Staff DevOps Engineer at Agiloft

This role is designed for a highly experienced DevOps professional with at least 7 years of experience who is ready to take on a leadership and architectural ro

Work type: remote

Location: United States

Type: Full-time

Summary

This role is designed for a highly experienced DevOps professional with at least 7 years of experience who is ready to take on a leadership and architectural role. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in AWS, infrastructure as code (Terraform), and container orchestration (Kubernetes). You should be comfortable not just maintaining systems, but designing resilient, scalable cloud architectures from the ground up while mentoring junior engineers. The position offers the flexibility of being a fully remote role within the United States. A standout feature of this role is its forward-looking focus on AI; you will be expected to leverage AI-assisted development tools and manage vector databases like PostgreSQL vectordb to support machine learning initiatives. The company culture emphasizes work-life balance with "no-questions-asked" wellness days and a commitment to a "Data-first" platform. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have 7+ years of experience and are ready to lead major infrastructure migrations and mentor others. * Are an expert in AWS, Terraform, and Python/Bash scripting for automation. * Have a strong interest or experience in integrating AI tools (like GitHub Copilot) and vector databases into the SDLC. * Are comfortable participating in an on-call rotation to ensure high availability for global customers.

Job Description

As the most trusted global leader in data-first contract lifecycle management (CLM) software, Agiloft helps organizations manage the end-to-end process of proposing, negotiating, signing, and leveraging contracts using our flexible Data-first Agreement Platform (DAP). With contract data as the foundation, customers quickly and collaboratively reach agreement and leverage contract visibility to thrive with competitive advantage. Employing powerful, pragmatic artificial intelligence as a legal force multiplier, and robust integration capabilities as a data liberator, organizations around the world trust Agiloft’s certified implementers to deliver connected, intelligent, and autonomous solutions across the entire contract lifecycle.

Top analysts like Gartner, Forrester, and IDC agree, all showing Agiloft as a leader in the CLM space. Our no code platform is easily managed and administered by business users, which is why Agiloft is the contract you keep: nearly a full 100% of new customers are satisfied with their initial implementations, and some 97% of customers renew every year. Ours is a growing, vibrant, successful company that is at the forefront of a market that is becoming a must-have for all organizations.

We believe that the way to build the strongest, most vibrant place to work is to bring in individuals from all walks of life, and to support them in bringing their authentic selves to their day, every day. Our working philosophy is that “EX = CX”: when employee experience is excellent, so is customer experience. We support multiple Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), and offer a working environment that supports healthy work/life balance, including floating holidays and a quarterly, no-questions-asked wellness day.

Position Overview

As a Staff DevOps Engineer, you will help drive the overall architecture for the Agiloft CloudOps systems. This includes designing systems that are scalable and resilient utilizing DevOps and security best practices. Additionally, this role will collaborate cross-functional and lead DevOps initiatives, providing expertise to drive the departmental goals. As an expert on the CloudOps team, this individual may assume a team lead role for various projects and initiatives and advising on complex technical issues.

## Job Responsibilities

• Architect and implement highly available, scalable, performant, maintainable and resilient systems using industry standard tools and frameworks.

• Define and enforce best practices for CI/CD, IaC, and automation.

• Leverage AI-assisted tools to enhance productivity, improve processes and workflows, and overall support everyday work.

• Design and implement advanced security measures, including identity and access management.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and guide DevOps initiatives.

• Conduct performance analysis and optimization for complex systems.

• Lead major infrastructure migrations and upgrades.

• Develop and maintain documentation and standards.

• Participate in on-call rotation

• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• 7+ years of related experience

• Expertise in DevOps principles, practices, and technologies including Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Advanced knowledge of Linux operating systems and troubleshooting OS issues

• Highly skilled in setting up and managing monitoring tools (such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Nagios, Open Telemetry, ELK, or similar tools)

• Advanced knowledge of scripting languages and automation utilizing Python, Bash or Ruby

• Proficiency in using relevant AI Tools in the SLDC (for example, GitHub Copilot, JetBrains AI Assistant)

• Deep understanding of:

• Networking concepts and principles

• Version Control Systems (such as Git)

• CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Gitlab CI/CD, Github, or similar tool

• Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Expertise with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).

• Superior problem-solving, troubleshooting/debugging skills, and communication skills.

• Proven experience in security best practices including identity and access management, encryption, and vulnerability assessments

• Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies and tools.

• Participate in on-call rotation schedule with the rest of the team

• Experience with adopting AI to supplement code development (Cursor, Copilot)

• Experience with managing and optimizing vector databases for AI/ML (e.g., PostgreSQL vectordb)

• AWS certifications

• Knowledge of AWS Security Architecture

• Knowledge of Agile methodology

• Champion, design and implement architectures and tools/processes of high significance that have a material impact on the team and business operations (replacing manual execution, significantly reducing operation costs, improving customer satisfaction)

• Demonstrates mastery and acts as a technical mentor in areas of specialization, helping other team members learn and grow in those areas

• Leader and influencer on positive team morale and a continuous improvement mindset.

As a Staff DevOps Engineer, you will help drive the overall architecture for the Agiloft CloudOps systems. This includes designing systems that are scalable and resilient utilizing DevOps and security best practices. Additionally, this role will collaborate cross-functional and lead DevOps initiatives, providing expertise to drive the departmental goals. As an expert on the CloudOps team, this individual may assume a team lead role for various projects and initiatives and advising on complex technical issues.

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