DevOps Engineer II

Who We Are

At Critical Start, we’re on a mission to make everyone a valued member of a winning team, united by an inspiring purpose: shaping the future of cybersecurity. Since 2012, we’ve been dedicated to safeguarding organizations from cyberattacks, preparing for evolving threats, and earning recognition for our innovative contributions to the industry.

We thrive in an agile, collaborative environment that fosters creativity and action. At Critical Start, innovation drives everything we do. We pioneered the first MOBILESOC app for on-the-go threat detection and response, automated alert resolutions to maximize efficiency, and cut alert investigation time by 99.3% - transforming the way cybersecurity teams work. Our team and customers genuinely value the impact we make every day.

Want to hear more from our team? Watch this video to gain insights into life at Critical Start or check out our Glassdoor reviews for an inside look.

What can we offer you?

• A chance to make an impact every day—whether protecting customers or contributing to a greater mission.
• Collaboration with talented, supportive teammates who value accountability and growth.
• A commitment to continuous improvement, striving for excellence, and breaking past mediocrity.
• A culture of learning, innovation, and inclusivity, where every idea matters.
• Recognition for being at the forefront of the industry—we’ve received accolades that prove we’re doing something right.
• A supportive environment where you belong and your contributions truly matter, as one team member put it: “Every day presents new challenges and opportunities for growth, and the culture is unlike any other.
  
  

Who You Are

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer II to join the Critical Start Technologies Private Ltd. team, operating under the Critical Start umbrella, for our India operations. The ideal candidate brings 3-5 years of hands-on experience in cloud-native infrastructure, CI/CD automation, and Infrastructure as Code. You bring advanced skills in AWS and Terraform, a strong understanding of scalable systems, and a mindset geared toward security, resilience, and automation-first practices.

The ideal candidate has worked in complex environments with microservices, container orchestration, and multi-account AWS structures. You take pride in building robust DevOps pipelines and actively contribute to architectural and operational decisions. Experience leading small initiatives or mentoring junior engineers is a plus.

What You Will Be Doing?

As a DevOps Engineer II, you will be a technical contributor and enabler for scalable infrastructure delivery and automation practices. Your role involves:

• Owning and improving the infrastructure codebase: maintaining reusable and modular Terraform configurations, setting standards for code structure, and contributing to design documentation.
• Building and evolving CI/CD pipelines: designing resilient and secure build/deploy pipelines using GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, or equivalent.
• Monitoring and Observability: developing dashboards and proactive alerting with CloudWatch, Prometheus, or New Relic to ensure high availability and quick recovery.
• Infrastructure Security and Compliance: implementing IAM best practices, Secrets Manager, least privilege policies, and conducting periodic audits.
• Optimizing cloud spend and performance through rightsizing, auto-scaling, and cost monitoring strategies.
• Collaborating closely with development, QA, and security teams to support full software delivery lifecycle from development through production.
• Participating in incident response and postmortem analysis.
  
  

What You Will Bring?

Required Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of professional experience in DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Engineering roles.
• Advanced Terraform experience, including custom module design, remote state management, and backend locking.
• Deep knowledge of AWS services (VPC, IAM, ECS/Fargate, EC2, RDS, ALB/NLB, S3, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager, etc.).
• Strong background in Linux systems administration, including networking and performance tuning.
• Proven expertise in Docker, ECS/EKS, and secure image lifecycle.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Bash, Python, or Go.
• Experience with GitOps, infrastructure promotion strategies, and artifact management.
• Familiarity with log aggregation and tracing (e.g., Fluentd, Open Telemetry, Sentry).
• Exposure to infrastructure testing frameworks (e.g., Terratest, InSpec).
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Additional scripting experience is a strong plus.
• Knowledge of security and compliance frameworks like SOC2, CIS Benchmarks, or ISO 27001 is a plus.
• Experience working in regulated environments or with customer-facing infrastructure.
• Contributions to open-source infrastructure tools or Terraform modules.
• Exposure to Kubernetes or hybrid cloud platforms.
• Experience with IaC scanning tools like Checkov, tfsec, or Bridgecrew.
  
  

What It's Like Working Here

Imagine a dynamic, enjoyable, and rewarding work environment. We are professionals, and the work we do holds immense significance, like saving our customers from potential disasters. However, we believe in not taking ourselves too seriously.

Prefer a casual dress code every day? No problem, as we find comfort enhances our thinking.

What does our Compensation and Benefits package entail?

• Competitive salary
• Statuary PTO (Paid Time Off) policy
• Depending on the role, you may work in the office, remotely, or adopt a hybrid work model.
  
  

We prioritize your privacy and security. Please note that Critical Start will never request financial information or sensitive personal data during the interview process. If you encounter any suspicious requests, do not respond and contact us directly at recruiting@criticalstart.com. Thank you for helping us maintain a safe and trustworthy hiring experience.

Critical Start welcomes people from all backgrounds and walks of life. One of our core values is to “Do what’s best for our employees,” and that starts with the hiring process by finding the best candidates and providing an environment that upholds equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants, strictly prohibiting any form of discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy encompasses all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Mental And Physical Requirements

It's important to note that specific physical and mental requirements may vary depending on the nature of the office job, organization, and individual responsibilities.

Physical:

• Stationary position for extended periods of time.
• Constantly operate a computer.
• Occasionally you may be required to move equipment or other items up to 20 lbs.
• The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
  
  

Mental:

• Must be able to apply established protocols in a timely manner.
• Make timely decisions in the context of workflow.
• Ability to complete tasks and perform in situations requiring speed deadlines, or productivity quota.
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently in high stress situations.
• Ability to simultaneously address multiple complex problems.
  
  

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are invited to visit our career site and apply for the position: https://www.criticalstart.com/careers/