DevOps Engineer

Location:
Hybrid New York City (must be local)

Duration:
6+ months

Type:
contract

Visa:
GC/USC/GC-EAD/H4-EAD

Interview:
Video (maybe final in person)

Client Note
Need a local candidate only

LinkedIn with the mentioned location, not the United States

Focus
Support SRHG-wide AWS and Kubernetes infrastructure. Own day-to-day operations, improve visibility, and reduce platform toil so the core team can focus on Lego (shared infra buildout).

Core Skills
Strong understanding of AWS (IAM, S3, EC2, CloudTrail, RDS, VPC, Transit Gateway)

Proficient with Kubernetes / EKS (cluster ops, manifests, RBAC, upgrades)

Experience with Datadog (dashboards, alerts, APM)

Comfortable with GitHub Actions (workflows, runners, secrets)

Familiar with FinOps practices and cost tools (nOps, Kubecost, tagging, resource optimization)

Expectations
Execute small infra projects independently

Respond to AWS/EKS issues and follow through to resolution

Improve tagging, monitoring, and cost visibility across environments

Collaborate with internal engineers to offload repeatable operational work

Contribute to shared tooling and documentation