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Justian Blount
Data & AI Practice Director
Full Time
USA, USA
£180,000
We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join a globally recognized financial services client delivering technology solutions across mission-critical platforms. This is a hands-on platform engineering role focused on Kubernetes operations, GitOps enablement with ArgoCD, and AWS infrastructure automation within an enterprise-scale environment.
Senior DevOps Engineer - Kubernetes, ArgoCD, AWS
Location: Remote - United States (EST Working Hours Required)
Package: $140k-180k Base - Flexible Depending on Experience
Availability: Immediate Start Preferred
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
If you enjoy solving complex infrastructure challenges, improving reliability through automation, and working within high-performing engineering teams, this role offers the opportunity to make a real impact across large-scale cloud platforms.
What You’ll Do
Operate, troubleshoot, and improve Kubernetes environments in production.
Implement and maintain GitOps workflows using ArgoCD, including multi-cluster management.
Provision and manage AWS infrastructure supporting Kubernetes workloads.
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
Build automation and operational tooling using Bash, Python, or Go.
Contribute to CI/CD and release workflows to improve delivery reliability and efficiency.
Implement and support observability practices including monitoring, logging, and alerting.
Collaborate with stakeholders in a client-facing environment while working independently across technical initiatives.
Support platform scalability, resilience, and security best practices across enterprise systems.
Technology Environment
ArgoCD (including multi-cluster management)
Kubernetes
AWS - EC2, EKS, RDS, IAM, ASM, ACM, PrivateLink, VPC Lattice
Terraform
Bash, Python, or Go
GitLab CI/CD
Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, DataDog
Argo Workflows
Helm
OIDC, SAML, Keycloak, Okta
What We’re Looking For
Proven hands-on experience operating Kubernetes in production environments.
Strong practical experience implementing and managing ArgoCD.
Solid AWS experience, particularly around EKS and associated cloud services.
Strong Terraform expertise for real-world infrastructure provisioning.
Scripting experience using Bash, Python, or Go.
Strong ownership mindset with excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
Effective communication skills within client-facing engineering environments.
Ability to work with EST overlap.
Nice to Have
Experience with Argo Workflows and Helm.
CI/CD implementation experience using GitLab.
Observability tooling experience across Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, or DataDog.
SSO/Auth integration experience including OIDC, SAML, Keycloak, or Okta.
AWS Certifications such as Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer.
Why This Role Matters
This is an opportunity to join a high-impact engineering program supporting enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure within financial services. You’ll play a key role in improving platform reliability, driving GitOps adoption, and shaping modern Kubernetes operations in a highly technical environment.
You’ll have the autonomy to influence engineering standards, contribute to strategic infrastructure initiatives, and work alongside experienced platform and cloud engineering professionals.
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