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DevOps Engineer at Empower

Overview

As a DevOps Engineer at Empower, you’ll help support, design, build, and operate our AWS-native cloud infrastructure. You’ll automate provisioning, configuration, and deployment pipelines following Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices, while empowering engineering teams with tools and processes that improve velocity, reliability, and security.

You’ll work on a small, high-impact team that values ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement, balancing short-term tactical priorities with long-term architectural goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Automate AWS infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, AWS CDK, and CloudFormation.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Java and Python applications using modern DevOps tooling in cloud resources.
• Enhance operational excellence by reducing manual tasks, optimizing cost, and improving system reliability through automation.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve developer experience, deployment consistency, and observability.
• Implement security best practices across AWS environments, including IAM, networking, and data protection.
• Monitor and optimize application performance, leveraging AWS services like CloudWatch, Quick Sight, ECS/EKS and Lambda.
• Support and troubleshoot production environments as part of an on-call rotation.
• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and propose ways to increase efficiency and resilience.

Required Skills & Experience

• 2+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud system support, cloud engineering, or software engineering roles.
• Strong AWS experience (EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, ECS/EKS).
• Proficient in Python and/or Java for automation, scripting, and service integration.
• Hands-on experience with IaC tools (Terraform, CDK, or CloudFormation).
• Proficient with Linux systems administration and shell scripting.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodePipeline.
• Solid understanding of networking, security, and cloud architecture fundamentals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS).
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog, Splunk, or CloudWatch.
• Understanding of relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., Postgres, DynamoDB, Redshift).
• Experience with automated security and compliance controls in AWS environments.
• Experience with ChatGPT or other Ai platforms
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a mindset of continuous learning and improvement.

Why Join Us

You’ll join a forward-looking DevOps organization that believes in automation-first operations, deep AWS integration, and enabling developers through smart tooling. We value engineers who are curious, pragmatic, and passionate about making cloud infrastructure simple, secure, and scalable.

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.  All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.