Director, AWS Infrastructure and DevOps

Inizio Evoke•Chicago, IL

20h•$135,000 - $150,000•Remote

About The Position

The Director, AWS Infrastructure and DevOps is responsible for the strategy, architecture, security, and operational execution of Inizio Evoke’s technology infrastructure and DevOps capabilities. The role owns the day-to-day management of AWS cloud infrastructure and oversees continuous improvement of CI/CD pipelines, release and deployment processes, SaaS administration and provisioning, security and compliance, and infrastructure cost optimization. This is a hands-on technology leadership role focused on establishing scalable operational practices and partnering with Engineering, Security, and IT teams to deliver reliable, secure, and efficient technology services. The position is fully remote and may require support for deployments and releases outside business hours when needed.

Requirements

At least 8 years of hands-on experience in infrastructure, cloud engineering, DevOps, or related technology disciplines, with demonstrated ownership of production environments.
Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and operating AWS cloud infrastructure and services.
Scripting and automation experience using Python or TypeScript.
Experience with infrastructure-as-code and automation tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience designing and managing modern CI/CD pipelines and Git-based development workflows.
Experience with release and deployment management, including deployment automation, production releases, rollback procedures, and troubleshooting.
Experience with cloud security, IAM, networking, encryption, secrets management, vulnerability management, and audit controls.
Experience with SaaS administration, user provisioning, access management, and lifecycle management.
Experience with cloud infrastructure cost management and optimization.
Ability to design, implement, operate, and troubleshoot production systems.
Ability to support deployments and releases outside business hours when needed.

Nice To Haves

AWS certification, such as AWS Solutions Architect or AWS DevOps Engineer.

Responsibilities

Lead the strategy, architecture, implementation, administration, and day-to-day operation of AWS infrastructure and cloud services.
Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, reliable, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure and environments.
Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code, configuration management, logging, alerting, backup, and disaster recovery capabilities.
Define and implement cloud architecture standards for networking, compute, storage, databases, identity, and access management.
Lead infrastructure modernization, automation, and optimization programs to improve reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency.
Design, build, and improve CI/CD pipelines for application development, testing, security scanning, and production deployment.
Define and implement DevOps standards, tooling, processes, and engineering practices across development teams.
Own release and deployment processes across development, staging, and production environments, including automation, coordination, validation, and rollback procedures.
Own the administration, governance, and lifecycle management of the SaaS technology ecosystem.
Manage SaaS provisioning, user onboarding and offboarding, roles and permissions, access reviews, and license management.
Manage cloud infrastructure cost monitoring, forecasting, resource utilization, and cost-saving opportunities.
Partner with Security and Compliance teams to define and implement infrastructure and DevOps security controls and practices.
Implement and maintain controls for identity and access management, secrets management, encryption, vulnerability management, logging, and infrastructure security.
Support security audits, compliance assessments, customer security reviews, and regulatory requirements, including implementation and maintenance of controls and evidence.
Monitor infrastructure and application environments; troubleshoot production and deployment issues; and lead root-cause analysis and remediation.
Evaluate infrastructure, DevOps tooling, and operational practices to identify improvements to reliability, security, developer experience, and efficiency.