Senior DevOps Engineer

About Freestar:

Freestar engineers cutting-edge monetization solutions for websites. By combining industry-leading technology, data, and massive scale, we enable busy site owners to seamlessly maximize revenue while freeing themselves of the hassles of ad operations. Publishers then have more time to do what they do best: create content.

Job Description:

Reporting to the VP of Architecture, the Senior DevOps Engineer is a core member of the Freestar Platform Team, responsible for the reliability, security, efficiency, and evolution of our global, customer-facing infrastructure. The Platform Team's mission is to enable our product and engineering teams to deliver high-quality software rapidly and reliably by providing a scalable, automated, and secure foundation.

In this role, you will join a team of skilled engineers to work on strategic projects to enhance system reliability and efficiency, and increase deployment velocity across the organization. You will also work in close collaboration with Engineering and Product teams to provide cross-functional infrastructure and operational support.

Our ideal candidate thrives on solving complex technical challenges in a fast-paced environment, supporting multiple projects, and is committed to maintaining high technical standards through automated workflows and the engineering of a resilient, scalable foundation.

Responsibilities:

• Cross-Functional Support: Act as the primary technical point of contact for Engineering and Product teams, providing daily operational support for Platform requests.
• Infrastructure & Cloud Management: Design, deploy, and manage scalable services on GCP.
• Automation & CI/CD: Build and optimize repeatable deployment pipelines and deployment blueprints.
• Cost Optimization: Monitor cloud expenditure and implement right-sizing initiatives to support departmental cost-reduction goals.
• Reliability & Monitoring: Maintain comprehensive monitoring and alerting frameworks to ensure high availability and lead rapid incident response for critical systems.
• Security & Compliance: Execute stack-hardening tasks, including vulnerability scanning, access control audits, and secrets detection.
• System Maintenance: Manage the ongoing updates, patching, and maintenance of platform components.

Qualifications:

• Experience: 5–7 years in DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Engineering with a focus on high-availability production environments.
• Cloud Expertise: 3+ years of deep, hands-on experience with major cloud providers (GCP preferred, AWS, or Azure), including cloud architecture, resiliency, and disaster recovery.
• Infrastructure as Code: Expert-level proficiency with Terraform and a "policy as code" mindset.
• Containers & Orchestration: Advanced knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes, including image management and cluster administration.
• Programming & Scripting: Strong fundamentals in Python, Shell, or equivalent languages for automation and tool building.
• CI/CD & DevOps Tooling: Proven experience building and maintaining modern pipelines (GitHub Actions, JFrog, CloudBuild) 
• Networking & SecOps: Solid understanding of cloud networking (VPCs, Firewalls) and security practices, including IAM, secrets management, and vulnerability scanning.

We’d also like to see: 

• A systematic, detail-oriented approach to troubleshooting and critical system examination.
• The ability to act independently and take ownership of technical tasks with minimal guidance.
• Previous experience in a high-scale, fast-paced environment (AdTech or Fintech experience is a plus).
• Experience with AI-driven automation, such as integrating AI agents into DevOps workflows, automated incident summaries, or leveraging LLMs to enhance developer productivity.

What you can expect in return:

• Full-Time, salaried position
• Generous Flexible Time Away policy
• Fully remote company, with collaborative asynchronous teamwork. 
• The opportunity to be part of something BIG
  

Freestar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.