DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Directeam empowers startups to scale AWS efficiently through our premier FinOps ecosystem. We combine our flagship automated savings engine, Sombrero Savings, with our latest breakthrough: a Real-Time AI FinOps Agent. As a top-tier AI-Native AWS Partner, we don’t just manage costs, we provide a strategic advantage that converts cloud waste into business runway.

Our innovation is delivering massive market impact. Our AI-backed service has already been adopted by our client base, delivering an average monthly cost reduction of over 30%. This innovation uniquely positions us as the dominant cloud optimization partner. 

We are looking for a skilled and passionate DevOps Engineer to build world-class cloud infrastructure, solve complex challenges for top-tier clients, and help scale our internal systems. As part of a fast-paced, AI-driven DevOps team, you'll have a critical impact on driving innovation and delivering pivotal solutions across large-scale environments that drive business growth.

What You'll Do:

• Design and build cloud infrastructure from the ground up, enabling high-scale, cloud-native environments that are secure, efficient, and resilient.
• Take full ownership of E2E DevOps solutions, from planning and design to deployment, delivering with speed, precision, and accountability.
• Develop a globally distributed infrastructure across multiple regions to ensure maximum uptime, scalability, and business continuity.
• Build and manage efficient CI/CD pipelines and comprehensive observability systems using tools like GitHub Actions, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and others to ensure fast, reliable, and transparent delivery.
• Lead and support critical cloud migration initiatives and ongoing performance tuning.
• Continuously research and apply new technologies to raise the technical standard of our solutions and delivery.
• Leverage AI-powered tools and intelligent workflows to automate processes, reduce complexity, and boost productivity.
• Collaborate with teammates and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver infrastructure solutions that are reliable, high-performing, customer-centric, and strategically aligned with business objectives.
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation, responding to production incidents and critical alerts outside of regular business hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Work in shifts that cover off-hours and weekend operations, ensuring continuous system reliability and service availability for our global customer base.

• 4+ years of hands-on DevOps experience in fast-paced startup environments.
• 2+ years of recent experience working with AWS in production.
• Availability and readiness for 24/7 on-call duties and shift-based scheduling, including off-hours and weekends, with a calm, focused approach to handling production incidents under pressure.
• Proven experience in Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions), and observability tools like OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Strong abilities in infrastructure debugging, performance tuning.
• Knowledge of working with AWS cloud API, GO, Python, JavaScript, or similar languages.
• Vast experience with IaC such as Terraform and/or CloudFormation.
• Experience working with AI-enhanced DevOps tools: Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, or Cortex.
• A strong ownership mindset, you make things happen, move fast, and follow through.
• Extreme reliability and accountability, both independently and within a team.
• High attention to detail, structured, and well-organized in execution.
• Fast learner with high self-learning ability and motivation to grow.
• Strong communication skills in English; can clearly explain technical topics.
• Comfortable context-switching and multitasking in a dynamic work environment.
• Deep passion for DevOps, modern cloud infrastructure, and solving complex technical challenges.