Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer

Piper Companies is looking for a Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer to join a rapidly growing fintech team located in Raleigh, NC to support the design, automation, and operation of highly available cloud-based infrastructure and modern DevOps systems. The ideal Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer with work on site Tuesday - Thursday in Raleigh, NC.

Responsibilities for the Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer:

• Lead efforts to manage and scale highly available, cloud-based distributed systems while driving automation across the environment.
• Enhance observability and reliability by building monitoring, resiliency, and performance-health frameworks for mission-critical services.
• Oversee deployments, upgrades, and configuration changes across staging and production environments while serving as a key SME for DevOps initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to troubleshoot issues, improve systems, and ensure alignment with organizational objectives.

Qualifications for the Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer:

• 6+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer, Systems Engineer, or Cloud Engineer supporting large-scale production environments.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States and obtain and maintain an Active U.S. Government Secret Clearance.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services, Linux operations, Kubernetes, Docker,
• Proficiency with automation and CI/CD toolsets such as Ansible, Terraform, Chef, Puppet, Jenkins, Artifactory, and Git.
• Experience with SQL Server and Postgres, including performance tuning, backup, and recovery.
• Strong scripting ability in Python, Java, or Shell.
• Solid background in network security technologies: DNS, VPN/VPC, IDS/IPS, subnets, ACLs, security groups, HA/DR, IAM, WAF, and key-management solutions.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent hands-on experience).

Compensation/Benefits for the Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer:

• Salary Range: $120,000 - $140,000 depending on experience
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), PTO, Sick Leave (as required by state law), and paid company holidays.

This job opens for applications on 2/10/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords: DevOps Engineer, Senior DevOps, Cloud Engineer, AWS Engineer, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD, Automation Engineer, SRE, Site Reliability, Infrastructure Engineer, Cloud Architecture, Python, Postgres, SQL Server, APM Tools, Splunk, CloudWatch, Dynatrace, NewRelic, Windows Server, HashiCorp, Networking, WAF, IAM, Security Engineering, FinTech, Cloud Security

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