Lead DevOps Engineer AWS

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.

Responsibilities:

Plan and execute the migration of existing services to AWS, with a focus on ECS, RDS, and AWS networking (VPC, subnets, security groups, load balancing)

Identify, prioritize, and remediate security vulnerabilities; apply security fixes and patches across infrastructure and application layers

Build and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform and configuration management with Ansible

Contribute hands-on application development and code changes in PHP and/or Python to support migration and security work

Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to coordinate migration cutovers with minimal disruption

Document migration runbooks, infrastructure changes, and security remediation work

Requirements:

AWS certification: Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) or AWS Certified Developer, backed by proven hands-on experience with AWS in production environments - particularly ECS, RDS, and networking; multi-account experience is a plus

Strong infrastructure-as-code skills with Terraform; working experience with Ansible

Solid software development experience in PHP, Python, or TypeScript, with the ability to read, modify, and ship production code

Experience with cloud migration projects (lift-and-shift and/or re-platforming)

Practical security experience: vulnerability assessment, patching, hardening, and remediation

Comfort working across teams and codebases in a cross-functional setting

Availability to work Toronto timezone (EST/EDT) business hours

Nice to have:

Experience with containerization and Docker in production

CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance

Familiarity with compliance or security frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, CIS benchmarks)

Prior experience in contract or consulting engagements with defined deliverables

We offer*:

Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible

A competitive salary and good compensation package

Personalized career growth

Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)

Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing

Education reimbursement

Memorable anniversary presents

Corporate events and team buildings

Other location-specific benefits

not applicable for freelancers