Senior AWS DevOps Engineer (Remote, Full-Time), PK [AS232] at smart-working-solutions

About Smart Working At Smart Working, we believe your job should not only look right on paper but also feel right every day. This isn’t just another remote opportunity - it’s about finding where you truly belong, no matter where you are. From day one, you’re welcomed into a genuine community that values your growth and well-being. Our mission is simple: to break down geographic barriers and connect skilled professionals with outstanding global teams and products for full-time, long-term roles. We help you discover meaningful work with teams that invest in your success, where you’re empowered to grow personally and professionally. Join one of the highest-rated workplaces on Glassdoor and experience what it means to thrive in a truly remote-first world. About the Role We’re looking for a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer to join a small, high-impact platform team responsible for building and scaling a cloud-native infrastructure on AWS. This is a hands-on role where you’ll contribute to both the design and implementation of infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and platform tooling. You’ll work closely with engineering teams to improve system reliability, scalability, and developer experience, while helping evolve a modern, production-grade platform. You’ll be expected to operate with a high level of ownership, contributing across the full lifecycle, from architecture decisions to hands-on delivery and operational support. Responsibilities • Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure, improving scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency across environments • Develop and manage Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, ensuring modular, reusable, and consistent deployments • Design and implement CI/CD pipelines (GitLab preferred) across application, data, and infrastructure layers • Build and maintain Kubernetes (EKS) workloads, including deployments, scaling, and production troubleshooting • Work across a wide range of AWS services, including compute (EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda), networking (VPCs, subnets, security groups), and event-driven systems (API Gateway, EventBridge, SQS/SNS, Step Functions) • Manage and optimise data services such as RDS (PostgreSQL) and ClickHouse • Automate infrastructure and environment setup using tools such as Packer and Ansible for AMI creation and configuration • Implement and improve observability using CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus, and centralized logging tools (e.g. Splunk, Datadog, ELK) • Collaborate with developers and data engineers to improve deployment workflows, system reliability, and platform usability • Apply security best practices across infrastructure, including IAM, KMS, and Secrets Manager • Support incident response, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of production systems Requirements • 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or SRE roles • Strong hands-on experience with AWS across compute, networking, and serverless services • Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitLab preferred) • Strong proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code practices • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments (EKS preferred) • Solid understanding of containerisation and orchestration concepts • Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting in production systems • Experience working with centralized observability platforms (e.g. Splunk, Datadog, ELK, or similar) • Strong understanding of system reliability, scalability, and production operations • Experience working across both Linux and Windows environments • Hands-on experience building AMIs using Packer and configuration tools such as Ansible • Scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python, or PowerShell) • Ability to design systems and implement them hands-on in production environments • Strong ownership mindset with the ability to operate in a small, fast-moving team Nice to Have • Experience scaling or operating Kubernetes clusters at a larger scale • Exposure to multi-account AWS environments and cross-account IAM roles • Experience with serverless and event-driven architectures • Familiarity with PostgreSQL (RDS) and/or ClickHouse • Exposure to real-time or streaming systems • Experience with specialised pipelines such as Unreal Engine workflows or Pixel Streaming infrastructure At Smart Working, you’ll never be just another remote hire. Be a Smart Worker - valued, empowered, and part of a culture that celebrates integrity, excellence, and ambition. If that sounds like your kind of place, we’d love to hear your story.