Engineering Manager – DevOps

LiveData

DevOps Engineering Manager leading AWS infrastructure and reliability for LiveData’s cloud-based surgical software. Managing two engineers while improving CI/CD, observability, security, and cost efficiency.

Posted 8/13/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $125,000 - $175,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading DevOps teams, optimizing AWS infrastructure, and implementing CI/CD pipelines while ensuring operational reliability and security. Proficient in leveraging automation tools and AI coding assistants to enhance developer experience and streamline deployment processes.

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AWS Production ExperienceCI/CD Pipeline DevelopmentInfrastructure As CodeIncident Response ManagementTeam Leadership

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Hard Skills

DevOps EngineeringScripting in PythonShell-Based TroubleshootingCloud Security FundamentalsLinux AdministrationNetworking FundamentalsObservability PracticesDisaster Recovery PlanningOperational Metrics TrackingAI Code Review

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCollaboration Across Teams

Tools & Technologies

AWS LambdaTerraformAWS CDKAPI GatewayCloudWatchS3IAMEventBridgePostgreSQLApplication Performance Monitoring

Industry Keywords

Healthcare ExperienceRegulated Environment ExperienceCompliance-Minded Engineering Practices

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudLinuxPostgresPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, coach, and develop a team of two DevOps engineers
Own the health and maturity of the DevOps function, including infrastructure, CI/CD, observability, and release processes
Define and execute a DevOps roadmap aligned with engineering and business goals
Partner with software engineers to improve developer experience and deployment reliability
Strengthen infrastructure as code, automation standards, and operational runbooks
Oversee production operations, including monitoring, alerting, incident response, and root cause analysis
Drive reliability, availability, backup and recovery readiness, and disaster recovery planning
Guide secure infrastructure and delivery practices with security and engineering leadership
Manage and optimize AWS usage for scalability, resilience, and cost
Track and report operational metrics such as deployment frequency, change failure rate, availability, mean time to recovery, and cloud spend
Evaluate tooling and vendor choices for a small engineering organization
Support future hiring and growth of the DevOps function
Use AI coding assistants and automation tools in daily workflows
Report to the VP Engineering
Collaborate with software engineering, QA, security, leadership, and non-technical stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years in DevOps, platform, SRE, or infrastructure engineering
2+ years leading engineers directly or serving as technical lead for a small DevOps/platform team
Strong hands-on AWS production experience
Experience building and improving CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code
Proven experience operating production systems with focus on reliability, observability, and incident response
Experience with cloud security fundamentals, secrets management, identity and access control, and secure deployment practices
Strong working knowledge of Linux, networking fundamentals, and shell-based troubleshooting
Experience scripting or software development in Python, Bash, or similar languages
Ability to review and refine AI-generated code or configuration using sound engineering judgment
Clear communication skills and ability to work across engineering, leadership, and non-technical stakeholders
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
Must pass a standard background check/drug test
Preferred: healthcare or regulated-environment experience
Preferred: serverless AWS services such as Lambda, API Gateway, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, EventBridge, RDS, or Aurora
Preferred: AWS CDK, Terraform, or similar infrastructure-as-code tooling
Preferred: compliance-minded engineering practices
Preferred: developer experience improvement for small engineering teams
Preferred: PostgreSQL, application performance monitoring, and AWS cost optimization
Preferred: AI-assisted development tools and workflows
Preferred: remote engineering team support and cross-time-zone operational coordination

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary commensurate with experience
Generous health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Employer-matched 401(k)
Paid time off
Remote work flexibility
Ability to work anywhere in the U.S.
In-person team collaboration approximately once per quarter in the Boston area