$125,000–$140,000 Per Year
Administrative Skills, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Automation, Cloud Computing, Computer Security, DevOps, Distributed Computing, Ecosystems, Identify Issues, Linux Administration, Metrics, Microsoft Windows System Administration, Operational Support, Operations Processes, Performance Tuning/Optimization, PostgreSQL, Production Systems, Secret Clearance, Software Engineering, Software Patches, System Operations
Piper Companies is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to support a growing organization in the fintech industry. The Senior DevOps Engineer will be responsible for driving cloud infrastructure excellence, automation, and reliability across complex AWS environments while working in a hybrid capacity onsite in Raleigh, NC
Responsibilities of the Senior DevOps Engineer:
- Manage highly scalable and available distributed systems in AWS environments
- Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, system deployments, and operational tasks using Terraform and other automation tools
- Support, maintain, and optimize Kubernetes environments-specifically EKS on AWS
- Oversee EC2 lifecycle management, patching, and vulnerability remediation
- Administer Linux systems and contribute to ongoing performance tuning and troubleshooting
- Manage S3 storage policies, lifecycle rules, and operational processes
- Support Postgres database operations, including performance and maintenance tasks
- Work within ELK stack environments for logging and observability support
Qualifications of the Senior DevOps Engineer:
- 6+ years of experience working across a broad AWS ecosystem (must already possess strong cloud fundamentals; not teachable at this level)
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes-specifically EKS in AWS
- Strong experience with EC2 management and vulnerability remediation
- Advanced Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code skillset
- Proven history managing AWS environments end‑to‑end
- Strong Linux administration experience (Windows experience is a plus)
- Experience with S3 storage management and policy configuration
- Postgres experience in production environments
- Exposure to the ELK stack for logging, metrics, and observability
- Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance
Compensation for the Senior DevOps Engineer includes:
- Salary range: $125,000 - $140,000 depending on experience
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and PTO
- Hybrid work environment-onsite Tuesday through Thursday in Raleigh, NC
This job opens for applications on 6/5/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.
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