About Smart Working
At Smart Working, we believe your job should not only look right on paper but also feel right every day. This isn’t just another remote opportunity - it’s about finding where you truly belong, no matter where you are. From day one, you’re welcomed into a genuine community that values your growth and well-being.
Our mission is simple: to break down geographic barriers and connect skilled professionals with outstanding global teams and products for full-time, long-term roles. We help you discover meaningful work with teams that invest in your success, where you’re empowered to grow personally and professionally.
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About the role
As a DevOps Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing, operating, and scaling a cloud-native infrastructure that supports a large, enterprise-grade SaaS platform. Working in a fully remote, async-first environment, you’ll help ensure high availability, security, and performance across production and customer-specific environments.
You’ll work hands-on with modern cloud services, infrastructure as code, CI/CD automation, and observability tooling, partnering closely with engineering teams to enable reliable, scalable product delivery.
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure using Terraform across multiple environments (production, staging, sandbox, customer deployments).Manage and operate cloud services across Google Cloud Platform and AWS, including containerized and serverless workloads.Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Cloud Build, and automated Terraform workflows.Develop reusable Terraform modules and manage infrastructure using GitOps principles.Administer data infrastructure including MongoDB Atlas, Redis, BigQuery, and Cloud Storage, ensuring performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability using tools such as Google Cloud Monitoring, Sentry, Cloud Logging, and OpenTelemetry.Respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term preventative improvements.Implement and enforce security best practices across infrastructure, networking, and access control.Collaborate with software engineers on performance optimisation, scalability, and deployment strategies.Create and maintain clear documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures.Mentor team members and promote DevOps best practices across the engineering organisation.
Requirements
5 years of hands-on DevOps or Infrastructure Engineering experience in production cloud environments.Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform, including services such as: Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, GKE, VPC networking, Load Balancers, Cloud Armor, IAM, Secret Manager, and security servicesAdvanced experience with Terraform, including: Infrastructure as Code for multi-environment systems, Module development, state management, and Terraform Cloud workflowsExperience with container technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes or serverless container platforms.Strong CI/CD experience using GitHub Actions, Cloud Build, and automated deployment pipelines.Experience administering MongoDB Atlas, including replication, backups, performance tuning, and network configuration.Proficiency in Python and Bash for automation and tooling.Solid understanding of monitoring, logging, and observability in cloud-native systems.Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a fully remote, async-first team.
Nice to have
Experience working with both GCP and AWS in hybrid or multi-cloud environments.Exposure to GitOps tooling and practices.Experience implementing distributed tracing and advanced APM solutions.Familiarity with Datadog or similar monitoring platforms.Experience supporting high-scale SaaS platforms with customer-specific deployments.Interest in improving developer experience through tooling, automation, and platform improvements.
Benefits
Fixed Shifts: 12:00 PM - 9:30 PM IST (Summer) | 1:00 PM - 10:30 PM IST (Winter)No Weekend Work: Real work-life balance, not just wordsDay 1 Benefits: Laptop and full medical insurance providedSupport That Matters:Mentorship, community, and forums where ideas are sharedTrue Belonging: A long-term career where your contributions are valued
At Smart Working, you’ll never be just another remote hire.
Be a Smart Worker - valued, empowered, and part of a culture that celebrates integrity, excellence, and ambition.
If that sounds like your kind of place, we’d love to hear your story.
