Senior DevOps Engineer

Kasisto•New York, NY

7h•$125,000 - $165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Kasisto, we exist to promote smart financial decisions and strong financial wellness for all we serve. Our team has set the standard for AI-powered experiences in the financial industry for more than a decade, delivering human-like, intelligent conversations across mobile apps, websites, messaging platforms, and voice-enabled devices. We forge trusted partnerships with banks and financial institutions worldwide, empowering them to leverage our KAI platform to deliver consistently amazing experiences in real time, anytime, and across every channel. We’re looking for a passionate Senior DevOps Engineer to join our product-focused team. You’ll design, build, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines, automate cloud infrastructure, and collaborate closely with software engineers to streamline development and deployment workflows. Your expertise and contributions with overall system design and software architecture will directly impact the reliability, scalability, and agility of our software products. This is a full-time, hybrid role, with an expectation of at least two days a week on-site in our New York City office.

Requirements

7+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or related roles
Demonstrated knowledge in software Architecture and Application Development
Proficiency with AWS and Azure cloud services
Strong Docker expertise; ECS and Kubernetes cluster administration
Solid background in Postgres and MySQL database administration
Exposure to monitoring stacks (CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus/Grafana, ELK/EFK)
Experience writing Ansible playbooks and Chef cookbooks for configuration management
Proven expertise in Jenkins and GitHub Actions pipeline creation and maintenance
Proficient in Java and Python scripting for automation tasks
Deep understanding of Linux system administration and networking concepts
Excellent problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset
Understanding of SDLC, Agile, and Scrum and/or Kanban processes

Nice To Haves

Multi-cloud deployment and management experience (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Terraform experience for provisioning and managing cloud resources
Vault knowledge for secrets management and data protection
Exposure to NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Graph, etc)
Familiarity with Argo CD for GitOps-driven continuous delivery
Experience with policy enforcement tools (OPA, AWS Config)
Background in security best practices and compliance frameworks

Responsibilities

Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and container technologies
Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure in AWS and Azure for development, staging, and production environments
Containerize services with Docker and orchestrate them using Kubernetes
Automate configuration management and deployments with Ansible and Chef
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scripts for repeatable, versioned infrastructure
Monitor system health, troubleshoot incidents, and implement proactive alerting and remediation
Provide operational support and incident response in alignment with defined SLAs
Collaborate with development teams to support Java- and Python-based applications throughout their lifecycle
Conduct performance tuning, capacity planning, and cost optimization in cloud environments
Act as DevOps SME, mentoring and coaching other team members on DevOps best practices
Document architectures, workflows, and standard operating procedures

Benefits

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
Hybrid work arrangement that fosters face-to-face cross-team collaboration, shared ownership, and spontaneous innovation
Hands-on exposure to cutting-edge cloud and container technologies
Collaborative, inclusive teams with a culture of continuous learning

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