Lead DevOps Engineer (AWS Migration & Security)

About the Position

N-iX is looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer (AWS Migration & Security) to join our top European automotive marketplace team. This role is a hybrid position, split between SRE/operations work and hands-on software development. You will work cross-functionally with multiple teams, migrating services to AWS while identifying and remediating security issues along the way.

Responsibilities

• Migrate existing services from Azure and potentially other platforms to AWS.
• Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure using Terraform.
• Work with AWS EKS, Kubernetes, Docker, and containerized workloads.
• Configure and maintain AWS networking, including VPCs, subnets, security groups, IAM, and load balancing.
• Support migration activities across AWS accounts, environments, and engineering teams.
• Identify and remediate security issues related to secrets, keys, dependencies, and infrastructure configuration.
• Apply security fixes, patches, and library updates, including Dependabot-driven remediation.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation using GitHub Actions.
• Work with existing observability tools, including Datadog and New Relic, while supporting the migration toward Grafana.
• Make application-level configuration or code changes where required to support migration and security activities.
• Collaborate with development, platform, and infrastructure teams to coordinate migration activities with minimal disruption.
• Document infrastructure changes, migration procedures, and security remediation work.
• Use AI-assisted development tools, including Codex, to improve engineering productivity and delivery speed.

Requirements

• 6+ years of commercial DevOps experience
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS in production environments.
• Proven experience with Kubernetes and AWS EKS.
• Practical experience with Docker and containerized workloads.
• Strong Terraform and infrastructure-as-code skills.
• Experience with cloud migration projects, ideally involving migration from Azure to AWS and/or re-platforming.
• Solid understanding of AWS networking, IAM, security groups, load balancing, and related services.
• Practical experience with security remediation, including secrets and keys management, vulnerability remediation, dependency patching, and infrastructure hardening.
• Experience with GitHub Actions or comparable CI/CD tools.
• Ability to work across multiple teams, services, and codebases.
• Familiarity with PHP, Python, or TypeScript is beneficial for communication with development teams and understanding application-level changes.
• Fluency with Codex or comparable AI-assisted coding tools.
• Excellent English communication skills
• Ability to work during Toronto timezone business hours, with reliable EST/EDT overlap.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Datadog, New Relic, or Grafana.
• Experience with Dependabot or automated dependency management.
• Experience with RDS and other AWS data services.
• Experience working with multi-account AWS environments.
• Prior contract or consulting experience with clearly defined deliverables.

We Offer

• Opportunity to work on a pivotal role in modernizing a leading European online car marketplace.
• Hybrid work environment.
• Collaborative and cross-functional work with multiple engineering teams.

About the Company

Our client is a leading European online car marketplace, serving over 30 million monthly users across 18 countries. As a Lead DevOps Engineer – AWS Migration & Security, you will play a pivotal role in modernizing the platform that powers their business - migrating core services to AWS and strengthening the security posture that protects their customers and data at scale.