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.
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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
Benefits
- Fixed Shifts: 12:00 PM - 9:30 PM IST (Summer) | 1:00 PM - 10:30 PM IST (Winter)
- No Weekend Work: Real work-life balance, not just words
- Day 1 Benefits: Laptop and full medical insurance provided
- Support That Matters: Mentorship, community, and forums where ideas are shared
- True Belonging: A long-term career where your contributions are valued
At , 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.
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