# Lead DevOps Engineer at Octus

- Company: Octus
- What the company does: Reorg Research offers its subscribers an informational advantage over its competitors by providing time-sensitive, market-moving, and independent news, commentary, and analysis on the distressed debt market. Backed by FinTech Collective.
- Company website: https://octus.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Remote - US
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $175K to $225K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-17
- Apply by: 2026-11-01
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/octus/jobs/5239997007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/octus-lead-devops-engineer/

## About the role

As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, and maintenance of our DevOps processes and infrastructure. You will lead a team of DevOps engineers, collaborating closely with Application developers, Data engineers, SRE, Security and IT professionals to automate and streamline our operations and processes. You will play a critical role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of our systems and applications.

## What they're looking for

- At least 7 years of experience in a DevOps role, with 2 years in a leadership position
- Expert knowledge of cloud concepts and services (EC2, S3, RDS, A/ELB, EBS, VPC, Route53 or equivalent)
- Expert level knowledge of Linux. Strong scripting skills for automation and tooling
- Ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, resolve & document RCA of incidents
- Good knowledge of database configuration, concepts, maintenance, and troubleshooting
- Thorough understanding of Security principles and experience in designing, implementing, monitoring proper controls

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