Senior DevOps Engineer

Stellar Health

Senior DevOps Engineer at Stellar Health working with cross-functional teams to build scalable infrastructure. Focus on AWS, CI/CD, and observability to empower engineering effectiveness.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $175,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and maintaining HIPAA-compliant AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Terragrunt, with a focus on CI/CD pipeline development and observability. Proficient in mentoring engineers and ensuring high availability and security across cloud environments.

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AWS Services (ECS, RDS, ElastiCache, S3, IAM, VPC)Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Terragrunt)CI/CD Pipeline Development (GitHub Actions)Scripting (Python, Bash)Observability Platforms (Datadog, CloudWatch)

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Hard Skills

AWS Services (ECS, RDS, ElastiCache, S3, IAM, VPC)Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Terragrunt)CI/CD Pipeline Development (GitHub Actions)Scripting (Python, Bash)Database Operations (Postgres, Redis)Observability Platforms (Datadog, CloudWatch)GitOps MindsetAutomated Security GuardrailsVersion UpgradesAutomated Backups

Soft Skills

Strong Written CommunicationMentoringCollaborationProblem-SolvingProactive Risk Identification

Tools & Technologies

GitHub ActionsTerraformTerragruntDatadogCloudWatch

Industry Keywords

HIPAA ComplianceMulti-Account AWS ArchitectureBlameless PostmortemsDeployment FrequencyMTTR

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDjangoPostgresPythonRedisTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate daily with fellow DevOps engineers and cross-functional engineering teams to build a scalable, high-performing foundation.
Design and maintain HIPAA-compliant, multi-account AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Terragrunt with a strict GitOps mindset.
Build resilient GitHub Actions pipelines and implement safe release strategies (e.g., Blue/Green, automated rollbacks) for Python/Django applications.
Ensure high availability, automated backups, and version upgrades for core data stores, including Postgres, ElastiCache (Redis), and OpenSearch.
Mature full-stack Datadog/CloudWatch telemetry, refine on-call workflows, lead blameless postmortems, and drive key metrics (MTTR, deployment frequency).
Enforce least-privilege access and automated security guardrails across AWS, database layers, and GitHub.
Create paved-path tooling and self-serve infrastructure that reduce friction, shorten test cycles, and lower cognitive load for product teams.
Author clear design docs, conduct thorough code reviews, mentor team members, and proactively identify operational risks before they impact production.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5-8 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, platform engineering or related role, including hands-on ownership of production cloud infrastructure
Deep familiarity with AWS services (ECS, RDS, ElastiCache, S3, IAM, VPC, and others), multi-account AWS architecture, and HIPAA/compliance-aware infrastructure patterns
Strong IaC skills - Terraform and/or Terragrunt in a production environment, including state management and drift detection
Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar), including safe deployment patterns like Blue/Green
Solid scripting ability in Python and/or Bash
Demonstrated experience with observability platforms (Datadog, CloudWatch, or equivalent)
Ability to debug complex, cross-system issues without flailing
Experience mentoring or guiding earlier-career engineers
Strong written communication skills; comfortable writing design docs, runbooks, and async technical updates
Familiarity with database operations (Postgres, Redis) in a production context

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
Flexible PTO
Universal Paid Family and Caregiver Leave
Wellhub+ Gym Memberships
Pre-tax commuter benefits, HA, FSA plans
Company sponsored One Medical memberships and Citibike memberships
Medical Travel Benefits
JOON, a flexible lifestyle spending account that gives our team a monthly stipend to spend on what matters most to them
Stock Options & a 401k matching program
A broad calendar of company sponsored social events that for our in-office and remote employees
Company sponsored lunch for all NY HQ employees