Senior DevOps Engineer – AWS, Kubernetes, Cloud Infrastructure

Triumph Financial, Inc.

Senior DevOps Engineer responsible for cloud infrastructure design and Kubernetes management at Triumph's FinTech operations. Collaborating closely with development and security teams to drive operational excellence.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $151,038 - $234,109 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudEC2KafkaKubernetesLinuxTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure in AWS
Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines to support efficient software delivery
Deploy, manage, and optimize Kubernetes clusters for scalability and high availability
Develop and maintain Helm charts for containerized application deployments
Manage and support production Kafka environments
Partner with development teams to improve application reliability, security, and performance
Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance with industry and regulatory requirements
Monitor system health and performance, identifying opportunities for optimization
Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment processes
Lead technical initiatives and recommend platform improvements and architectural enhancements
Define and implement Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs)
Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and application issues, performing root cause analysis
Evaluate and implement emerging technologies that improve operational efficiency and platform reliability
Create and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience supporting and troubleshooting enterprise IT environments
Strong hands-on experience with AWS services such as EC2, EKS, ECS, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Route53, KMS, and Secrets Manager
Experience deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters in production environments
Proficiency creating and maintaining Helm charts
Experience supporting and administering Kafka clusters
Recent experience using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines in production environments
Solid understanding of networking fundamentals and hybrid cloud architectures
Experience working within Agile software development teams
Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills
Ability to create and maintain clear technical documentation
Excellent problem-solving and root cause analysis skills
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
AWS or related cloud certifications are highly desirable
Eagerness to continuously learn and expand technical expertise
High level of integrity, accountability, and ownership.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Time Off
401k

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Hard Skills & Tools

AWSKubernetesHelmKafkaTerraformCI/CDLinux administrationnetworking fundamentalsInfrastructure as Code (IaC)Agile

Soft Skills

problem-solvingroot cause analysiscommunicationcollaborationself-motivatedtime managementintegrityaccountabilityownershipadaptability

Certifications

AWS certifications