DevOps Engineer

Piper Companies is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join a fast-growing healthcare technology company through a remote work environment. In this high-impact role, you'll take ownership of cloud infrastructure and security operations, helping shape the future of AI-driven drug development in a startup-style setting where autonomy, innovation, and technical leadership are valued.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and enhance the security and reliability of infrastructure across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Lead efforts in perimeter security, host-level configurations, system hardening, logging, auditing, access control, and backup strategies.
• Review and improve the software development lifecycle (SDLC) with a focus on code scanning and penetration testing.
• Manage findings from vulnerability scanners and recommend additional security technologies.
• Develop disaster recovery and breach response plans.
• Ensure compliance with ISO controls and other regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience securing complex AWS environments (VPC, EC2, IAM, S3, Lambda, CloudTrail, etc.).
• Strong understanding of network architecture, firewalls, segmentation, and encryption.
• Familiarity with intrusion detection/prevention tools (e.g., Wiz, Lacework).
• Expertise in logging, SIEM, and log analysis best practices.
• Experience with disaster recovery planning and site resiliency.
• Background in managing microservices architectures; Kubernetes and Docker experience preferred.
• Proficient in Python for scripting, API interaction, and microservice development.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., CircleCI, GitHub Actions).

Compensation

• Salary: Up to $150,000 annually
• Type: Direct hire / Permanent
• Schedule: Full-time, remote (EST preferred)
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave as required by law, and Holidays

This job opens for applications on 09/25/25. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Key Words: DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Security, AWS, EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudTrail, Lambda, Kubernetes, Docker, Python, Linux, Shell Scripting, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, CircleCI, GitHub Actions, Ansible, Network Security, OSI Model, Firewalls, Encryption, Logging, SIEM, Monitoring, Vulnerability Management, Disaster Recovery, Penetration Testing, Code Scanning, ISO Compliance, Security Best Practices, Cloud Infrastructure, Microservices, Automation, Startup Environment, Self-Starter, Remote Work, EST Time Zone, Healthcare Technology, AI Infrastructure, Security Auditing, Cloud Architecture

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