Lead DevOps Engineer - Small Metrics

Lead DevOps Engineer

Remote • Lead • $7100-8700 Gross

Seniority Level: Lead
Workplace type: Remote
Compensation: $7100–8700 Gross per month
Position type: Backfill

Project Description:

Small Metrics is a rapidly growing financial health tracking platform with a single-codebase architecture (Flutter) and a high-performance Django backend. We rely heavily on containerization and cloud infrastructure to ensure seamless multi-platform synchronization and high availability. We are looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to take full ownership of our AWS infrastructure, streamline our deployment pipelines, and ensure bank-grade security for our users' data.

Responsibilities:

• Architect, scale, and maintain our cloud infrastructure on AWS (EC2, S3, Route 53).
• Optimize and manage containerized environments using Docker and Docker Compose for both local development and production.
• Design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines for automated, zero-downtime deployments.
• Manage database operations, automated backups, and disaster recovery strategies for PostgreSQL.
• Configure and secure web servers (Nginx), manage SSL/TLS certificates, and oversee Cloudflare integrations.
• Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to proactively resolve infrastructure issues.
• Lead infrastructure security initiatives and enforce DevSecOps best practices.

Stack:

• AWS (EC2, S3, Route 53)
• Docker & Docker Compose
• Linux (Ubuntu), Bash Scripting
• Nginx & Cloudflare
• PostgreSQL 15 & Redis
• CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions)

Languages:

• English (B2+)