DevOps Engineer (Remote, Full-Time)

About Smart Working At Smart Working, we believe your job should not only look right on paper but also feel right every day. This isn't just another remote opportunity - it's about finding where you truly belong, no matter where you are. From day one, you're welcomed into a genuine community that values your growth and well-being. Our mission is simple: to break down geographic barriers and connect skilled professionals with outstanding global teams and products for full-time, long-term roles. We help you discover meaningful work with teams that invest in your success, where you're empowered to grow personally and professionally. Join one of the highest-rated workplaces on Glassdoor and experience what it means to thrive in a truly remote-first world. About the role This role is critical to ensuring the stability, performance, scalability, and security of our platforms. You'll lead deployments of client tenants and containerized components, harden AWS infrastructure, and automate operations to deliver reliable and secure systems. As a DevOps Engineer, you'll design and operate cloud environments, streamline workflows, and drive best practices in observability, incident response, and vulnerability management. Responsibilities Operate and harden AWS infrastructure (IAM, VPC, EC2/Lambda/EKS/ECS, S3, WAF, GuardDuty) Automate deployments and environment provisioning with Terraform, CDK, or CloudFormation Manage containers and orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes Implement monitoring, tracing, and log pipelines with CloudWatch and related tooling Drive incident response, reduce MTTR, and provide calm, clear communication under pressure Deploy new tenant environments and enforce secure SDLC practices Lead patching, vulnerability remediation, and support security/compliance frameworks (ISO 27001) Apply an automate-the-paper-cut mindset to continuously improve reliability and efficiency Requirements 4–7 years of experience in SRE/DevOps roles, with strong change management and on-call experience AWS (IAM, VPC, EC2/Lambda/EKS/ECS, S3, WAF, GuardDuty): 3+ years operating secure, scalable infrastructure Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK, or CloudFormation): 3+ years automating deployments and environments CI/CD pipelines (GitHub): 2+ years integrating and delivering code securely Containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes): 2+ years managing workloads at scale Monitoring & logging (CloudWatch, tracing, log pipelines): 2+ years building observability pipelines Secure SDLC, dependency scanning & remediation workflows: 2+ years implementing security best practices Vulnerability management (e.g., Aikido): 2+ years handling scanning and remediation Nice to have Experience working in regulated environments (e.g., ISO 27001) Knowledge of security compliance frameworks Exposure to advanced incident management practices Benefits Fixed Shifts: 12:00 PM - 9:30 PM IST (Summer) | 1:00 PM - 10:30 PM IST (Winter) No Weekend Work: Real work-life balance, not just words Day 1 Benefits: Laptop and full medical insurance provided Support That Matters: Mentorship, community, and forums where ideas are shared True Belonging: A long-term career where your contributions are valued At Smart Working, you'll never be just another remote hire. Be a Smart Worker — valued, empowered, and part of a culture that celebrates integrity, excellence, and ambition. If that sounds like your kind of place, we'd love to hear your story.