FormAssembly

Infrastructure Systems Engineer

FormAssembly

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $115,000 - $130,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

AnsibleAWSCloudDNSDockerEC2JavaScriptJenkinsLaravelLinuxMicroservicesMySQLPHPPuppetPythonTerraform

About the role

  • Cloud Infrastructure & Infrastructure as Code
  • Design, deploy, and manage AWS environments (EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, etc.) using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform/OpenTofu, AWS CloudFormation, or Pulumi).
  • Implement serverless architectures (Lambda, Step Functions)
  • Using configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet)
  • CI/CD Pipeline & Automation
  • Build and maintain robust, secure CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline).
  • Develop automation scripts (Python, Bash) and incorporate AI/predictive techniques where feasible to reduce manual coding effort.
  • Embed DevSecOps best practices—security, compliance, and testing—within automated workflows.
  • Containerization & Orchestration
  • Containerize applications using Docker and manage them on AWS ECS.
  • Optimize container performance and scalability while ensuring efficient resource utilization.
  • Monitoring, Logging & Alerting
  • Implement and manage monitoring, logging (NewRelic), and alerting solutions to track application health, performance, and security in real-time.
  • Troubleshoot issues proactively to maintain high availability.
  • Security & Compliance
  • Enforce security best practices (IAM, VPC, WAF, TLS/SSL, key management) and ensure alignment with federal compliance standards (FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53, SOC, ISO 27001).
  • Conduct security assessments, testing, and regular compliance checks.
  • Collaboration
  • Work closely with developers, QA engineers, IT operations, and product owners to streamline processes and improve communication.
  • Participate actively in daily standups with our team and possibly stand ups for other teams as well.
  • Data Integration & Management
  • Collaborate on data flows, ingestion pipelines, and database provisioning (MySQL, AWS OpenSearch).
  • Ensure data integrity, high availability, and performance optimizations.
  • Documentation & Knowledge Sharing
  • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all automation, CI/CD processes, and infrastructure setups.
  • Mentor team members and share best practices to foster a continuous improvement culture.

Requirements

  • U.S. Citizenship: Must be a US based resident and citizen. Ideally located in an Eastern timezone or willing to work those hours. **Physical address MUST match address laptop is sent too, no exceptions. **
  • Background Check: Willing to submit to a rigorous background check in advance of employment, including verification of references, employment history with previous employers, GitHub Repository Review and confirmation of LinkedIn profile information
  • 4–5+ years of hands-on Systems/DevOps experience with a strong focus on AWS.
  • AWS Professional-level Certification (e.g., AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional or AWS Solutions Architect – Professional) OR equivalent demonstrable expertise.
  • Expertise with CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions
  • Scripting & Programming: Proficiency in Python, PHP/Laravel, plus one or more of Bash, JavaScript, etc.
  • Containerization: Experience with Docker, AWS ECS, and microservices architecture.
  • Linux: Advance knowledge of Linux, including performance tuning and troubleshooting
  • Compliance: Competencies with multiple compliance requirements, PCI, Hipaa, SOC2
  • IaC Tools: Strong skills in Terraform/OpenTofu for provisioning cloud infrastructure.
  • Networking & Security: VPC, Subnetting, DNS, firewall/security groups, encryption, IAM.
Benefits
  • Health benefits (health, dental, vision) for Team Members based in the United States
  • Mental Health benefits with SpringHealth
  • 401(k) with 4% company match
  • Unlimited PTO (with a required minimum use of 2 weeks per year) for Salaried/Exempt staff, or 4 weeks of paid vacation for hourly/non-exempt employees.
  • 9 paid company holidays
  • Flexible work schedule; work from anywhere!
  • Generous Paid parental leave (up to 16 weeks)
  • Charitable contribution match
  • Budget for professional development
  • Company provided Mac laptop

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
AWSInfrastructure as CodeTerraformAWS CloudFormationPulumiPythonBashDockerJenkinsGitHub Actions
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationmentoringproblem-solvingcontinuous improvement
Certifications
AWS DevOps Engineer – ProfessionalAWS Solutions Architect – Professional
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