We empower people and companies to create a better world through philanthropy.
About the Company
Foundation Source is the nation’s leading provider of foundation management services, offering a comprehensive suite of administrative, compliance, and advisory solutions for philanthropic organizations. With over 20 years of experience, the company supports more than 2,000 unique foundations and has facilitated over $10 billion in charitable aid. The purpose-driven team focuses on maximizing the impact of philanthropists by providing state-of-the-art technology and expert services. Foundation Source maintains a 98% retention rate, highlighting its dedication to trust and long-term relationships.
About the Role
Foundation Source is looking for a detail-oriented and methodical DevOps Engineer to help modernize, secure, and scale its technology infrastructure. The role requires hands-on collaboration with experienced technical teams to implement automation, enhance system observability, and ensure high availability and reliability across the platform. This opportunity is perfect for someone who enjoys analyzing complex systems, building elegant and efficient solutions, and contributing to an evolving DevOps environment. The position offers the chance to work in a thoughtful, process-driven setting that values technical rigor, accuracy, and long-term stability.
Responsibilities
- Maintain & Enhance Existing Infrastructure and SDLC Processes: Support the software delivery lifecycle, ensuring deployment reliability and consistency. Optimize and maintain CI/CD pipelines with tools like Jenkins and GitLab CI.
- Modernize and Streamline Infrastructure: Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation. Work closely with developers to enable scalable microservices architectures with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Contribute to the Design of New Infrastructure: Collaborate with product and development teams to develop new systems efficiently, ensuring they are secure, maintainable, and well-designed.
- Maintain Security and Compliance: Implement security controls including vulnerability scanning, secrets management, IAM policies, and infrastructure hardening. Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance with standards such as SOC 2 and NIST.
- Performance and Troubleshooting: Monitor infrastructure and application performance, troubleshoot issues, and provide system updates and patches to ensure system health and security.
Required Skills
- Cloud Infrastructure Expertise: In-depth knowledge of AWS, including IAM, EC2, S3, VPC, and cloud security best practices.
- DevOps & CI/CD Tools: Proficiency in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, and Terraform for managing infrastructure.
- Scripting & Automation: Experience with Python, Bash, or Go for scripting and automating tasks.
- Containerization & Orchestration: Expertise with Docker and Kubernetes for managing cloud-native applications.
- Linux & Windows Administration: Strong background in Linux system administration with experience managing databases.
- Monitoring & Observability: Familiarity with tools like Datadog, Splunk, or ELK Stack to monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues.
Preferred Qualifications
- Cloud Platforms Knowledge: Familiarity with Azure and GCP in addition to AWS.
- Security & Compliance: Experience with DevSecOps practices and tools for ensuring security across cloud environments.
- Infrastructure & Process Optimization: Knowledge of ITIL, Agile methodologies, and tools for continuous improvement.
- Mentorship & Leadership: Experience mentoring junior team members and sharing knowledge within a collaborative team.
- Experience with Machine Learning/Databricks: Familiarity with deploying and supporting machine learning models in production environments is a plus.