DevOps Engineer

Join LeapXpert: Innovating the Future of Business Communication

At LeapXpert, we're revolutionizing business communication by seamlessly integrating the familiarity of consumer messaging apps with enterprise-grade security and compliance.

As pioneers in responsible business communications, we empower employees and clients to connect through their preferred messaging platforms while upholding the highest standards of governance and security.

Our mission is to transform workplace communication globally.

We've been recognized as a Visionary in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Digital Communications Governance and Archiving Solutions, raised a $20 million Series B funding round—bringing our total funding to $60 million, and earned the trust of top-tier institutions worldwide, who rely on our platform daily to streamline client communications.

This is just the beginning—we're growing rapidly and we're seeking passionate, talented individuals to join our team.

This is your opportunity to work on impactful projects using cutting-edge technologies alongside driven innovators from around the world.

Apply now to be part of something revolutionary!

Why join us

• Innovative Culture: Work at the cutting edge of business communication technology, with a product that’s changing the way Fortune 500 companies communicate.
• Impactful Work: Your contributions will directly impact how millions of professionals connect and collaborate worldwide.
• Global Team: Be part of a diverse, mission-driven team that values collaboration, innovation, and growth.
• Growth Opportunities: With our rapid expansion, there are plenty of opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Award-Winning Product: Join a company with a track record of success and recognition, including accolades like being named a Gartner Cool Vendor.

About the role

• Title: Senior DevOps Engineer
• Function: Engineering
• Reporting: Head of Engineering
• Location: USA - Remote

We're looking for Senior DevOps Engineers who:

• Help us build seamless and high-performance applications and systems
• Build state-of-the-art products with a highly collaborative effort and a continuous improvement mindset
• Execute and automate operational processes fast, accurately and securely
• Be a strong team player with a commitment to perfection is desired

What you’ll do

After joining our team, your main responsibility is to deploy, automate, maintain, and manage the production system to ensure high levels of availability, performance, and scalability. This involves:

• Develop an automation pipeline to support the CI/CD process with integrated security gates, automated vulnerability scanning, and compliance checks
• Deploy and monitor the infrastructure of our services on various cloud platforms
• Lead initiatives for upgrading the systems to improve security posture, availability, reliability, and performance through proactive threat assessment and remediation
• Work closely with the development team by rapidly deploying instances, monitoring operating efficiencies, and responding as needs arise
• Collaborate with security teams to implement security policies as code and recommend process improvements for both operational efficiency and security compliance
• Evaluate new technology options and vendor products with security risk assessment and compliance validation
• Ensure critical system security through implementation of defense-in-depth strategies, best-in-class cloud security solutions, vulnerability management programs, and incident response procedures

Required Skills and Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience as a DevOps/DevSecOps Engineer, together with the below:
• Strong experience with Kubernetes and container security (Pod Security Standards, network policies, RBAC)
• Hands-on experience in administration of AWS, GCP or Azure infrastructure, optimizing instance types, autoscaling group and multi-region networking with security best practices
• Experience with security scanning tools (e.g., Trivy, Snyk, Aqua Security, or similar)
• Experience with GitHub Action or other CI platforms
• Experience with Helm
• Experience with secrets management (HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault)

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Experience with Istio and service mesh security
• Experience optimizing Docker images and implementing secure image practices
• Experience work with a distributed platform/microservices and zero-trust architecture
• Experience with Terraform
• Experience with Prometheus
• Experience with policy-as-code tools (Open Policy Agent/Gatekeeper, Falco)
• Experience with using AI to support with the development/automation

Our Values

• Curiosity: We’re curious and future-focused.
• One Team: We’re one team, in many colors.
• Customer–Driven: We’re obsessed with the customer.
• Integrity: We don’t compromise on the integrity.
• Excellence: We exemplify excellence

What you’ll get

• Great flexible healthcare plans from day one in all US regions
• Access to voluntary benefits, including FSA/ HSA
• Supplemental Insurance with MetLife and Aflac
• 401 (k) Employer Match
• Unlimited PTO
• Collaboration with driven, creative people from around the world
• Opportunity to be at the forefront of tech innovation.

LeapXpert values diversity and inclusion as critical components of our culture and success. We believe a diverse team with various backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives fosters creativity, innovation, and mutual respect. We are committed to creating a welcoming and supportive environment where everyone can thrive regardless of ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, or ability. We actively seek to recruit and retain talent from diverse communities and encourage all qualified candidates to apply. Please submit your resume for consideration.