[Hiring] Engineering Manager - DevOps @LiveData

Role Description

This role leads the DevOps function at LiveData, managing a small team of two engineers while staying close to the technical work. You will report to the VP Engineering, and own how infrastructure, deployment, operations, and reliability are designed and run across the company.

We are hiring a DevOps Engineering Manager to lead and improve our DevOps function. You will manage two DevOps engineers and work closely with software engineering, QA, security, and leadership to improve delivery speed, reliability, observability, security, and AWS cost efficiency.

This is a hands-on leadership role. You are expected to:

• Make architectural decisions
• Review infrastructure changes
• Shape CI/CD workflows
• Guide incident response
• Help solve difficult production and platform problems in a pragmatic way

Our environment is AWS-first and serverless-first, with a strong preference for automation, infrastructure as code, and managed services over undifferentiated operational toil.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in DevOps, platform, SRE, or infrastructure engineering
• 2+ years leading engineers directly or serving as technical lead for a small DevOps/platform team
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS in production environments
• Experience building and improving CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code
• Proven track record operating production systems with a focus on reliability, observability, and incident response
• Experience with cloud security fundamentals, secrets management, identity and access control, and secure deployment practices
• Strong working knowledge of Linux, networking fundamentals, and shell-based troubleshooting
• Experience with scripting or software development in Python, Bash, or similar languages
• Ability to review and refine AI-generated code or configuration using sound engineering judgment
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work effectively across engineering, leadership, and non-technical stakeholders

Requirements

• Experience in healthcare or another regulated environment (preferred)
• Experience with serverless AWS services such as Lambda, API Gateway, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, EventBridge, RDS, or Aurora (preferred)
• Experience with AWS CDK, Terraform, or similar infrastructure-as-code tooling (preferred)
• Familiarity with compliance-minded engineering practices (auditability, access review, logging and retention controls, change management) (preferred)
• Experience improving developer experience for small engineering teams (preferred)
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL, application performance monitoring, and AWS cost optimization (preferred)
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and workflows (preferred)
• Experience supporting remote engineering teams and coordinating operational work across time zones (preferred)

Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Generous health, dental, and vision insurance
• Employer-matched 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Remote work flexibility
• Target salary range for this role is $125-$175K based on experience and location

Work Location

This is a remote-first role. While you can work from anywhere in the U.S., we strongly prefer candidates in the Eastern Time Zone. If you are located elsewhere, you should have experience working core business hours (8 AM to 5 PM ET). Additionally, you must be available to travel to the Boston area approximately once per quarter for in-person team collaboration.

Employment Authorization

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship now or in the future. The chosen candidate must pass a standard background check/drug test.