Braintrust is hiring a
Sr. DevOps Engineer in Canada

Summary

The job description is for a Senior DevOps Engineer role focusing on AWS, Terraform, and GitHub Actions. This freelance, contract position requires 3-5 years of experience and involves designing, implementing, and managing DevOps processes and infrastructure. The work is remote.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role with a strong focus on AWS, Terraform, and GitHub Actions
• Extensive experience with AWS services, including EC2, RDS, EKS, S3, Lambda, and more
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IAC) using Terraform
• Strong expertise in CI/CD pipelines, with experience using GitHub Actions
• Prior experience as a developer
• Solid scripting and automation skills (e.g., Bash, Python, PowerShell)
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Data Dog, AWS CloudWatch or New Relic
• Knowledge of security best practices and experience implementing them in a DevOps context
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure as Code (IAC): Design and implement infrastructure as code using Terraform to provision and manage AWS resources. Maintain version-controlled infrastructure configurations
• CI/CD Pipeline Management: Develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to automate the build, test, and deployment processes for our applications
• AWS Expertise: Leverage your deep knowledge of AWS services to architect and optimize cloud infrastructure, ensuring security, scalability, and cost-effectiveness
• Configuration Management: Implement configuration management best practices to ensure consistency and reproducibility of environments
• Monitoring and Logging: Set up and maintain monitoring and logging solutions to proactively identify and resolve issues. Utilize AWS CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar tools
• Security and Compliance: Collaborate with security teams to implement security best practices, manage access controls, and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations
• Automation: Continuously identify opportunities for automation and develop scripts or tools to streamline manual tasks and optimize resource usage
• Collaboration: Collaborate closely with development, QA, and operations teams to facilitate efficient workflows and provide DevOps support
• Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure, processes, and procedures
• Disaster Recovery: Implement and maintain disaster recovery plans to ensure data integrity and high availability
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior team members

Benefits

• Freelance, Contract Position
• Remote work
• Full day overlap with CST/CDT, PST/PDT/CIST, MST/MDT, EST/EDT
• Hourly range of $50 – $60/hr
• Estimated duration of 40h/week - Long term