DevOps Engineer - Remote

Universal Background Screening is a leading provider of compliant, accurate, and high-quality background screening solutions. We serve organizations across various industries, helping them make informed hiring decisions through advanced technology, superior customer service, and adherence to industry regulations.?

Job Summary:

The Dev Ops Engineer brings a strong foundation in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, and a working knowledge of information security practices. This role is integral to maintaining reliable, scalable, and secure delivery pipelines across our platform ecosystem. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable automating deployments and hardening environments against security threats.

Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support continuous delivery of applications across multiple environments

Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure on AWS (or Azure), including computer, networking, storage, and managed services

Automate operational tasks including provisioning, configuration management, patching, and monitoring using tools like Ansible or similar

Support containerized workloads using Docker and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes or ECS)

Monitor system health, set up alerting, and participate in incident response and root cause analysis

Collaborate with development and QA teams to improve build reliability, deployment frequency, and system resilience

Apply security best practices across cloud environments including IAM policies, least-privilege access, secrets management, and network segmentation

Assist with vulnerability scanning, patch management, and remediation tracking across infrastructure and application layers

Support compliance initiatives by implementing controls aligned with frameworks such as SOC 2, NIST, or ISO 27001

Integrate security tooling into CI/CD pipelines (SAST, DAST, dependency scanning) as part of a Dev Sec Ops  approach

Participate in security reviews, threat modeling exercises, and risk assessments

Manage and audit access controls, certificates, and secrets using tools such as AWS Secrets Manager, Hashi Corp Vault, or equivalent

Assist in responding to security incidents, conducting log analysis, and supporting forensic investigations as needed

• 3+ years of hands‑on Dev Ops or platform engineering experience
• Strong experience with AWS services (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, VPC, IAM, Cloud Watch, etc.)
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools such as Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops, Jenkins, or Git Lab CI
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/ECS)
• Solid scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Power Shell
• Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Foundational understanding of information security principles, network security, and secure configuration practices
• Familiarity with secrets management, certificate lifecycle management, and access control frameworks
• Experience with logging and observability platforms (Cloud Watch, Datadog, Splunk, or similar)

• Security certification or coursework (CompTIA Security+, AWS Security Specialty, or equivalent)
• Experience with vulnerability scanning tools (Qualys, Tenable, Snyk, or similar)
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks: SOC 2, HIPAA, NIST, or CIS Benchmarks
• Experience supporting Dev Sec Ops  practices including automated security gates in pipelines
• Background in a regulated industry (healthcare, financial services, or background screening)
• Exposure to SIEM tools and security event log management
• Experience working with onshore/offshore distributed engineering teams

• Must be proficient in the English language, both written and verbal.
• Prolonged…