Hawk is hiring a
Remote DevOps Engineer
About Usย Hawk is the leading provider of AI-supported anti-money laundering and fraud detection technology. Banks and payment providers globally are using Hawkโs powerful combination of traditional rules and explainable AI to improve the effectiveness of their AML compliance and fraud prevention by identifying more crime while maximizing efficiency by reducing false positives. With our solution, we are playing a vital role in the global fight against Money Laundering, Fraud, or the financing of terrorism. We offer a culture of mutual trust, support and passion โ while providing individuals with opportunities to grow professionally and make a difference in the world.ย Your MissionAs a DevOps Engineer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the scalability, security, and reliability of our AI-driven financial crime prevention platform. You will automate cloud infrastructure, implement monitoring and observability solutions, and build secure, scalable CI/CD pipelines. Your work will directly contribute to maintaining high availability for a platform that fights financial crime 24/7. This role is based on the East Coast, U.S. and requires expertise in cloud infrastructure, automation, security best practices, and continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD).Your Responsibilities* Provision, manage, and scale multi-cloud environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (e.g., Terraform).\n* Maintain high availability (HA), fault tolerance, and least-privilege security practices, while optimizing cloud costs.\n* Design and maintain developer-friendly CI/CD workflows, container templates, and reusable artifacts for seamless software delivery.\n* Implement real-time monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions (e.g., Elastic Stack, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch) to proactively detect and resolve issues.\n* Implement and enforce cloud security best practices, identify and mitigate vulnerabilities, and ensure compliance with data protection regulations.\n* Provide technical guidance to clients running Hawkโs platform in their own VPC environments, supporting onboarding and integration.\n* Develop structured documentation for cloud architectures, best practices, and deployment processes, ensuring seamless team collaboration.\n\nYour Profile* 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Cloud Engineering roles.\n* Bachelorโs degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).\n* Strong expertise in Kubernetes, containerized applications, and cloud-native technologies.\n* Hands-on experience with AWS or GCP and their core services.\n* Proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies.\n* Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar.\n* Strong knowledge of observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Elastic Stack, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch).\n* Solid understanding of cloud security principles, least-privilege access, and automated security policies.\n* Ability to diagnose complex technical challenges and provide scalable, secure solutions.\n* Strong communication and collaboration skills; able to work effectively in a remote, cross-functional environment.\n* Comfortable in a fast-paced, hands-on role, with a willingness to get your hands dirty and embrace feedback for continuous improvement.\n\nPreferred Qualifications* Experience in cybersecurity, penetration testing, and cloud compliance.\n* Familiarity with Java Spring Boot & Apache Kafka.\n* Experience in 24/7 uptime environments with on-call rotations.\n* Knowledge of big data systems (PostgreSQL, S3/Azure Blob Storage, Elasticsearch).\n\n \n\n#Salary and compensation\n
No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to DevOps, Java, Cloud and Engineer jobs that are similar:\n\n
$55,000 — $90,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n
๐ฐ 401(k)\n\n๐ Distributed team\n\nโฐ Async\n\n๐ค Vision insurance\n\n๐ฆท Dental insurance\n\n๐ Medical insurance\n\n๐ Unlimited vacation\n\n๐ Paid time off\n\n๐ 4 day workweek\n\n๐ฐ 401k matching\n\n๐ Company retreats\n\n๐ฌ Coworking budget\n\n๐ Learning budget\n\n๐ช Free gym membership\n\n๐ง Mental wellness budget\n\n๐ฅ Home office budget\n\n๐ฅง Pay in crypto\n\n๐ฅธ Pseudonymous\n\n๐ฐ Profit sharing\n\n๐ฐ Equity compensation\n\nโฌ๏ธ No whiteboard interview\n\n๐ No monitoring system\n\n๐ซ No politics at work\n\n๐
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