DevOps Engineer (AWS & Terraform Specialist)
TL;DR
DevOps Engineer (AWS & Terraform Specialist)
Paris 9th - 2 days/week
70K - 100K€
About Us
Symbiotic Security is a fast-growing cybersecurity startup (30 people between Paris & NY) helping developers write secure code. Our AI-powered assistant integrates into IDEs and CI/CD pipelines to automatically detect and fix security flaws (notably those generated by AI tools like Copilot).
Our tech team
CTO, 8 Fullstack Engineers, 1 SRE, 2 AI Engineers, 4 Cyber Experts, 1 PM, 2 Product designers
The Role
As our DevOps Engineer, you will own the reliability, scalability, and security of our AWS cloud infrastructure.
Your core challenge
You come from a software development background (you’ve built and shipped apps before). You will design production‑grade platforms using Terraform and work hand‑in‑hand with our SRE. While they focus on EKS/Kubernetes orchestration, you will provide the foundational AWS ecosystem, core security architecture, and CI/CD pipelines.
Key Responsibilities
- Infrastructure as Code: Design and scale modular AWS infrastructure using Terraform.
- SRE Collaboration: Partner with our SRE to harden EKS clusters (networking, RBAC, core infra).
- International Expansion: Extend our AWS footprint across the US and Europe (latency, data residency).
- Security & DevSecOps: Champion IAM least‑privilege, secrets management (Vault/KMS), and embed automated security checks (SAST/DAST) into GitHub Actions.
- LLMOps & Compliance: Benchmark AI model performance on Amazon Bedrock and help prepare our upcoming SOC 2 Type II audit.
First 6 Months Challenges
- Months 1-2: Audit and take ownership of the existing Terraform codebase; identify security & cost quick wins.
- Months 2-4: Implement a unified CI/CD strategy with safe plan/apply gates alongside the SRE.
- Months 4-6: Scale the AWS footprint to Europe and build LLMOps practices (benchmarking Bedrock vs Anthropic).
Qualifications
- The Dev‑to‑Ops path: You started in software engineering/coding before moving into DevOps.
- AWS Expert: 3+ years managing production workloads (advanced networking, IAM, security).
- Terraform Pro: Advanced experience with modules, state management, and CI‑driven workflows.
- K8s & Linux: Strong understanding of Kubernetes concepts and deep knowledge of Linux internals.
Nice to have: Experience in an early‑stage startup and familiarity with SOC 2 compliance.
Benefits & Compensation
- €70K to €100K + equity (BSPCE).
- 100% covered health insurance & €500 equipment budget.
- Swile card, RTT, €250 Holiday allowance.
- Remote‑friendly: Up to 2 days/week (Paris‑bound team).
- Great culture, regular outings, and a €2,000 referral bonus.