Merciv - Senior DevOps Engineer, Platform Infrastructure
At a glance
Senior DevOps & Release role at deCircle. New York · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $166,500–$205,000.
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What you'll do
- Build and maintain AWS infrastructure with Terraform or Terragrunt, keeping cloud systems secure and able to scale
- Turn manual deployment steps into repeatable CI/CD workflows, and put GitOps in place for infrastructure changes
- Set reliability measures, add observability, and lead responses when production incidents occur
- Prepare infrastructure for SOC 2 and GDPR, applying IAM controls and secrets management
- Reduce cloud spend without compromising performance, and create tools and guidance that help engineers work faster
What you bring
- At least four years in hands-on DevOps or infrastructure work, within four or more years in the industry
- Four or more years operating production cloud infrastructure, with AWS strongly preferred
- At least two years running Kubernetes in production, ideally on EKS
- Strong Terraform or Terragrunt skills, plus Python and Bash scripting experience
Who this fits
This is a senior, hands-on role for someone who will shape infrastructure strategy and mentor teammates while working with backend and ML engineers. The position is onsite in New York.
From the employer
Merciv is building the intelligence layer for enterprise commerce. We connect an organization's entire data landscape — internal systems, social signals, industry reports, consumer behavior — and surface the insights and automated workflows that used to take analysts weeks.
We raised $14M in seed funding, spent two years in stealth building the right thing, and we're now launching publicly. Our platform already drives 8-figure gross margin improvements for some of the world's largest retailers.
We're a lean, high-ownership team. If you want to see your work matter immediately, this is it.
The Role
You'll own the infrastructure that keeps Merciv running at enterprise scale. You'll architect, build, and maintain the cloud systems that Fortune 500 retailers trust with their most critical data and decision-making. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role — you'll work closely with backend and ML engineers to ensure our platform is secure, scalable, and relentlessly reliable.
We believe in GitOps, infrastructure as code, and building systems that let engineering teams move fast without breaking things. You'll be the person who makes that real.
What You'll Do
Architect and build secure, scalable cloud infrastructure using IaC (Terraform/Terragrunt) on AWS
Design and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines; convert manual processes into automated, repeatable workflows
Own production reliability — set up observability stacks, define SLI/SLOs, and lead incident response
Implement and champion GitOps workflows for all infrastructure deployments
Build compliance-ready infrastructure (SOC 2, GDPR) with IAM best practices and secrets management
Optimize cloud costs while maintaining performance and reliability at scale
Create developer tooling and documentation that accelerates engineering workflows across the team
Mentor team members on DevOps best practices and guide infrastructure strategy
You have 4–7+ years of industry experience with at least 4 years in hands-on DevOps/infrastructure roles
You have 4+ years managing cloud infrastructure in production — AWS strongly preferred
You have 2+ years of production Kubernetes experience (EKS preferred)
You're deeply proficient in Terraform/Terragrunt and Infrastructure-as-Code principles
You have strong scripting skills in Python and Bash — you automate everything you can
You have experience with CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar)
You have a security-first mindset with experience implementing compliance frameworks
Former technical founders are encouraged to apply — we care more about what you've built than how long you've been building
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