DevOps Engineer - United States - True Platform

Description

About True
As one of the fastest-growing organizations in the talent advisory space, True is a global platform of companies that optimizes value creation by placing executive talent, developing business leaders, creating diverse and inclusive networks, and using innovative technology to advance executive talent priorities. Our clients include innovative growth brands backed by leading Venture Capital and Private Equity firms as well as established public organizations. With offices in North America, EMEA, & APAC, our team of industry and functional experts leverage their deep networks to connect companies with leading talent to transform businesses and industries. True was founded on the belief that doing good is the pathway to doing well. Our growth and success are a by-product of our values treating people right, listening to new ideas and keeping culture at the heart of our business.
Location
This is a remote position, but preference will be given to applicants in the Eastern time zone, especially in traveling distance to the company headquarters in Philadelphia, PA.
About The Role
We are seeking a proactive DevOps Engineer to join our DevOps team. This is not a traditional "ops" role focused solely on keeping the lights on. We are looking for a specialist who will take ownership of improving how we operate, with a specific focus on making our systems observable, cost-efficient, and secure.
You will sit at the intersection of software engineering and infrastructure. Your primary mission will be to evolve our observability and proactive insights regarding app performance and security compliance. Simultaneously, you will be the champion for cloud cost optimization (FinOps) and ensure our CI/CD pipelines are fast, secure vehicles for delivering value to production
What You'll Do
Deep-Dive Observability, Security, & Compliance

• Implement and maintain observability tools and dashboards using [e.g., AWS CloudWatch, Datadog, Sentry, OpenTelemetry].
• Go beyond basic CPU/memory metrics; instrument applications for high-value Application Performance Monitoring (APM) traces, custom business metrics, and real-user monitoring (RUM).
• Enhance security monitoring in our observability stack. Implement automated alerts for anomalous behavior, access pattern violations, and potential security threats.
• Implement logging and retention configurations to meet defined data retention policies and relevant standards (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, SOC2) and ensure PII is appropriately redacted or handled.

FinOps & Cost Optimization

• Assist with cloud cost visibility and optimization.
• Analyze infrastructure usage patterns to identify waste, implement aggressive tagging strategies, and recommend rightsizing adjustments to reduce spend.
• Manage Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and Spot Instance usage to maximize value.

CI/CD & Developer Experience

• Manage and enhance our CI/CD pipelines (using [e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins]). Your goal is to optimize for speed, reliability, and ease of use for developers
• Integrate security scanning (SAST/DAST/container scanning) and compliance checks directly into the CI pipeline.

Deployment, Releases, & Infrastructure

• Manage the tooling and processes for deploying applications to AWS EKS / Kubernetes / ECS / Serverless
• Facilitate modern deployment strategies, such as Blue/Green deployments, Canary releases, and feature-flag rollouts, to minimize blast radius during releases.
• Maintain and evolve our Infrastructure as Code (IaC) base using [Terraform / OpenTofu / CloudFormation / Pulumi].

What We're Looking For (Must-Haves)

• Experience: 3+ years of hands-on experience in a DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering role supporting production environments.
• Cloud Fluency: Strong proficiency with a major cloud provider (AWS preferred, Azure or GCP acceptable)
• Observability Expertise: Proven experience configuring and managing a modern observability stack (logs, metrics, and distributed tracing). You know the difference between a useful alert and noise.
• Infrastructure as Code: Solid experience with Terraform (or equivalent IaC tools) in a collaborative team environment (state management, modules, PR reviews).
• Containers & Orchestration: Strong working knowledge of Docker and container orchestration (Kubernetes experience is highly valued).
• CI/CD: Solid understanding of CI/CD principles and experience building pipelines.
• Scripting: Comfort with scripting languages for automation (Ruby, Bash, Python, or Go).

Bonus Points (Nice-to-Haves)

• Experience implementing specific regulatory compliance frameworks (e.g., PCI-DSS, HIPAA) in a cloud environment.
• Experience with "Policy as Code" tools like Open Policy Agent (OPA).
• A background in software development before moving into ops.
• Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Solutions Architect).
• AI-Assisted Development: Hands-on experience using AI tools like Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot or ChatGPT to enhance productivity and code quality

Benefits & Perks

• Time Off: Unlimited PTO because we trust you to manage your time and recharge when you need it. We encourage our team to truly disconnect and come back refreshed.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Our generous benefits package includes medical and dental coverage, competitive 401(k) matching to help you plan for the future, plus gym subsidies to support your health and wellness goals.
• Balanced Growth: We offer intellectually challenging work on meaningful problems while respecting your work/life balance. We believe the best work happens when people have time for life outside of work.