Senior DevOps Engineer vacancy at GRIN

GRIN is the #1 influencer marketing software solution in the world. Focused on providing authenticity at scale, GRIN helps brands manage thousands of direct influencer relationships at a time, cutting out the “middleman” seen in legacy influencer networks. Advanced tools such as the world's largest database of influencers, automated email outreach and follow-up, campaign management, the industry’s leading influencer CRM, and deep analytics with sales tracking, power the influencer marketing programs of the fastest-growing consumer brands in the world.

GRIN is headquartered in Sacramento, CA, yet has a “Remote First” work policy, meaning remote, or work from home is the default. Therefore this position is open to anyone in the United States who can work Sacramento core business hours. We will give preference to candidates on Pacific Standard Time. When it is safe to do so, we will get together as a team, so in these situations, you are required to come into the office.

General overview of the role

GRIN is looking for an experienced Sr. DevOps Engineer to define, design, build and deploy our SaaS application on AWS. You will be responsible for the design, operation, availability, change management, performance, monitoring, security, and emergency response of our global infrastructure.

You will assist our engineers as they design and develop infrastructure to improve resiliency, security, and data availability. We're looking for expertise operating cloud architectures at scale and the ability to design and build automation tooling to support enterprise-grade multi-tenant systems as well as creating and maintaining our continuous integration/continuous delivery pipelines.

Responsibilities

Design, build and implement comprehensive DevOps best practices to drive an end-to-end, continuous deployment pipeline
Build and manage systems, infrastructure, and applications through automation
Contribute business insight, design skills, and technical expertise to a team where design, strategy, and engineering collaborate closely
Be involved in the entire software development process, from requirements gathering and design reviews to implementation of a new product
Be part of a data-driven organization, utilizing information available to make informed infrastructure and engineering decisions for our customers
Define environments, frameworks, and standards to ensure quality and consistency of design and implementation
Engage closely with the engineering, product management, and strategy teams to help establish and achieve team goals
Bring innovative tooling ideas to streamline technical operations for effective release management and customer onboarding
Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly along the way

Requirements

5+ years experience in a development operations role or similar function, with a track record of building, maintaining and launching new offerings on AWS
Experience constructing build and deployment pipelines
Expertise in multiple CI/CD methodologies and Infrastructure as Code: Gitlab, Jenkins, CircleCI, Git, Chef, Jira, AWS CloudFormation
A background in designing, deploying, monitoring, and maintaining multi-tenant architectures that can evolve with minimal time and material costs
Handle code deployments in all environments while constantly monitoring metrics and developing ways to improve
Infrastructure management and monitoring: NewRelic or Datadog
Deep understanding of cloud and application security with a desire to enforce best practices.
A self-motivated and strong collaborator, with the ability to manage expectations and conflicting needs

Skills considered as a good plus

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline
Certifications in AWS and Linux, such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect; Associate AWS Certified Solutions Architect; Professional AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
Experience meeting SOC2 compliance requirements
Experience with agile development methodologies

Perks & Benefits

Competitive salary
16 days of PTO + 10 Sick Days + paid holidays
Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
Home Office set up
Employee Stock Option Program
Paid Parental Leave
401k Program
Professional Development Opportunities
Tons of growth opportunity
…and much more!