Senior DevOps Lead - AWS & Terraform Focus

About the Role

We’re hiring a Senior DevOps Lead to join our team at Worldly, a leading impact intelligence platform. This Senior DevOps Lead remote position is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of our infrastructure and lead our transition from external DevOps services to a hybrid internal and external team model.

What You’ll Do

• Lead by example—architect and implement infrastructure solutions using Terraform and AWS best practices.
• Take ownership from the external DevOps team, stabilizing operations and establishing internal team processes.
• Define project scope, break down complex initiatives, and guide contractors through execution.
• Evolve our Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices and ensure consistency across the growing infrastructure.
• Own AWS infrastructure security, compliance, and cost optimization.
• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to support application needs and performance goals.
• Develop an infrastructure roadmap to support scaling and new product requirements.
• Mentor contractors with varying skill levels, elevating team capabilities.
• Evolve and refine monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes.

Requirements

• 10+ years of DevOps/SRE experience with at least 3 years in a lead or senior role.
• Deep expertise in AWS services including ECS/EKS, EC2, S3, databases, networking, and security.
• Strong Terraform experience—you write clean, modular, reusable IaC.
• Hands-on experience with container orchestration (ECS/EKS).
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodeBuild).
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms (DataDog, CloudWatch).
• Experience with multiple production database technologies such as CouchDB/MongoDB, OpenSearch, PostgreSQL in production environments.
• Strong understanding of network architecture, security best practices, and systems operations.
• Proven ability to lead teams through both project definition and technical execution.
• Excellent communication skills—you can translate technical concepts for various audiences.
• Self-starter mentality with the ability to work independently and drive initiatives to completion.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to GCP and/or Azure cloud platforms.
• Background managing external contractor teams.
• Experience scaling infrastructure in growing organizations (100-300 employees).

What We Offer

• Comprehensive benefits package – 100% of employee premiums covered by Worldly.
• Statutory benefits provided in accordance with local labor laws for employees outside the U.S., administered through Deel.
• Company-sponsored 401(k) with up to 4% match for US-based employees.
• Growth opportunities.
• Equipment stipends.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Paid company holidays.
• Flexible time off to recharge.

Life at Worldly

Our team is motivated to transform the way products are made. By helping our customers succeed in a new era of sustainable production, we can build technology that makes a difference on a planetary level. Our team represents over 15 countries and brings unique experiences from technology to farming to the table. Surround yourself with kind, enthusiastic, and dedicated people who put collaboration and growth at the center of our shared goals.

Travel Notice

Roles at Worldly may require occasional travel to support business needs, including but not limited to team collaboration, customer engagement, or company events.

Equity Statement

We believe it’s essential to reflect the diversity of those we strive to serve. True innovation happens when everyone has room at the table, including the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel. We’re dedicated to building a culturally and experientially diverse team that leads and works with empathy and respect.