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Payactiv

Senior AWS DevOps Engineer

Payactiv, Milpitas

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Base Pay Range

$165,000.00/yr – $200,000.00/yr

Job Title

Senior AWS DevOps Engineer

Location

Milpitas, CA (On site)

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Company Overview

Payactiv is a FinTech company in Silicon Valley devoted to giving workers access to their earned wages. It is the pioneer and industry leader in Earned Wage Access and the only Certified B Corporation and Public Benefit Corporation in the industry.

Responsibilities

  • Designing and securing cloud infrastructure.
  • Managing production-grade systems at scale.
  • Leading DevOps practices across CI/CD, monitoring, and infrastructure automation.
  • Own the security posture of AWS accounts, environments, and production workloads.
  • Design, implement, and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure AWS infrastructure.
  • Manage Active Directory integration with AWS IAM, including EC2, EKS, and application-level access control.
  • Lead end-to-end DevOps initiatives: CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), version control, artifact management, and deployment pipelines.
  • Administer and harden Windows Server/IIS workloads hosted on AWS.
  • Implement container orchestration and management via Docker and EKS.
  • Define and enforce cloud governance policies and compliance frameworks (CIS, NIST, HIPAA, etc.).
  • Set up and manage observability systems: alerting, logging, metrics, and dashboards (e.g., Datadog, Dynatrace, AppDynamics).
  • Create and maintain automation scripts and tools to improve operational efficiency.
  • Handle on-call and incident response, including RCA documentation and preventive measures.
  • Monitor and optimize cloud costs, performance, and availability.
  • Mentor junior engineers and ensure DevOps/security best practices are followed.

Requirements

  • 8–10 years of experience in DevOps, Infrastructure, or Cloud Engineering roles.
  • Strong AWS expertise across EC2, VPC, IAM, RDS, S3, Systems Manager, KMS, GuardDuty, CloudWatch, Config, CloudTrail, etc.
  • Proven experience in cloud security, including IAM governance, least privilege policies, and secrets management.
  • In-depth experience with Active Directory, including IAM-AD integration and federated authentication.
  • Production experience with Docker (~4+ years) and Amazon EKS/Kubernetes.
  • Strong scripting skills: PowerShell (primary), Bash, or Python.
  • CI/CD pipeline experience using Azure DevOps (VSTS/TFS), GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
  • Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
  • Hands‑on experience with Windows Server IIS, .NET/C# applications, and SQL Server.
  • Proficiency in monitoring and APM tools such as Datadog, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Site24x7.
  • Solid understanding of networking: DNS, Load Balancing, SSL/TLS, VPC, routing, firewalls.

Preferred Qualifications

  • AWS Certifications: DevOps Engineer – Professional, Security – Specialty, or Solutions Architect – Professional.
  • Experience with secrets management tools: AWS Secrets Manager, SSM Parameter Store, or HashiCorp Vault.
  • Familiarity with Zero Trust, SSO, SAML, and OIDC authentication models.
  • Knowledge of cost optimization strategies using AWS Cost Explorer, Trusted Advisor, and Savings Plans.
  • Experience working in regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, finance, or government).

Benefits

  • Company-subsidized Health, Dental, and Vision insurance.
  • Health, Dental and Vision Reimbursement account.
  • 401(k), traditional, and Roth with a company match.
  • Tuition Assistance or Tuition Reimbursement.
  • Unlimited Paid Time off.
  • Monthly Gym Reimbursement.
  • Paid time off to volunteer.
  • Paid Family Leave.
  • Complimentary office lunches.
  • Opportunity to work with a great team committed to making a difference.

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