DevOps Engineer

Temporary work opportunities align well with people who are looking for career flexibility and less traditional ways of working, but at the same time are people driven to deliver amazing work in high-profile situations.Magnit Direct Source is a service offered by Magnit Global that provides top talent directly to industry leading clients who have a variety of flexible temporary assignments that unlock opportunities for exciting work.As a temporary contractor, you will be employed by our Direct Source partner, Magnit Global. Please note, this is a role with Magnit Global and you will not be a PayPal employee. This role is not eligible for any benefits under any benefit plan of PayPal, PayPal Affiliates, or their respective successors and assigns. Location This is a 100% remote opportunity. About The Role We are seeking a skilled and motivated DevOps Engineer to support the deployment of critical AWS infrastructure for the Venmo Merchant Sandbox, enabling the launch of Pay with Venmo (PwV) and other merchant-facing capabilities in Q1. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining cloud infrastructure with a strong focus on observability and automation. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the infrastructure is production-ready by October 31, 2025, enabling application teams to deploy their workloads seamlessly. Responsibilities • Design and deploy scalable, secure, and reliable AWS infrastructure to support the Venmo Merchant Sandbox. • Implement infrastructure as code using Terraform, with a focus on observability and monitoring best practices. • Integrate DataDog for end-to-end monitoring, alerting, and operational visibility. • Collaborate with networking and application teams to ensure robust AWS networking and routing configurations. • Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows to streamline infrastructure deployment and updates. • Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and optimize system performance and reliability. Basic Qualifications • 3–5 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or a related field. • Strong hands-on experience with AWS services, particularly in networking, routing, and infrastructure design. • Proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure as code. • Solid understanding of observability principles and experience with tools like DataDog, CloudWatch, or similar. • Familiarity with CI/CD tools and practices. • Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams. • AWS certification (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer). • Experience supporting sandbox or test environments for large-scale applications. • Knowledge of containerization (e.g., Docker, ECS, EKS) and microservices architecture. This is the pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay for this position: $46.67/hour - $62.22/hour Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K