Overview

Senior DevOps & IT Operations Engineer Location: Nashville, TN Area (Hybrid) Employment Type: Permanent / Full-Time (Direct Hire) Compensation: $130,000-$150,000 base + bonus Reason for Opening: Growth. The organization is expanding its engineering team and investing in a modern cloud-native platform, creating the need for a dedicated owner of cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and IT Operations. This role will serve as the primary owner of cloud infrastructure, DevOps processes, and IT operations across the organization. It's a hands-on position for someone who enjoys building, automating, and solving problems. You'll work closely with engineering leadership and have a direct impact on infrastructure decisions across the business. What You'll Be Doing Own and manage AWS infrastructure across multiple environments Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform Create and improve GitLab CI/CD pipelines Manage monitoring, alerting, logging, and overall system reliability Lead disaster recovery and business continuity efforts Improve cloud security, scalability, and operational processes Support identity and access management platforms Manage endpoint administration and internal IT operations Work with vendors and technology partners Drive automation initiatives using scripting, AI tools, and modern operational practices What We're Looking For 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, SRE, or IT Operations Strong AWS experience in production environments Hands-on Terraform experience Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines Experience owning infrastructure as well as internal IT operations Nice to Have Experience in highly regulated environments Disaster recovery and business continuity experience Compliance or security-focused background Experience driving automation initiatives Interest in leveraging AI tools to improve operational efficiency By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. EEO Notice Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law. Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact . Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal. Representation Notice By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring