Our client is a leading European online car marketplace, serving over 30 million monthly users across 18 countries. As a Lead DevOps Engineer – AWS Migration & Security, you will play a pivotal role in modernizing the platform that powers their business — migrating core services to AWS and strengthening the security posture that protects their customers and data at scale.
Responsibilities:
- Plan and execute the migration of existing services to AWS, with a focus on ECS, RDS, and AWS networking (VPC, subnets, security groups, load balancing)
- Identify, prioritize, and remediate security vulnerabilities; apply security fixes and patches across infrastructure and application layers
- Build and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform and configuration management with Ansible
- Contribute hands-on application development and code changes in PHP and/or Python to support migration and security work
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to coordinate migration cutovers with minimal disruption
- Document migration runbooks, infrastructure changes, and security remediation work
Requirements:
- AWS certification: Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) or AWS Certified Developer, backed by proven hands-on experience with AWS in production environments — particularly ECS, RDS, and networking; multi-account experience is a plus
- Strong infrastructure-as-code skills with Terraform; working experience with Ansible
- Solid software development experience in PHP, Python, or TypeScript, with the ability to read, modify, and ship production code
- Experience with cloud migration projects (lift-and-shift and/or re-platforming)
- Practical security experience: vulnerability assessment, patching, hardening, and remediation
- Comfort working across teams and codebases in a cross-functional setting
- Availability to work Toronto timezone (EST/EDT) business hours
Nice to have:
- Experience with containerization and Docker in production
- CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance
- Familiarity with compliance or security frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, CIS benchmarks)
- Prior experience in contract or consulting engagements with defined deliverables
We offer*:
- Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
- A competitive salary and good compensation package
- Personalized career growth
- Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
- Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
- Education reimbursement
- Memorable anniversary presents
- Corporate events and team buildings
- Other location-specific benefits
*not applicable for freelancers
Skills Required
- AWS certification: Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) or AWS Certified Developer
- Proven hands-on production experience with AWS services, particularly ECS and RDS
- Experience with AWS networking: VPC, subnets, security groups, and load balancing
- Strong infrastructure-as-code skills with Terraform
- Working experience with Ansible
- Software development experience in PHP, Python, or TypeScript (ability to read, modify, ship production code)
- Experience with cloud migration projects (lift-and-shift and/or re-platforming)
- Practical security experience: vulnerability assessment, patching, hardening, remediation
- Availability to work Toronto timezone (EST/EDT) business hours
- Multi-account AWS experience
- Containerization and Docker in production
- CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance
- Familiarity with compliance/security frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, CIS benchmarks)
- Prior experience in contract or consulting engagements with defined deliverables
What We Do
N-iX is a global software solutions and engineering services company that helps world’s leading organizations turn challenges into lasting business value, operational efficiency, and revenue growth using advanced technology. Whether you need to build a custom solution, modernize your digital product or acquire extra tech expertise - we have the experience and capabilities to ensure your success. With over 2,000 professionals in 25 countries across Europe and the Americas, N-iX offers expert solutions in cloud, data analytics, embedded software, IoT, AI, machine learning, and other tech domains. Being in business for over two decades, we have worked with dozens of industry-leading enterprises and Fortune 500 companies creating value across a wide variety of sectors, including finance, manufacturing, supply chain, retail, e-commerce, healthcare, and more. Our unique combination of business domain expertise and technical know-how enables us to effectively collaborate with ISVs, tech companies, and enterprises of all sizes. Thanks to the strong tech ecosystem and partnerships with AWS, GCP, Microsoft, SAP, OpenText, Snowflake, and others, we bring extra speed, scale and efficiency to more than 160 organizations across the globe. N-iX is recognized by numerous industry awards, such as CRN Solution Provider 500, Global Outsourcing 100 by IAOP, ISG Provider Lens™, Modern Application Development services providers by Forrester, etc
