Senior DevOps Engineer

WHO WE ARE:

Xactus (pronounced ‘Zac-tus’) is the leading verification innovator for the mortgage industry. We have over 6,500 clients ranging from the largest bank and non-bank mortgage originators to credit unions and mortgage brokers. Xactus works closely with our clients to digitally integrate a 360° approach to verification across their workflows. As a result, lenders can easily access the technology necessary to meet consumer demands for a modern mortgage experience with industry-leading speed, reliability, and accuracy – while also closing more loans more quickly with greater profitability.

Xactus is proud to provide a friendly work environment that is primarily remote (unless specifically a hybrid or on-site role). Our remote workforce provides many opportunities for you to enhance your skills while maintaining a healthy work/life balance.

Our top-notch financial leadership team prioritizes building talent. If you are curious and searching for a change that will be fun and rewarding, please reach out to us! We would love to have you on our team!

WHO YOU ARE:

You are a career-minded, driven individual who is looking for a position that challenges you and supports your professional development.

THE BENEFITS WE OFFER:

A friendly, supportive environment which is highly rated by Xactus employees. Feedback from our employees says: “The people I work with treat each other with respect,” “I feel accepted by my coworkers,” and “The person I report to cares about me as a person.”

Xactus offers medical, vision and dental insurances, bonus programs, fitness reimbursement and other healthy life-style programs through our benefits carrier, 401k plan with a company match, short and long-term disability, life insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, health savings account, flexible spending account, employee assistance program, legal services, employee discounts and more.

SUMMARY:

We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to take charge of our DevOps strategies and infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in AWS DevOps, with the ability to create sophisticated CI/CD pipelines and automate a variety of development and testing activities. This role is hands-on and requires an expert-level understanding of the AWS ecosystem, with a strong capability to work autonomously in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. Immediate problem identification and remediation are key aspects of this role.

This is a full-time, remote/work-from-home opportunity with a starting base salary of $170,000 - $180,000 annually; salary is commensurate with experience. The normal operating hours for this position are Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines for a range of projects on AWS.
• Automate development, testing, and deployment processes to enhance efficiency
• and reliability.
• Work closely with the development team to integrate new deployment processes and strategies.
• Oversee the management of AWS resources and ensure proper infrastructure setup for high availability, scalability, and resilience.
• Lead the charge on incident management and response, quickly addressing and remediating any issues that arise.
• Proactively monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and participate in
• the resolution of outages.
• Keep up to date with the latest AWS services and best practices, implementing them
• to improve our services continually.
• Collaborate with the Chief Architect to align DevOps strategies with company goals.
• Guide and mentor team members, fostering an environment of continuous improvement
• and learning.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENTCIES:

• At least 7 years of experience in DevOps roles, with a significant focus on AWS environments.
• Expert level knowledge and experience with Jenkins and Terraform
• Expertise in creating and managing CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation, etc.
• Proficient in scripting languages like Python, Bash, or simi…