Sydecar · 3 hours ago
Senior DevOps Engineer
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
7+ years expSydecar is on a mission to transform the world of private markets by making them more accessible, transparent, and liquid. They are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to own their cloud infrastructure and enhance the developer experience while ensuring security and compliance. The role involves collaborating with product and internal tooling engineers to create reliable environments and automate processes.
FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Design, provision, and maintain production and other infrastructures in Google Cloud using Terraform
Standardize Docker based workflows so services run consistently across development, staging, and production
Define and document the path from laptop to cloud so engineers can self serve environment setup and deployments
Configure and maintain networking and security including VPCs, subnets, firewall rules, DNS, and IAM or service accounts
Support core services such as Postgres and Redis including connectivity, access management, backups or snapshots, and basic performance
Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting so issues are visible, auditable, and easy to troubleshoot
Automate repetitive infrastructure tasks with scripts and tooling to increase engineering velocity
Work with engineering on SOC 2 related infrastructure controls and configuration hygiene
Own communication with Google Cloud support or consultants and drive recommended changes to completion
Produce and maintain runbooks, standards, and infrastructure documentation so knowledge is shared
Qualification
Required
7 or more years in DevOps, SRE, Infrastructure, or Platform roles
Experience in a startup or high growth environment where you owned outcomes and operated with limited direction
Strong hands on experience with Terraform in production, including modules and environment separation
Strong hands on experience with Docker and container based development
Cloud experience with GCP preferred, or strong AWS or Azure experience with willingness to complete GCP training or certification in 1 to 2 months
Working knowledge of Postgres in cloud environments including networking, access, and backups
Solid networking fundamentals including VPCs, firewalls, load balancers, and DNS
Comfort with Unix or Linux systems and shell scripting
Ability to work in some isolation while still providing leadership and clear guidance to application engineers
Preferred
Experience with Redis or similar key value stores
Experience with CI or CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab, or CircleCI
Exposure to Kubernetes, GKE, or other container orchestration platforms
Experience supporting SOC 2 or other compliance frameworks from an infrastructure perspective
Prior experience being the primary point of contact with a cloud provider
Benefits
Competitive salary and bonus program
PTO and sick leave
Generously covered medical, dental, and vision
Stock options program
401k program with 4 percent employer match
Personal data plan reimbursement
Annual professional development stipend
Annual wellness stipend
Workspace allotment
Commuter benefits
Life insurance
Parental leave for all employees
Company
Sydecar
Sydecar simplifies SPV and fund formation for venture managers with automated banking, compliance, contracts, and reporting.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$27.38MKey Investors
Deciens CapitalTechU Ventures
2024-11-20Series A· $11M
2023-01-12Series Unknown· $8.08M
2022-10-22Seed
Leadership Team
David Meister
Co-Founder
Recent News
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