Senior DevOps Engineer, Serverless AWS Platform

Position Overview

We are hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer for a leading SaaS platform in NYC. Salary: $160k to $190k based on your skills. Location: NYC. Schedule: Hybrid (3 days on-site in downtown NY and 2 days remote). This role is for a self-directed expert to take full ownership of cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and monitoring in a high-autonomy environment. Proficiency with AWS (Lambda, CloudFormation, Step Functions, S3, ECS, EFS, Route 53, CloudFront), Azure DevOps (CI/CD, Repo, and Account Management), Datadog (Monitoring, Alerting, and Incident Response), and Automation (Bash and PowerShell) is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and optimize the full AWS serverless stack and infrastructure
• Design Azure DevOps pipelines while managing all account-level users and permissions
• Resolve infrastructure issues end-to-end and eliminate failures before production
• Lead observability using Datadog to implement elite monitoring frameworks
• Drive operational excellence to reduce incident rates and identify cost-saving opportunities
• Partner with engineering teams to ensure new services are production-ready and cutting-edge

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of DevOps or SRE experience with 5+ years in a Senior or Lead role
• Strong hands-on expertise with Azure DevOps, AWS Lambda, and Datadog
• Proven ability to design and maintain complex serverless architectures
• Deep understanding of cloud data flow and end-to-end system troubleshooting
• Proactive work style with a strong ownership mentality and minimal need for micromanagement
• Calm under pressure with a focus on prevention through automation
• U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder with 3 direct line manager references