What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Staff DevOps Engineer position at Ariel Partners?
We are seeking a hands-on Staff DevOps Engineer to support deployment, optimization, and operations of our cloud-native infrastructure. This role focuses on building and maintaining scalable systems in an AWS and Kubernetes-based environment, improving reliability, and optimizing infrastructure costs.A key near-term initiative includes deploying a new graph database architecture and supporting a migration from Amazon Neptune to FalkorDB.Key ResponsibilitiesManage and optimize AWS infrastructure and Kubernetes environmentsBuild and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Argo (with migration to GitHub Actions)Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using TerraformSupport Elastic cluster upgrades and migrations without disrupting production customersImplement monitoring and observability using DatadogOptimize infrastructure costs using Spot instances, Reserved Instances, and Spot OceanManage and improve services using Redis, SQS, and ElasticReduce legacy infrastructure technical debt and improve operational efficiencyRequired SkillsStrong experience with Kubernetes (K8s), Terraform, and Argo CI/CDHands-on experience operating AWS production environmentsExperience managing Elastic clusters and version migrationsExperience with infrastructure cost optimization strategiesStrong DevOps/SRE background with production systemsExperience migrating CI/CD pipelines to GitHub ActionsExperience with graph databases (Neptune, FalkorDB, Neo4j, etc.)Experience with Datadog observabilityIf you are interested in getting more information about this opportunity, please contact Irina Rozenberg Recruiting@arielpartners.com at your earliest convenience. At Ariel Partners, we solve the most difficult problems that inhibit technology from enabling our customers to achieve their goals. Our vision is to be recognized by our stakeholders as an elite provider of IT solutions, so when they have their biggest challenges, we are on their short list. We are looking for team members who share our values of: Integrity to do the right thing even when it hurts; Commitment to the long-term success and happiness of our customers, our people, and our partners; Courage to take on difficult challenges, accept new ideas, and accept incremental failure; and the constant pursuit of Excellence. Ariel Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer in accordance with federal, state, and local
Salary : $58 - $79