What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior AWS DevOps Engineer position at PayActiv and Careers?
Job Title: Senior AWS DevOps Engineer
Location: Milpitas, CA (On site)
Salary Range: 165K to 200K (based on experience)
Who we are…
We are Payactiv, a FinTech company in the heart of Silicon Valley, devoted to giving workers access to their earned wages when they need them. Payactiv is the pioneer and industry leader in Earned Wage Access. We are the only Certified B Corporation and Public Benefit Corporation in our industry. Our app provides millions with financial services that help them avoid debt, manage their finances, and regain flexibility to pay for things on their own schedule.
We are seeking a Senior AWS DevOps & Cloud Security Engineer with 8–10 years of hands-on experience to own and drive the security, production infrastructure, and DevOps automation across our AWS environment.
This is a critical role where you will be directly responsible for:
- Designing and securing cloud infrastructure.
- Managing production-grade systems at scale.
- Leading DevOps practices across CI/CD, monitoring, and infrastructure automation.
The ideal candidate is a security-first engineer with expertise in AWS, modern containerized platforms (EKS/Docker), AD/IAM integration, Windows workloads, and strong DevOps experience in a regulated, high-availability environment.
What you will do:
- Own the security posture of AWS accounts, environments, and production workloads.
- Design, implement, and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure AWS infrastructure.
- Manage Active Directory (AD) integration with AWS IAM, including EC2, EKS, and application-level access control.
- Lead end-to-end DevOps initiatives: CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), version control, artifact management, and deployment pipelines.
- Administer and harden Windows Server/IIS workloads hosted on AWS.
- Implement container orchestration and management via Docker and EKS.
- Define and enforce cloud governance policies and compliance frameworks (CIS, NIST, HIPAA, etc.).
- Set up and manage observability systems: alerting, logging, metrics, and dashboards (e.g., Datadog, Dynatrace, AppDynamics).
- Create and maintain automation scrix`pts and tools to improve operational efficiency.
- Handle on-call and incident response, including RCA documentation and preventive measures.
- Monitor and optimize cloud costs, performance, and availability.
- Mentor junior engineers and ensure DevOps/security best practices are followed.
What you need:
- 8–10 years of experience in DevOps, Infrastructure, or Cloud Engineering roles.
- Strong AWS expertise across EC2, VPC, IAM, RDS, S3, Systems Manager, KMS, GuardDuty, CloudWatch, Config, CloudTrail, etc.
- Proven experience in cloud security, including IAM governance, least privilege policies, and secrets management.
- In-depth experience with Active Directory, including IAM-AD integration and federated authentication.
- Production experience with Docker (4 years) and Amazon EKS/Kubernetes.
- Strong scripting skills: PowerShell (primary), Bash, or Python.
- CI/CD pipeline experience using Azure DevOps (VSTS/TFS), GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
- Hands-on experience with Windows Server IIS, .NET/C# applications, and SQL Server.
- Proficiency in monitoring and APM tools such as Datadog, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Site24x7.
- Solid understanding of networking: DNS, Load Balancing, SSL/TLS, VPC, routing, firewalls.
Preferred Qualifications
- AWS Certifications: DevOps Engineer – Professional, Security – Specialty, or Solutions Architect – Professional.
- Experience with secrets management tools: AWS Secrets Manager, SSM Parameter Store, or HashiCorp Vault.
- Familiarity with Zero Trust, SSO, SAML, and OIDC-based authentication models.
- Knowledge of cost optimization strategies using AWS Cost Explorer, Trusted Advisor, and Savings Plans.
- Experience working in regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, finance, or government).
What we offer…
- Company sponsored Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Health, Dental and Vision Reimbursement account
- 401K, traditional, and Roth with a company match
- Tuition Assistance or Tuition Reimbursement
- Unlimited Paid Time off
- Monthly Gym Reimbursement
- Paid time off to volunteer
- Paid Family Leave
- Complimentary office lunches
- Opportunity to work with a great team committed to making a difference.
Salary : $165,000 - $200,000