Senior DevOps Engineer

Cars Commerce is a company focused on simplifying car buying and selling through innovative technology. They are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to lead projects, enhance operational standards, and build scalable systems within their Dealer Inspire platform.

Responsibilities:

• Own CI/CD : Design and implement pipelines that automate build, test, and deployment — and keep getting better
• Own Infrastructure : Provision, configure, and manage infrastructure as code on AWS
• Sharpen the Toolkit : Evaluate and maintain the tools that shape how the team ships — version control, containerization, configuration management
• Build Visibility : Stand up monitoring, dashboards, and alerting so problems get caught before they become incidents
• Bake in Security : Integrate security best practices into development and deployment as a default, not an afterthought
• Collaborate Across Teams : Work with developers, security engineers, and IT operations to keep DevOps a shared practice, not a silo
• Solve Hard Problems: Troubleshoot complex issues and land solutions that make the delivery process better going forward
• Prioritize with Judgment: Break down and manage work — yours and sometimes the team's — against what matters most, and connect it back to company goals
• Use AI Responsibly: Champion AI tool adoption to boost velocity, with the depth to vet and own what it produces
• Deliver for Stakeholders: Partner on requirements and prioritization, and see the work through to completion
• Raise the Bar: Establish and document the standards that build operational maturity across the team and org
• Keep Things Running: Plan and execute routine maintenance and auditing, and take your turn in the on-call rotation

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
• 5+ years of combined developer and DevOps/SRE experience in CI/CD, scripting, and automation, including work in a cloud-native (AWS) environment
• Strong grasp of DevOps principles and methodologies — CI/CD, IaC, Agile
• Programming experience in several languages, such as Node.js, Elixir, Go, Java, Python, Ruby, or SQL
• Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash) and DevOps tooling (Git, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with cloud platforms — AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure services (e.g., EKS, OpenSearch, S3, RDS, API Gateway, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Route 53, VPC)
• Experience with container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes), especially within CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with modern monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Datadog) and establishing metrics, alerting, and dashboards
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Comfort with ambiguity — able to help shape solutions and prioritize deliverables in line with company vision
• Experience implementing CI/CD, monitoring, and related tooling for high-traffic (millions of daily visits) applications on AWS
• A track record of delivering results for large-scale systems
• Strong mentoring skills and a knack for being a force multiplier — sharing knowledge and leveling up the team around you
• Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional)