DevOps Engineer (AWS & PostgreSQL) – Full Remote

Company: Loxala Global Inc.

Location: Remote

Type: Contract / Freelance (Long-Term)

Start Date: Immediate

Compensation: Based on experience

About the Role:

Loxala is a growing global freelancer marketplace with ambitious plans to scale to over 1 million users. We're looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to lead and manage our infrastructure across AWS, PostgreSQL, and FastAPI.

Responsibilities:

Design, implement, and manage AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, RDS, Route 53, IAM, CloudWatch, etc.)

Set up and maintain PostgreSQL databases with security, backups, indexing, and scaling in mind

Manage deployment pipelines for FastAPI services (CI/CD, GitHub Actions or alternatives)

Create secure environments for staging and production

Set up monitoring, logging, and alerts for server and DB health (CloudWatch, Grafana, etc.)

Handle load balancing, autoscaling, and resource optimization as usage grows

Set up country-based restrictions, IP tracking, and data compliance configurations

Maintain data security, encryption, and access control policies

Work alongside frontend developers to ensure smooth API integration and performance

Document the infrastructure and deployment workflows

Requirements:

Proven experience managing AWS environments for scalable web apps

Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL: replication, tuning, indexing, partitioning

Experience with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code (Terraform or similar)

Familiar with Python backends (especially FastAPI)

Solid understanding of Linux-based systems

Experience with security best practices (IAM, firewalls, secure credentials, etc.)