DevOps Engineer (Remote)

Helios is a dynamic and rapidly growing startup dedicated to revolutionizing the global workforce management and global payments landscape. Our innovative Human Capital Management (HCM) platform leverages cutting-edge technology to streamline workforce operations, enhance productivity, and optimize talent management for businesses worldwide.

Summary:

As the DevOps engineer at Helios you will play a pivotal role in driving the development, deployment, and management of our full-stack HCM platform. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of our software solutions. This role requires a strategic mindset and a deep understanding of DevOps best practices.

Responsibilities:

1. Leadership:

• Leads the design, build, and operational management of highly secure and scalable sites/software for the business.
• Strategically works to guarantee the reduction or removal of bottlenecks and inefficiencies in the DevOps department and engineering department as a whole.

1. Design/Development/Strategy:

• Develop and implement DevOps strategies to enhance the efficiency, scalability, and reliability of our HCM platform.
• Design and implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure the health and performance of our applications.
• Drive optimization initiatives to improve resource utilization, cost-effectiveness, and overall system performance.
• Evaluate new technologies and tools to enhance our DevOps toolchain and stay ahead of industry trends.
• Manage cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure etc.) and container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, etc.) to support scalable and resilient deployments.
• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.

1. Collaborative/Support:

• Collaborate with software development, QA, and infrastructure teams to streamline the deployment pipeline and automate release processes.
• Collaborate with product management and engineering teams to define technical requirements and roadmap priorities.
• Establish and maintain documentation for configuration management, deployment processes, and infrastructure architecture.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience within DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams.
• Strong proficiency in cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues in distributed systems.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Solid understanding of HCM and global payments systems is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated track record of successfully implementing a transition plan from an outsourced provider.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, and rapidly changing environment.