DevOps Engineer

Today, we live in a world where everything has become convenient. Now you can get a ride anywhere, buy anything, and get an answer to your question with just a couple clicks on your phone. Convenience isn’t a luxury, it’s an expectation.

So why not renting? It’s still a chore to get utilities set up, buy renters insurance, get air filters changed, handle pest control, and more.

That’s why we’ve built the world’s first Resident Experience Platform that makes resident onboarding, resident services, and ancillary revenue effortless for property managers.

We’re passionate about turning friction into triple win experiences for residents, investors, and managers. That way renting can be easy and rewarding for everyone.

And now you can join us. Apply today to join 220+ passionate, creative people who strive to make a difference each day so residents, property managers, and investors all win.

Role Objectives

Play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining our DevOps practices.

Collaborate cross-functionally to streamline the development and operations processes, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and reliability throughout the entire software development lifecycle.

Design, implement, and manage Infrastructure as Code solutions using tools such as Terraform and Terragrunt.

Maintain and enhance existing IaC to ensure scalability and performance.

Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment, and monitoring.

Design, develop, and maintain automation scripts and infrastructure-as-code using languages such as Python, Bash, or Go to streamline CI/CD pipelines and system operations.

Implement best practices for building, packaging, and deploying applications across different environments.

Set up and maintain monitoring and logging solutions to proactively identify and address issues.

Collaborate with the operations team to establish incident response procedures.

Develop and maintain automation scripts to streamline repetitive tasks.

Identify opportunities for process automation and efficiency improvements.

Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure configurations, processes, and procedures.

Ensure documentation is updated, accessible, and serves as a valuable resource for the team.

Key Competencies

DevOps Advocacy

Champion the DevOps mindset within the organization.

Promote collaboration on all things DevOps

Automation First Mindset

Drive the automation of repetitive tasks to improve efficiency.

Security and Compliance

Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards.

Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments.

Platform Engineering Mindset

Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable platform infrastructure and tooling to empower development teams with self-service capabilities and streamlined CI/CD workflows.

Technical Leadership

Help drive roadmap and strategy on DevOps projects and within the team.

Stay current with industry trends; assess their relevance to our environment.

Cloud Platform Management

Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure on AWS.

About you

5+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role

Strong experience deploying and managing resources in AWS

Extensive experience with CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions, CircleCI, and Jenkins

Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (or similar)

Experience with monitoring and observability tools like Datadog

Strong programming skills in at least one language, such as Python or Go

Strong expertise in containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and ECS

Solid understanding of networking and security principles

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects across multiple teams

Bonus Qualifications

Proficiency with AI assistants (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor) to enhance development velocity

AWS Professional certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer)

AWS Specialty certifications (Security, Advanced Networking)

Active participation in open source or personal projects

We get it. Requirements can sometimes hold people back from applying to a job, but don’t let that be the case here. If you believe you have the skills it takes to elevate this role, team, and company, we encourage you to apply for this role.

AI Innovation

We’re thrilled about the transformative potential of AI innovation and its ability to drive progress at Second Nature. As we continue to explore and integrate AI into our workflows, we’re eager to learn how you’ve embraced and implemented AI in your professional journey. In the interview process, we look forward to hearing about your experiences and exploring how we can collectively leverage AI technology to accelerate our growth.

Our Core Values

Pirate Ship; not a cruise ship. Bias towards action.

Massive Growth takes massive growth. We embrace challenges to increase our impact.

Grow the Pie. We focus on results so our customers & their customers win. Triple Win!

Purple Heart. We put the team before ourselves.

Extreme Ownership. See something? Say something; right the ship to get us back on course.

Be a moment maker. We aim to shatter the status quo.

Remote Work Statement

This position is a remote-first, work from home position. Second Nature is committed to creating a culture and workplace where remote work fosters collaboration and connections and is a key part of our company story and success. To be successful in a remote work role at Second Nature you must:

Be available during your set working hours and able to give your full attention to the completion of your Second Nature job duties

Have a quiet, professional, distraction-free environment in which to complete your work

Have access to your own reliable high-speed internet connection

Attend our bi-annual in-person company meetings (Second Nature will reimburse the cost of your business travel per company guidelines)

Why Second Nature

Health First: Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life Insurance; 401K Plan

Location: Work Remotely from anywhere in the US

Flexibility: Open PTO and sick days

The Product: Beyond the awards and 5-star reviews… our clients and customers love what they can do with a fully managed RBP

Diverse, Inclusive Culture: We embrace employees from all backgrounds with openness and respect

Training: A supportive team to help you grow your career and unlock your full potential

Growth: The opportunity to shape the future of our Platform Enablement organization as we scale from hundred to thousands of employees

Second Nature is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We take action to ensure equal employment opportunities for all candidates and employees and to provide employees with a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. Our hiring decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by federal and/or state law.