ODI Technologies
About Tidewrk Tidewrk is a premier consulting company. We connect world-class technical talent with high-impact, specialized projects globally. We operate with high accountability, engineering excellence, and a focus on transparency. Position Overview We are looking for a highly autonomous, AWS DevOps Engineer (5-8 years of experience) to take full ownership of our cloud infrastructure for the STS project. As the sole DevOps Engineer on this project, you will operate independently with end-to-end responsibility for the AWS environment. There is no existing DevOps team; you will be expected to make architectural decisions, self-manage priorities, and enforce cloud security and automation best practices without hand-holding. Your primary goals will be to maintain system reliability, optimize container workloads, manage all infrastructure via Terraform, and automate deployments through Bitbucket Pipelines. Technical Stack RequirementsNon-Negotiable (Day One Essential) Candidates must possess hands-on, production-proven experience operating and maintaining the following specific tools and services. Absence of these skills will result in automatic disqualification: Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform (mandatory for all infrastructure management) Container Orchestration: Docker and AWS ECS CI/CD Tooling: Bitbucket Pipelines AWS Compute \& Networking: AWS EC2, AWS VPC, AWS Route 53, and AWS Load Balancers (ALB/NLB) AWS Storage \& Databases: AWS Aurora DB and AWS S3 AWS Security \& Governance: AWS KMS (Key Management Service), AWS Certificate Manager (ACM), and AWS CloudTrail AWS Monitoring \& Continuity: AWS CloudWatch and AWS Backup Negotiable (Nice-to-Have) The following skills are secondary but considered a strong plus: Experience with Kubernetes (EKS) Advanced observability and dashboards using Grafana Familiarity with alternative IaC tools or broader cloud observability platforms Primary Responsibilities Infrastructure \& Orchestration: Design, deploy, and maintain scalable AWS infrastructure including ECS, EC2, VPC, Route 53, and Load Balancers. Manage container workloads end-to-end. Infrastructure as Code: Author, maintain, and version-control all infrastructure components strictly using Terraform. CI/CD Automation: Build, optimize, and maintain robust deployment pipelines utilizing Bitbucket Pipelines. Database \& Storage Management: Administer AWS Aurora databases and S3 storage solutions, implementing and testing rigorous backup strategies via AWS Backup. Security \& Compliance: Enforce cloud security best practices by managing encryption keys via KMS, maintaining SSL/TLS certificates via Certificate Manager, and ensuring continuous audit compliance via CloudTrail. Monitoring \& Observability: Monitor system health, performance, and application logs using AWS CloudWatch. Operations \& Optimization: Drive performance optimization, handle incident response, and provide reliable on-call support for the production environment. Team Fit \& Preferred Background Extreme Autonomy: Proven track record of operating as a solo or lead DevOps engineer. You must be comfortable making architectural decisions and driving initiatives independently. Background: Extensive experience working alongside software development and QA teams to support rapid, secure engineering workflows. Reliability: High professional accountability, systematic problem-solving skills, and a strong sense of ownership over production environments. Strict Operational Disclosures \& Requirements Please review our operational structure carefully before applying to ensure compatibility: Employment Type: This is a full-time, permanent Independent Contractor (IC) role (40 hours/week, permanent Work-From-Home). Contractors handle their own taxes, individual equipment, and localized benefits. Schedule \& Working Hours: This is a client-facing role requiring regular US-hour overlap. Your expected working window will typically be 7:00 PM to 12:00 AM Manila Time (PST) , with the remaining hours completed flexibly or as required by system operations. Hardware \& Work Environment Setup: Candidates must use a dedicated laptop or desktop setup. Work via mobile phones, tablets, or handheld devices is strictly prohibited. You must have a working camera for team syncs, a stable high-speed internet connection, and a quiet, professional remote workspace. Eligibility: This position is open to Filipino applicants fluent in both English and Filipino. Application \& Evaluation Integrity: The use of AI-assisted generation scripts, real-time interview cheating tools, or technical profile scams is strictly prohibited. Detection of these methods at any point during our technical evaluation process will result in immediate and permanent disqualification. Data Privacy \& Compliance: In accordance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012, all evaluation stages and live technical interview sessions will be securely recorded for internal recruitment audit and technical review purposes. Proceeding with your application constitutes explicit consent to these terms. Benefits Flexible schedule Opportunities for promotion Promotion to permanent employee Application Question(s): Have you ever been the only DevOps engineer on a project, responsible for keeping the system running without a team to back you up? (Yes/No) Can you confidently configure AWS servers, networks, and databases completely on your own using Terraform from day one? (Yes/No) Are you comfortable working a shift that requires you to be online every night from 7:00 PM to 12:00 AM Manila time to sync with a US client? (Yes/No) Briefly describe a time when a production environment or server crashed while you were managing it alone. What went wrong, and how did you fix it? Experience: AWS DevOps Engineer: 5 years (Required) Language: English (Required) Tagalog (Required) License/Certification: AWS Certification (Required) Work Location: Remote
ODI Technologies
