Solugenix

Lead DevOps & Cloud Engineer responsible for AWS infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and platform reliability. | Requires 6+ years DevOps/cloud engineering with AWS expertise, Terraform, CI/CD, containerization, and leadership experience. | Lead DevOps & Cloud Engineer Denver, CO (Remote) Full-Time JPC - 20235 Solugenix is assisting a client in their search for a Lead DevOps & Cloud Engineer. This is a full-time, remote opportunity. Our client is seeking a seasoned Lead DevOps & Cloud Engineer to own and evolve our cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and platform reliability. You will be the driving force behind our AWS-centric architecture spanning ECS Fargate today and EKS tomorrow while shaping the developer experience through on-demand environment provisioning, automated CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code best practices. This is a high-impact, highly visible individual contributor role with significant opportunity to influence engineering culture and delivery velocity. Qualifications • 6+ years of DevOps / platform / cloud engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a lead or senior capacity. • Deep, hands-on AWS expertise: ECS (Fargate), RDS (MySQL), VPC, IAM, ALB, CloudWatch, S3, ECR, Secrets Manager. • Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code with Terraform (preferred) or CloudFormation. • Proven experience building CI/CD pipelines with Bitbucket Pipelines; familiarity with the broader Atlassian ALM suite (Jira, Confluence). • Demonstrated experience building or operating on-demand / ephemeral environment systems at scale. • Strong scripting skills: Bash, Python, or similar. • Experience with containerization: Docker, ECS task definition management, container security. • Solid networking fundamentals: DNS, TLS, VPC routing, security groups, load balancing. • Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to document and present architecture decisions clearly. Preferred Qualifications • Kubernetes administration experience (EKS preferred) and knowledge of Helm, Kustomize, or GitOps tooling (ArgoCD / Flux). • Experience with AWS Service Catalog, Control Tower, or AWS Organizations for multi-account governance. • Familiarity with database migration tooling (Flyway) and RDS Proxy. • Knowledge of FinOps practices and AWS Cost Explorer / Savings Plans optimization. • AWS certifications: Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer - Professional. • Experience with feature-flag systems, progressive delivery, or trunk-based development at scale. Core Responsibilities Infrastructure & Cloud Architecture • Design, provision, and maintain scalable AWS infrastructure using IaC tools (Terraform / CloudFormation). • Manage and optimize ECS Fargate workloads; lead the migration path to EKS as the platform matures. • Administer MySQL RDS instances: performance tuning, patching, backup/restore, and high-availability configuration. • Architect and manage supporting AWS services: VPC, IAM, ALB/NLB, S3, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager, ECR, Route 53, and more. • Define and enforce cloud cost optimization strategies and tagging standards. CI/CD & On-Demand Environments • Build and maintain end-to-end CI/CD pipelines in Bitbucket Pipelines integrated with the Atlassian ALM ecosystem (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket). • Design and implement an on-demand environment provisioning system that allows developers and QA to spin up isolated, production-like environments on demand accelerating feature development, testing, and release cycles. • Environments should be branch-scoped or PR-scoped, created and torn down automatically. • Integration with Jira tickets for traceability from issue to live preview environment. • Implement blue/green and canary deployment strategies on ECS Fargate; extend patterns to EKS. • Maintain reusable pipeline templates and enforce standardized build/test/deploy workflows across all repositories. Reliability, Observability & Security • Establish SLOs, implement centralized logging (CloudWatch / OpenSearch), distributed tracing, and alerting. • Lead incident response for infrastructure-layer events; conduct blameless post-mortems and drive remediation. • Enforce cloud security best practices: least-privilege IAM, network segmentation, secrets management, and vulnerability scanning in CI. • Manage disaster recovery planning, RTO/RPO targets, and regular DR drills. Developer Experience & Platform Engineering • Serve as the internal platform owner making it easy for application developers to self-serve infrastructure within guardrails. • Collaborate with engineering teams to reduce deployment friction and improve local-to-production parity. • Document infrastructure patterns, runbooks, and architecture decisions in Confluence. • Mentor engineers on DevOps and cloud-native best practices. Annual Base Salary Range for CA, CO, IL, NJ, NY, WA, and DC: $160,000 to $170,000. Actual compensation offered may vary depending on factors including but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training and/or experience. Solugenix will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act and Ordinance. Applicants do not need to disclose their criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if we are concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, applicants will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. About The Client Our client is a U.S.-based financial technology (fintech) company focused on the mortgage industry. About Solugenix Solugenix is a leader in IT services, delivering cutting-edge technology solutions, exceptional talent, and managed services to global enterprises. With extensive expertise in highly regulated and complex industries, we are a trusted partner for integrating advanced technologies with streamlined processes. Our solutions drive growth, foster innovation, and ensure compliance providing clients with reliability and a strong competitive edge. Recognized as a 2024 Top Workplace, Solugenix is proud of its inclusive culture and unwavering commitment to excellence. Our recent expansion, with new offices in the Dominican Republic, Jakarta, and the Philippines, underscores our growing global presence and ability to offer world-class technology solutions. Partnering with Solugenix means more than just business it means having a dedicated ally focused on your success in today's fast-evolving digital world.

Design, develop, and maintain Python automation scripts and tools for AWS cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes clusters, implement IaC, build CI/CD pipelines, and ensure security and compliance. | 10+ years IT experience with strong Python development skills, AWS cloud, Kubernetes, and a bachelor's degree or equivalent. | Cloud Foundation Engineer (Python Developer) Irvine, CA (Hybrid) Full-Time Job ID 25-09804 Solugenix is seeking an experienced Cloud Foundation Engineer (Python Developer) for a full-time, hybrid position based in Irvine, CA. We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Foundation Engineer with very strong Python development expertise and extensive experience in AWS Cloud and Kubernetes. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building, maintaining, and enhancing the foundational cloud infrastructure and automation that supports scalable, secure, and reliable application deployments across environments. Qualifications: • 10+ years of overall IT experience, including significant hands-on experience with Python. • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). Responsibilities: • Design, develop, and maintain automation scripts and tools using Python to manage and optimize cloud infrastructure. • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions to automate provisioning, configuration, and management of AWS resources. • Build and manage Kubernetes clusters (EKS and on-prem) to support containerized workloads. • Collaborate with platform, DevOps, and application teams to deliver cloud-native solutions that meet performance, scalability, and security requirements. • Develop CI/CD automation pipelines and integrate testing, monitoring, and logging frameworks. • Optimize infrastructure cost, performance, and reliability through continuous improvement. • Ensure compliance with security standards, governance policies, and operational best practices. • Troubleshoot complex issues across distributed systems and cloud environments. Pay Range for CA, CO, IL, NJ, NY, WA, and DC: $80/hour to $90/hour. Starting rate of pay offered may vary depending on factors including but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. Solugenix will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act and Ordinance. Applicants do not need to disclose their criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if we are concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, applicants will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. About Solugenix Solugenix is a leader in IT services, delivering cutting-edge technology solutions, exceptional talent, and managed services to global enterprises. With extensive expertise in highly regulated and complex industries, we are a trusted partner for integrating advanced technologies with streamlined processes. Our solutions drive growth, foster innovation, and ensure compliance—providing clients with reliability and a strong competitive edge. Recognized as a 2024 Top Workplace, Solugenix is proud of its inclusive culture and unwavering commitment to excellence. Our recent expansion, with new offices in the Dominican Republic, Jakarta, and the Philippines, underscores our growing global presence and ability to offer world-class technology solutions. Partnering with Solugenix means more than just business—it means having a dedicated ally focused on your success in today's fast-evolving digital world.