Senior DevOps Engineer

This position is as a full time position supporting the financial services/payments space and is fully onsite 5 days per week with some on call support (rotation basis) in Berkeley Heights, NJ. Please apply only if you have experience with a valid work authorization. Unfortunately we cannot work via C2C or C2H, this is W2.

At Blankfactor, we are dedicated to engineering impact. We build high-quality tech solutions for companies looking to innovate and grow—especially in fast-moving industries like payments, banking, capital markets, and life sciences.

We are looking for an experienced Senior App Ops / Dev Ops Engineer to design, automate, and optimize our cloud-native infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. The role requires strong hands‑on experience with AWS Cloud, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm charts, and Kafka. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building reliable, scalable, and secure Dev Ops practices that support enterprise‑grade applications.

• Cloud Infrastructure (AWS): Architect, provision, and manage cloud infrastructure using AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Cloud Formation/Terraform). Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions (Cloud Watch, ELK/EFK, Prometheus, Grafana).
• CI/CD Automation: Design and maintain Jenkins pipelines for build, test, and deployment automation. Integrate CI/CD with Git Hub/Git Lab for automated delivery.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Build, optimize, and manage Docker images and containers. Deploy and manage applications in Kubernetes clusters (EKS, self‑managed, or on‑prem). Automate deployments using Helm charts.
• Event Streaming & Middleware: Deploy, configure, and manage Apache Kafka clusters on cloud or Kubernetes. Ensure reliability, high availability, and monitoring of Kafka topics and consumers.
• Automation & Reliability: Implement Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform, AWS CDK, Cloud Formation). Drive site reliability practices (scaling, resilience, high availability). Perform root cause analysis and optimize system performance.
• Collaboration & Leadership: Work closely with developers, architects, and QA to ensure seamless Dev Ops adoption. Mentor junior Dev Ops engineers and establish best practices.

• 8–12 years of professional experience in Dev Ops, Cloud, and Infrastructure Automation.
• Strong expertise in AWS Cloud services (EC2, EKS, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, Lambda).
• Hands‑on experience with Jenkins pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm charts.
• Proficiency in Kafka administration and monitoring. Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or Shell).
• Familiarity with monitoring & observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, dynatrace).
• Experience with Git Ops/Infra‑as‑Code using Terraform or Cloud Formation.

• Knowledge of service mesh (Istio/Linkerd) and API gateways.
• Experience with security and compliance in Dev Ops (OAuth2, SSL, IAM policies).
• Exposure to serverless frameworks (AWS Lambda, Step Functions).
• Knowledge of CI/CD in hybrid cloud or multi‑cloud environments.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Consulting and Information Technology
• Software Development

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)