Job Description

Senior DevOps Engineer - Shape the Foundations of a New Global Network

Location: Dallas, TX (100% On-Site)

Are you ready to solve one of the biggest problems around trust?

The internet was built without a native trust layer. This fundamental gap creates friction, duplicates effort, and hinders innovation. At Cortwo, we’re not just iterating; we're building something entirely new – a trusted global network where identity is woven into the very fabric of technology, finally moving trust from the application layer to the network layer. This is a paradigm shift.

Backed by significant funding and guided by leaders with a track record of building category-defining companies, Cortwo is poised to fundamentally change how the world connects and interacts online.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with over 7 years of experience in leading DevOps practices and deployments to join our dynamic and fast-paced team in Dallas, TX. This individual will be the go-to expert in DevOps delivery, orchestration, and management - playing a crucial role in enhancing our software development lifecycle across both legacy and cloud-native applications. An expert-level DevOps Engineer covering cloud (AWS) and On-Prem combines deep platform knowledge with infrastructure automation, continuous integration/delivery (CI/CD), and system reliability practices. They are responsible for ensuring highly available, scalable, and secure cloud-native applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage DevOps functions across the organization with a focus on scalability, automation, orchestration, and reliability.
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, ensuring seamless integration with all components of the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
• Manage and optimize environments for code deployment, infrastructure provisioning, and system migrations.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams to align DevOps processes with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Champion best practices in DevOps, promoting automation, continuous integration, testing, and deployment.
• Administer and orchestrate Kubernetes clusters and Docker containers in both on-premises and AWS cloud environments.
• Utilize GitHub and other version control systems for streamlined code collaboration and versioning.
• Troubleshoot complex deployment issues across various environments (legacy and cloud).
• Present strategies, progress, and results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring alignment and transparency.
• Work with a talented team on impactful projects.
• Opportunity to drive key DevOps initiatives and be a change leader.
• Embrace new challenges and contribute wherever needed to help the team thrive. We value adaptability, collaboration, and a team-first mindset as responsibilities shift, and opportunities emerge.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps engineering with a proven track record of leading deployment strategies and practices.
• Hands-on expertise (including scripting) in CI/CD pipeline delivery, environment management, code deployment, and system migration.
• Strong experience with Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub, and AWS infrastructure services.
• Solid understanding of both legacy systems and modern cloud-based development environments.
• Familiarity with SDLC tools and integration points across development, testing, and release processes.
• Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and implementation within DevOps frameworks.
• Proven ability to implement and advocate for DevOps best practices.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills—able to interface with cross-functional teams and leadership effectively.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and demanding environment with tight deadlines and shifting priorities.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or Physical Sciences or equivalent experience.
• Certifications in DevOps, AWS Services, etc. desirable but not necessary.

What You Bring (The Profile of an A-Player):

Some of these apply to both On-Prem & AWS in each category.

1.) AWS / On-Prem Services Mastery

• Deep understanding and hands-on experience with: Compute: EC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS, Auto Scaling
• Storage: S3, EBS, EFS, Glacier
• Networking: VPC, Subnets, Route 53, NAT, Transit Gateway, ALB/NLB, Direct Connect
• IAM: Policies, Roles, STS, least privilege, service-linked roles
• Monitoring: CloudWatch, X-Ray, AWS Config, CloudTrail
• Security: KMS, Secrets Manager, Systems Manager Parameter Store, GuardDuty, Security Hub

2.) Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Expert with at least one: Terraform (most in-demand), CloudFormation, etc.
• Modular, reusable, version-controlled infrastructure
• Experience with drift detection, change sets, and rollback strategies

3.) CI/CD Pipeline Automation

• Build and maintain complex pipelines using:
• AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy
• Integration with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, CircleCI
• Practices: Canary, blue/green, rolling deployments
• Test automation, linting, static/dynamic code analysis
• Pipeline failure recovery and rollback automation

4.) Containerization and Orchestration

• Expert-level with Docker (build, tag, secure, scan, push)
• Container orchestration using: ECS with Fargate or EC2
• EKS (Kubernetes) with Helm, ArgoCD, or Flux
• Manage scaling, service discovery, health checks and secret injection

5.) Observability and Logging

• Design and implement: Custom CloudWatch metrics and dashboards
• Logging pipelines with CloudWatch Logs, ELK/EFK, Fluent Bit, Datadog, Prometheus/Grafana
• Alerting with SNS, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, or custom webhooks

6.) Security & Governance

• DevSecOps practices integrated into pipelines
• Expert in AWS IAM design, role boundaries, and SCPs (for organizations)
• Compliance (HIPAA, SOC2, ISO 27001, etc.)
• Secrets and key management via AWS KMS, Secrets Manager, or HashiCorp Vault

7.) Tooling & Scripting

• Proficient in: Python, Bash, Go, or Node.js for scripting and tooling
• CLI tools: AWS CLI, Boto3, jq, curl
• Automation with Ansible, Chef, or SaltStack (less common now than IaC)

8.) Cost Optimization & Scalability

• Design for: Right-sized instances
• Spot vs. on-demand balancing
• Autoscaling groups, Lambda concurrency limits
• Use of AWS Cost Explorer, Budgets, and Trusted Advisor

9.) Collaboration & Leadership Experience

• Team Player
• Collaborates closely with Dev, Security, and QA teams
• Mentor junior engineers and set infrastructure standards
• Lead incident response and postmortems (RCA)
• Drives DevOps culture: continuous learning, feedback loops, automation-first

Why Dallas? Why In-Office?

Building a futuristic trusted global network requires intense, high-bandwidth collaboration. We believe that being physically present allows for spontaneous whiteboard sessions, rapid feedback loops, and deep relationship-building crucial to tackling this mission. You'll have unparalleled access to the entire team, accelerating your learning, impact, and ability to influence the trajectory of Cortwo. We're building a tight-knit, mission-driven culture here in Dallas, and your presence is key.

Benefits & Perks:

• Relocation Assistance – We provide financial support to ensure a smooth move.
• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits effective your first day.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• On-site gym.
• Daily lunch.

Ready to Build the Future?

If you're an exceptional Sr. DevOps Engineer driven by mission, mastery, and the desire to make a profound impact, we want to hear from you. Join Cortwo and help us build the trusted network of tomorrow. Apply now!

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who are authorized to work in the U.S. However, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

Cortwo Corp. is an equal opportunity employer. Cortwo complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. No phone calls or agencies please.

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