Remote DevOps Engineer II

Description:

• Tala is seeking a DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain infrastructure and applications on AWS public cloud environments.
• The role requires a DevOps mindset to bring cloud-native infrastructure and automation expertise for deployment, monitoring, and remediation.
• Responsibilities include driving automation of infrastructure and platform services in public clouds (AWS, GCP, and Azure) using Terraform and Ansible.
• The engineer will architect new solutions for infrastructure and platform, and design and manage continuous deployment using Kubernetes, ArgoCD, and Jenkins.
• Monitoring applications and services within the environments is essential, along with being part of the on-call rotation to resolve issues and implement preventive strategies.
• The role involves setting up intelligent application performance alerts in observability tools to proactively address issues before they impact business services and end-users.
• Continuous learning about technologies outside of one's expertise is encouraged.

Requirements:

• A strong understanding of how cloud-based web applications work, with an interest in measuring, analyzing, and improving distributed systems is required.
• A B.S. Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or an equivalent combination of professional development training and experience is necessary.
• Candidates should have 3-4 years of experience deploying and automating infrastructure in public cloud environments, utilizing Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
• In-depth hands-on experience with at least one public cloud platform is essential.
• Prior experience as a technical lead working closely with Product, Engineering, and SecOps on shift-left strategies and CI/CD tools is required.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production environments is necessary.
• Familiarity with Continuous Deployment tools such as Jenkins or ArgoCD is required.
• Experience with logging and monitoring tools for SaaS, such as Sumo, Splunk, or Datadog, is essential.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required, along with the ability to document and explain technical details clearly.
• Flexibility to assist across programs and teams is necessary.
• Strong influence and teamwork skills, along with sound problem resolution, judgment, negotiating, and decision-making skills, are required.
• Experience working effectively with global teams across multiple time zones is essential.

Benefits:

• The salary for this position ranges from $130,000 to $160,000 per year.
• Tala promotes a vision of building a new financial ecosystem where everyone can participate equally and access necessary financial tools.
• The company values inclusion and diversity, hiring talented individuals regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.