DevOps Lead, Cloud Infrastructure
At a glance
Senior DevOps & Release role at BAMKO. Remote, United States · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $144,315–$189,750 across the United States.
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What you'll do
- Direct the AWS setup across compute, networks, access controls, databases, storage and Cloudflare
- Strengthen production uptime and resilience, and take charge of monitoring, logs and alerts
- Schedule database and platform upgrades, while using infrastructure code to make environment changes consistent
- Track AWS charges, identify ways to lower them and keep spending more predictable
- Assess the setup against AWS Well-Architected guidance and prioritize improvements, backups and recovery testing
What you bring
- At least five years running production AWS services, including EC2, VPC, IAM and RDS or Aurora
- A current AWS certification at Associate level or above in one of the listed tracks
- You have managed a team and used Terraform or AWS CDK in a live environment
- You have operated Ubuntu and LAMP systems, used Python or Bash, and run Cloudflare features in production
- You have controlled AWS costs and served on-call for customer-facing systems
Who this fits
This senior, hands-on role suits someone ready to set infrastructure priorities and be the primary responder for production incidents. The position is remote and includes responsibility for team management.
From the employer
Who is BAMKO?
BAMKO is one of the top 10 largest companies in the branded merchandise space and the fastest growing of any of the top 50 companies in the $25 billion dollar industry. Over the last 5 years, BAMKO has won countless awards, including Best Places to Work & Best Client Promotions. With a culture built around the concepts of personal and professional growth, BAMKO puts values into actions. BAMKO has the best and the brightest employees who love a challenge that unlocks their highest potential. Our portfolio of clients have a range of known Fortune 1000 companies. This includes but is not limited to Dunkin’ Donuts, Tesla, Microsoft, Peloton and more! We are a fast-paced, entrepreneurial and innovative company where culture is at our core. We attract and retain high-level talent that continues to outpace the competition. If you are driven, have big brain ideas, are competitive and enjoy working with multiple teams, we want you to be a part of building something special here at BAMKO.
Two PHP applications on Ubuntu (nginx/Apache, MySQL, Redis) running on EC2, fronted by Cloudflare (DNS, WAF, Zero Trust Access). The platforms are stable and business-critical, with real room to mature in availability, automation, and cost efficiency. You will set the direction.
What YOU will do:
- Own the AWS environment end to end: compute, networking, IAM, databases, storage, and the Cloudflare edge.
- Improve the availability, scalability, and resilience of production workloads.
- Own monitoring, logging, and alerting for production systems.
- Plan and carry out database and platform upgrades.
- Manage infrastructure as code and standardize how environments are built and changed.
- Own AWS spend: track costs, find savings, and keep the bill predictable.
- Use the AWS Well-Architected Framework to assess the environment and build a prioritized improvement roadmap.
- Maintain and test disaster recovery and backup plans.
- Serve as primary on-call for production infrastructure incidents and run post-incident reviews.
Who YOU are:
- 5+ years operating production AWS infrastructure (EC2, ASG, ALB, VPC, IAM, RDS/Aurora, EBS).
- Current AWS certification (Solutions Architect, CloudOps Engineer/SysOps Administrator, or DevOps Engineer; Associate level or higher).
- Experience managing a team
- Terraform or AWS CDK used to manage a production environment.
- Scripting in Python or Bash.
- Linux and LAMP-stack operations: Ubuntu, nginx or Apache, PHP, MySQL.
- Cloudflare in production: DNS, WAF, Zero Trust Access.
- Have owned an AWS bill and reduced it.
- Have carried on-call for customer-facing systems.
Nice to have: AWS Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer Professional certification; prior Well-Architected Review; multi-tenant SaaS or e-commerce experience.
Why BAMKO?
At BAMKO, we want you to be well and thrive. The rate of pay offered will be dependent upon the candidate’s relevant skills and experience. In addition, there is a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, various paid time off programs, and a retirement plan with employer contribution.
It is a fundamental policy of BAMKO not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, sexual orientation, legally protected medical condition, family care or medical leave status, veteran status, marital status, or any other basis protected by state, local, or federal laws. BAMKO makes reasonable accommodation for pregnant employees who request an accommodation with the advice of their healthcare provider for pregnancy, child birth, or related medical conditions.
It is the policy of the Company to base decisions to employ, recruit, hire, and promote solely upon an individual's qualifications relating to the requirements of the position for which the individual is being considered. The Company also strives to ensure that all personnel actions (such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, Company-sponsored training, promotions, terminations and disciplinary actions) are applied in a non- discriminatory manner.
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