downtime when deploying solutions or services. Develop and own scalable processes for: Capacity planning Configuration management Monitoring and observability Provide day-to-day operational support and perform systems administration tasks. Participate in an on-call rotation to support the platform 24/7. Ensure high-quality monitoring coverage for infrastructure and applications. Identify potential failure points in infrastructure and proactively develop mitigation strategies. Collaborate with internal IT teams for operational support. Assist in maintaining compliance with ISO 27001 and SOC2 Type II security frameworks. Our Tech Stack
(Currently in use, but evolving over time) Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS Services
CloudFormation, EC2, RDS, Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, CloudWatch, ECS, CloudFront, CloudTrail, Inspector, SSM Containerization
Docker, Podman Infrastructure as Code
Terraform, HashiCorp Packer Message Queues
RabbitMQ Operating Systems
Windows, Linux Databases
Relational
MySQL, PostgreSQL NoSQL
DynamoDB, Couchbase Scripting & Programming
Languages
Python, Bash, PowerShell, JavaScript CI/CD Pipelines
Git, TeamCity, AWS CodeBuild, CodePipeline, CodeDeploy Required Skills & Experience
You don't need
all
of these, but the more you have, the stronger your fit. Preferred 3-5 years DevOps experience. Strong
AWS experience
in
infrastructure, security, and automation . Technical infrastructure knowledge across
servers, storage, and networks . Experience with
containerization (Docker, Podman, etc.) . Comfortable working in
high-security and high-compliance environments . Hands-on experience
scripting and coding
for DevOps automation. Experience in
database administration , performance tuning, and resilience design. Solid understanding of
CI/CD concepts and best practices . Familiarity with
monitoring, logging, and alerting
for large distributed systems. Strong
networking fundamentals
(IP, traffic flow, network ports, protocols like HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, FTP). Ability to
troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues
and drive resolution. Experience managing
large-scale tasks from inception to completion . Strong understanding of
cloud security principles . Proficient
communication skills
(written and verbal). Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience with
automation tooling
(e.g., HashiCorp products, configuration management tools). Experience with
automated testing
in DevOps workflows. Knowledge of
Infrastructure as Code (IaC), shift-left principles, and immutable infrastructure . Experience working in
ISO 27001, PCI compliance, or SOC2 Type II
environments. A
tertiary degree
in
computer science, engineering, or related fields . What We're Looking For in You
We want people who: Take ownership
of their work and
care about results . Have a
hands-on approach
and
a strong sense of accountability . Are
team players
with a
flexible and positive attitude . Have a
friendly, proactive demeanor
and
strong problem-solving skills . Love
learning and staying ahead of technology trends . Sponsorship is not available at this time.
We are looking for a motivated and hands-on DevOps Engineer with 3-5 years of experience to join our agile, cross-functional product team. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing highly secure, scalable, and reliable cloud platform solutions on AWS. You will collaborate with the Head of DevOps and other technical leaders to build and maintain infrastructure, automation, monitoring, and security processes. Additionally, you will play a key role in supporting ISO 27001 / ISMS / SOC2 Type II compliance efforts. This role requires strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, excellent communication, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. While an infrastructure background is beneficial, you should also be comfortable writing scripts and basic software code to enhance and streamline operations. The Team
The SmartVault product team is dynamic and fast-paced, keeping up to date with the latest technologies, and using agile and self-organising principles to help deliver quality products and services. The team wholeheartedly embraces the DevOps culture, continuously striving to add value to products and customers through automation, collaboration, and a proactive monitoring and feedback loop with product teams. And that's only just the start! It's a great cross-functional team that works to produce great technical solutions in a great way. We offer you the opportunity to: be part of a talented, collaborative and motivated team learn from and be inspired by skilled colleagues teach and inspire others work across the entire product life cycle develop your skill set and research / adopt the latest design patterns, methodologies, principles and technologies have a positive influence over high level architectural decisions make your mark and, in doing so, make us better Key Responsibilities
Work closely with the Head of DevOps to define detailed technical requirements, plan work, and prioritize tasks according to business needs. Design, implement, and maintain AWS cloud platform solutions. Ensure strict security compliance and best practices in cloud infrastructure. Drive automation to improve efficiency, scalability, and system reliability. Strive for zero downtime when deploying solutions or services. Develop and own scalable processes for: Capacity planning Configuration management Monitoring and observability Provide day-to-day operational support and perform systems administration tasks. Participate in an on-call rotation to support the platform 24/7. Ensure high-quality monitoring coverage for infrastructure and applications. Identify potential failure points in infrastructure and proactively develop mitigation strategies. Collaborate with internal IT teams for operational support. Assist in maintaining compliance with ISO 27001 and SOC2 Type II security frameworks. Our Tech Stack
(Currently in use, but evolving over time) Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS Services
CloudFormation, EC2, RDS, Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, CloudWatch, ECS, CloudFront, CloudTrail, Inspector, SSM Containerization
Docker, Podman Infrastructure as Code
Terraform, HashiCorp Packer Message Queues
RabbitMQ Operating Systems
Windows, Linux Databases
Relational
MySQL, PostgreSQL NoSQL
DynamoDB, Couchbase Scripting & Programming
Languages
Python, Bash, PowerShell, JavaScript CI/CD Pipelines
Git, TeamCity, AWS CodeBuild, CodePipeline, CodeDeploy Required Skills & Experience
You don't need
all
of these, but the more you have, the stronger your fit. Preferred 3-5 years DevOps experience. Strong
AWS experience
in
infrastructure, security, and automation . Technical infrastructure knowledge across
servers, storage, and networks . Experience with
containerization (Docker, Podman, etc.) . Comfortable working in
high-security and high-compliance environments . Hands-on experience
scripting and coding
for DevOps automation. Experience in
database administration , performance tuning, and resilience design. Solid understanding of
CI/CD concepts and best practices . Familiarity with
monitoring, logging, and alerting
for large distributed systems. Strong
networking fundamentals
(IP, traffic flow, network ports, protocols like HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, FTP). Ability to
troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues
and drive resolution. Experience managing
large-scale tasks from inception to completion . Strong understanding of
cloud security principles . Proficient
communication skills
(written and verbal). Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience with
automation tooling
(e.g., HashiCorp products, configuration management tools). Experience with
automated testing
in DevOps workflows. Knowledge of
Infrastructure as Code (IaC), shift-left principles, and immutable infrastructure . Experience working in
ISO 27001, PCI compliance, or SOC2 Type II
environments. A
tertiary degree
in
computer science, engineering, or related fields . What We're Looking For in You
We want people who: Take ownership
of their work and
care about results . Have a
hands-on approach
and
a strong sense of accountability . Are
team players
with a
flexible and positive attitude . Have a
friendly, proactive demeanor
and
strong problem-solving skills . Love
learning and staying ahead of technology trends . Sponsorship is not available at this time.