Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Really Great Reading is at an exciting and important inflection point as they transition from AWS to a new Google Cloud Platform. The Senior DevOps Engineer will ensure operational stability, manage cloud environments, and promote best practices during this critical transition.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the stability, performance, and security of our AWS production environment through end of life
• Monitor critical services, respond to incidents, and maintain high availability
• Optimize AWS costs thoughtfully during the transition period
• Handle day-to-day operations across GCP services — monitoring, security hardening, and observability
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines to support reliable, efficient deployments
• Manage Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) with a focus on best practices, reviews, and continuous improvement
• Support deployments and data migrations as needed
• Promote and model best practices in IaC, GitOps, observability, and security
• Document processes clearly and support teammates in understanding and using shared tools
• Contribute to a culture of operational rigor, async collaboration, and continuous learning

Skills

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Engineering
• Bilingual proficiency in English and French (written and spoken) is required; candidates who do not meet this requirement will not be considered for this role
• Strong expertise in AWS (EC2, RDS, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudWatch, and related services)
• Significant hands-on experience with GCP (Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud SQL, IAM, VPC, Cloud Logging)
• Proficiency with Terraform — modules, state management, and best practices
• Solid production experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, and IAM
• Experience with at least one CI/CD platform (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, or similar)
• Comfortable scripting in Bash, Python, or Go
• Excellent written communication and ability to thrive in a fully remote, async environment
• AWS and/or GCP certifications (Solutions Architect, Professional Cloud Architect)
• Experience in EdTech or education-focused organizations
• Familiarity with observability tools such as Datadog, Grafana, or Prometheus
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks relevant to education: FERPA, COPPA, or SOC 2

Benefits

• Competitive Group RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan) contribution program
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Paid Time Off to support rest, renewal, and life outside of work
• Employee Discount Program and partner savings
• Ongoing professional development and learning investment
• Wellness initiatives designed to support physical, mental, and emotional well-being
• Evolving benefits shaped by team member voice and values

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