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**Job Title:** Senior DevOps Engineer
**Company:** Social Discovery Group
**Location:** Georgia
**About Social Discovery Group:**
Social Discovery Group (SDG) is a global social discovery company with over 60 brands and 500 million users. They focus on using AI, game mechanics, and video streaming to combat loneliness and disconnection. SDG also invests in IT startups worldwide, including OpenAI, Patreon, and Coursera. Their international team of 1200 professionals works remotely across numerous locations. SDG has been recognized with Great Place to Work US Certification™.
**Role Summary:**
SDG is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with extensive experience in AWS and Kubernetes to enhance infrastructure reliability, automation, and CI/CD systems.
**Key Responsibilities:**
* Support and develop AWS-based infrastructure.
* Automate infrastructure using Terraform (AWS) and Ansible.
* Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
* Develop and maintain monitoring (Prometheus + Thanos), logging (Loki), and visualization (Grafana) systems.
* Analyze production incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and implement fixes.
* Collaborate with development teams to provide infrastructure and pipeline support.
* Administer and configure core services like nginx, Redis, RabbitMQ, RDS (MSSQL), ECR, Route53, and CloudFront.
* Implement FinOps practices and optimize infrastructure costs.
**Performance Metrics:**
* Timely and stable automation task delivery.
* High CI/CD pipeline stability.
* Reduced incident response and resolution times.
* Reliable monitoring and logging systems.
* Measurable infrastructure cost optimization.
* Positive feedback from development teams.
**Qualifications:**
* 7+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer / SRE.
* Strong hands-on experience with AWS (EKS, EC2, VPC, CloudFront, Route53, RDS, ECR, etc.).
* Solid Kubernetes experience (deployment, configuration, maintenance).
* Production experience with Terraform and Ansible.
* Advanced knowledge of GitHub Actions.
* Deep understanding of CI/CD principles and best practices.
* Experience with Prometheus, Thanos, Loki, and Grafana.
* Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
* Experience configuring nginx as a load balancer and ingress controller.
* Strong Linux administration skills (Bash, TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, system services, permissions).
* Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
* High level of self-organization, emotional intelligence, and a positive, solution-oriented mindset.
**What We Offer:**
* Full-time remote opportunity.
* 28 days of vacation per year.
* 7 wellness days per year.
* Bonuses up to $5000 for successful applicant referrals.
* 50% reimbursement for professional training and international conferences.
* Corporate discount for English lessons.
* Health benefits: up to $1000 gross per year for health insurance or medical expenses.
* Workplace organization: company provides equipped workspace or reimbursement for workplace costs.
* Internal gamified gratitude system for bonuses and rewards.