Senior DevOps Engineer

Snapsheet•Chicago, IL

5d•$120,000 - $135,000•Remote

About The Position

Snapsheet is building out its DevOps function, and this is a key hire in that journey. As a Senior DevOps Engineer reporting to the Director of IT, you will own the infrastructure layer underpinning our AWS cloud platform — including cloud networking, database infrastructure, availability architecture, security hardening, and operational automation. You'll serve as the infrastructure platform partner for our Full Stack engineers and a close collaborator with SRE, which owns CI/CD, developer tooling, and observability. Success in this role means bringing clarity, reliability, and rigor to how our AWS environment is managed and evolved.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in DevOps, infrastructure, or platform engineering roles preferred
Deep hands-on experience with core AWS services: EC2, ECS/Fargate, Lambda, RDS/Aurora (MySQL & PostgreSQL), DynamoDB, ElastiCache, OpenSearch, CloudFront, VPC, IAM, Secrets Manager
Expert-level Terraform (HCL) experience, including environment orchestration and workflow automation/state management best practices
Hands-on Aurora MySQL cluster management (clustering, failover, storage scaling, backups) with working knowledge of Aurora PostgreSQL and standalone RDS
Strong networking background: VPCs, routing, security groups, NACLs, Transit Gateway, VPN, and Route 53
Security expertise across IAM policies, SCPs, VPC isolation, GuardDuty, Security Hub, and encryption standards
Experience with Docker image hardening, ECS/Fargate deployment patterns, and scripting proficiency in Python, Bash, or Ruby
Working proficiency in Ruby on Rails and TypeScript to understand application requirements and troubleshoot AWS interactions

Responsibilities

Own infrastructure architecture and standards — naming, tagging, resource sizing, lifecycle management, and documentation — while auditing and closing gaps across environments
Own internal and customer-facing cloud networking (VPCs, subnets, security groups, Transit Gateway, VPN/Direct Connect) and define standards for secure inter-service connectivity
Manage database infrastructure including clustering, failover, encryption, backups, and performance tuning, with multi-AZ high-availability strategies to meet recovery objectives
Design and maintain high-availability and disaster recovery strategies (RTO/RPO targets, runbooks, tested recovery processes), plus build cost/FinOps reporting to drive AWS spend visibility
Administer AWS IAM (roles, policies, least-privilege, cross-account access) and enforce infrastructure security baselines in partnership with IT Security
Co-own Terraform HCL infrastructure with SRE, writing modular, production-grade IaC and engaging with evolving workflow tooling (Terragrunt, Spacelift, etc.)
Manage IT-layer AWS footprint (RPA server infrastructure, VDI) and co-own GitHub administration, and partner with Full Stack engineers on AWS service selection (Lambda, Fargate, App Runner, ElastiCache)

Benefits

Remote working environment
Flexible PTO policy
Casual dress code
Mentorship programs
1-on-1 management
Promote when ready culture
Quarterly internal promotion opportunities
Goal setting sessions
Celebrations just because
Yearly in-person and remote events
Snapsheet Swag
Employee Resource Groups
Two robust medical plans through Blue Cross Blue Shield
HSA contributions when enrolled in high-deductible health plan
Two dental plans
One vision plan
Company-paid Short Term Disability
Company-paid Long Term Disability
Company-paid Life Insurance
Voluntary benefits like Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, and Legal Assistance
401(k) with a 4% company match
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with 6 sessions per life incident
7.5 company-observed holidays
In-person connection points throughout the year including our annual Summit and Roadshows
Snapsheet SWAG and surprise mailers
Career growth opportunities
Learning opportunities
Real impact opportunities
Health and wellness campaigns