The Senior DevOps Lead will play a pivotal role in shaping Worldly's infrastructure future, leading the transition from an external to a hybrid internal & external DevOps model. Reporting directly to the VP of Engineering, you'll ensure operational excellence, security, and scalability across AWS environments while guiding both internal initiatives and contractor execution.
What You'll Do
- Architect and implement infrastructure solutions using Terraform and AWS best practices
- Take ownership from external DevOps team, stabilizing operations and establishing internal team processes
- Define project scope, break down complex initiatives, and guide contractors through execution
- Evolve IaC practices and ensure consistency across the growing infrastructure
- Own AWS infrastructure security, compliance, and cost optimization
- Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
- Collaborate with engineering teams to support application needs and performance goals
- Develop infrastructure roadmap to support scaling and new product requirements
- Mentor contractors with varying skill levels, elevating team capabilities
- Evolve and refine monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes
What We're Looking For
- 10+ years of DevOps/SRE experience with at least 3 years in a lead or senior role
- Deep expertise in AWS services including ECS/EKS, EC2, S3, databases, networking, and security
- Strong Terraform experience—you write clean, modular, reusable IaC
- Hands-on experience with container orchestration (ECS/EKS)
- Proficiency with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodeBuild)
- Experience with monitoring and observability platforms (DataDog, CloudWatch)
- Experience with multiple production database technologies such as CouchDB/MongoDb, OpenSearch, PostgreSQL in production environments
- Strong understanding of network architecture, security best practices, and systems operations
- Proven ability to lead teams through both project definition and technical execution
- Excellent communication skills—you can translate technical concepts for various audiences
- Self-starter mentality with ability to work independently and drive initiatives to completion
Nice to Have
- Exposure to GCP and/or Azure cloud platforms
- Background managing external contractor teams
- Experience scaling infrastructure in growing organizations (100-300 employees)
Technical Stack
- Terraform
- AWS
- ECS
- EKS
- EC2
- S3
- CouchDB
- MongoDB
- OpenSearch
- PostgreSQL
- Jenkins
- GitHub Actions
- AWS CodeBuild
- DataDog
- CloudWatch
Team & Environment
- Team size: 9 contractors
- Structure: Hybrid internal & external team model
- Reporting to: VP of Engineering
Benefits & Compensation
- Comprehensive benefits package - 100% of employee premiums covered by Worldly
- Statutory benefits provided in accordance with local labor laws for employees outside the U.S., administered through Deel
- Company-sponsored 401(k) with up to 4% match for US-based employees
- Growth Opportunities
- Equipment Stipends
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid company holidays
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
- Healthcare, retirement matching, and equity for US employees
- Office stipend to get the supplies you need
- Flexible time off
- Flex Fridays
- Remote work culture with culture committee, coffee chats, and interest groups
- Occasional travel for team collaboration, customer engagement, or company events
Compensation includes: Base Salary: $130,000 - $170,000 USD (US), $50,000 - $70,000 USD (Balkan Region), $40,000 - $60,000 USD (South America), Equity Stock (ICU) Option Program, and a 15% Annual Bonus.
Work Mode
- Global role with remote locations in: Remote - US (Preferred), EU (Balkan Region), LATAM
- Remote with occasional travel required
We believe it’s essential to reflect the diversity of those we strive to serve. True innovation happens when everyone has room at the table, including the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel. We’re dedicated to building a culturally and experientially diverse team that leads and works with empathy and respect.
