Senior DevOps Engineer

Canopy•South Jordan, UT

17h•Hybrid

About The Position

About Us Canopy is a fast-growing SaaS company in South Jordan, Utah building simple, efficient software for accounting firms. We are looking to revolutionize the accounting space with modern, user-friendly software for a neglected industry. Our goal is to help our clients unlock the firm they've always wanted with our Practice Management Suite. We place strong emphasis on delighting our customers, spotting and solving problems, and being good people along the way. Click here to see why our clients love Canopy. Interested in learning more about Canopy & the industry? Check out our blog here where you can find great information on our product features, industry news, practice management, and more! The Opportunity We're seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our DevOps team and play a key role in architecting and evolving our cloud infrastructure. This is a senior technical position where you'll design scalable solutions, mentor engineers, and drive strategic initiatives that support our growing platform. You'll work directly with the Director of DevOps and Security alongside our talented DevOps engineering team to shape our infrastructure strategy. This role is perfect for someone who loves solving complex technical challenges, can balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution, and thrives in a collaborative environment where infrastructure, security, and compliance intersect. This can be a hybrid position in South Jordan, Utah (M, W, F in-office) or fully remote based from Utah.

Requirements

6+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering roles
Deep expertise with AWS services and architecture patterns (VPC, IAM, EKS, RDS, CloudWatch, etc.)
Production experience managing Kubernetes clusters at scale, preferably EKS
Strong infrastructure-as-code skills with Terraform and/or Pulumi
Experience with PostgreSQL operations, backup/recovery, performance tuning, and high availability
Proficiency designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines, particularly with GitHub Actions
Strong understanding of networking concepts including VPCs, load balancing, DNS, and ingress controllers
Track record of designing systems for high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity
Excellent communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
Self-starter mentality with ability to own initiatives from strategy through execution

Nice To Haves

Experience in regulated environments (SOC 2, HIPAA, or similar compliance frameworks)
Experience with ArgoCD or other GitOps tools
Hands-on experience with HashiCorp Vault for secrets management
Experience with message brokers like RabbitMQ or similar technologies
Experience with Redis for caching and session management
Familiarity with data warehouse platforms like Snowflake
Experience with ingress controllers and API gateways (Traefik, NGINX, Kong, etc.)
Experience with Datadog or similar observability platforms (APM, logging, distributed tracing)
Proficiency with scripting languages (Python, Bash, Go) for automation and tooling
Experience mentoring and growing engineering teams in previous roles
Knowledge of zero-trust security architectures and implementation
Experience with cloud cost optimization strategies and practices
Familiarity with service mesh technologies

Responsibilities

Architecture & Infrastructure Strategy Design and implement infrastructure solutions that scale with our business, making key technical decisions about our AWS/EKS environment
Own critical components of our Kubernetes infrastructure, including cluster design, networking, and observability
Lead architectural reviews and provide technical direction for infrastructure initiatives
Evaluate and introduce new technologies that improve reliability, security, and developer experience
Partner with Engineering leadership to align infrastructure roadmap with business objectives
Infrastructure as Code & Automation Lead Terraform and Pulumi implementations, establishing patterns and best practices for infrastructure provisioning
Build automation and developer tooling that improves deployment velocity and reduces toil
Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and ArgoCD
Create self-service infrastructure tooling that empowers development teams
Establish infrastructure testing strategies and automation frameworks
Platform Engineering & Reliability Own the reliability and performance of our EKS clusters and supporting AWS infrastructure
Implement and maintain our ingress and routing infrastructure using Traefik
Manage and optimize our data infrastructure including PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, and Snowflake
Establish SLOs/SLIs and implement comprehensive monitoring and alerting strategies using Datadog
Design and test disaster recovery procedures and business continuity plans
Lead incident response for infrastructure-related issues and drive post-incident reviews
Optimize PostgreSQL RDS instances for performance, reliability, and cost
Security & Compliance Collaboration Implement infrastructure security controls in partnership with our Security team
Manage secrets and credential lifecycle using HashiCorp Vault
Ensure infrastructure compliance with SOC 2 requirements
Design and implement network security policies, VPC architecture, and IAM strategies
Conduct security reviews of infrastructure changes and third-party integrations
Technical Leadership & Mentorship Provide technical guidance and mentorship to DevOps engineers
Conduct code and design reviews, elevating team engineering practices
Lead knowledge-sharing sessions and documentation initiatives
Contribute to hiring and onboarding processes for the DevOps team
Foster a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence

Benefits

Flexible Paid Time Off - you're actually encouraged to use it, plus 10 company holidays!
Health Benefits - including Medical, Dental, and Vision and an HSA Match.
401(k) - we match 100% up to 3% of your contribution. Eligibility is immediate with 100% vesting.
Mental Health - all employees have access to Impact Suite & to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Paid New Parent Leave & Birthing Parent Leave - so you're able to care for your little ones.
Supplemental Benefits - including 100% company paid Basic Life & AD&D insurance and long & short-term disability coverage.
Nectar - our peer-to-peer recognition program to help our employees recognize the amazing work being done by other Canopians!
Company Events - including monthly company-wide meetings, summer parties, and more.
ERG Committees - to plan initiatives around continuing education, community outreach, recruiting, onboarding, and more.
Fully-stocked kitchen - Keto? Vegan? Flexitarian? Mandalorian? We've got you covered.