Experience
: 5.00 + years
Salary
: USD 1111-1851 / month (based on experience)
Expected Notice Period
: 15 Days
Shift
: (GMT-07:00) America/Los_Angeles (PDT)
Opportunity Type
: Remote
Placement Type
: Part Time Contract for 3 Months(40 hrs a week/160 hrs a month)
(*Note: This is a requirement for one of Uplers' client - Clinical trial)What do you need for this opportunity?Must have skills required:AWS Certification, HIPAA-compliant systems or healthcare/clinical trial platforms, EC2, fargate, Healthcare, Load Balancers, RDS, Security group, Terraform and CloudFormation, AWSClinical trial is Looking for:Part-Time DevOps Engineer (Contract – 20 Hours/Week, 3 Months)Location: Remote (Must overlap with US West Coast hours)Duration: 3 months (extendable)Commitment: ~20 hours per weekIndustry: Digital Health / Clinical Trials / Mental HealthStart Date: ImmediateClient: ClinicalTrialLink – A digital health platform focused on connecting patients, physicians, and clinical trial sponsors with a strong emphasis on mental health and underserved populations
About The Role
We are looking for a skilled and reliable
DevOps Engineer
to support the deployment and scaling of our digital health platform, ClinicalTrialLink. This is a
part-time
, contract-based role focused on executing clearly defined tasks related to infrastructure setup, automation, and deployment.You will be working closely with our India-based engineering team and collaborating directly with our lead full-stack engineer who is familiar with the full system architecture. The expectation is to deliver weekly sprint outcomes while maintaining close alignment with our development cycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Set up and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS
- Support deployment of the platform using EC2, Fargate, RDS, and Load Balancers
- Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and CloudFormation
- Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions
- Configure and manage security groups, monitoring tools, and environment variables
- Ensure infrastructure aligns with HIPAA-compliant practices
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize deployment and performance across environments
- Collaborate with our internal engineering team during sprints to complete tasks as assigned
- Attend 1–2 weekly syncs with team members (India-based engineers + US-based leadership)
Key Requirements
- Proven experience deploying complex cloud-based applications in AWS
- Hands-on experience with Terraform and/or CloudFormation for infrastructure automation
- Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, preferably using GitHub Actions
- Familiarity with containerized deployments using Docker and Fargate
- Experience with AWS services: EC2, RDS, Load Balancer, IAM, Security Groups
- Must have previously deployed a startup application on AWS (end-to-end ownership preferred)
- Comfortable working in sprint-based environments and delivering weekly outcomes
- Ability to work and communicate in alignment with US West Coast (PST) time zone
- AWS Certification is required
- Bonus: Experience with HIPAA-compliant systems or healthcare/clinical trial platforms
Collaboration & Reporting
- Directly reports to the Founder
- Works closely with Lead Full Stack Engineer (India-based)
- Weekly check-ins/sprint reviews with the internal engineering team
Interview Process
- One round focused on technical deployment approach, sprint execution ability, and system understanding
- Candidate may be asked to walk through a deployment plan based on ClinicalTrialLink’s tech stack
- Shortlisted candidates will be evaluated based on speed, clarity, and prior experience with startup deployments
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