DevOps Engineer

About The Company SmithRx is a rapidly growing, venture-backed Health Tech company dedicated to transforming the Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) sector. Our mission is to disrupt the traditional, often costly and inefficient, pharmacy services landscape by developing a next-generation drug acquisition platform powered by cutting-edge technology, innovative cost-saving tools, and exceptional customer service. Since our inception in 2016, we have successfully onboarded hundreds of thousands of members nationwide, demonstrating the resonance and effectiveness of our solutions across diverse markets.

At SmithRx, We Pride Ourselves On Fostering a Mission-driven And Collaborative Culture That Inspires Our Employees To Excel. We Believe The U.S. Healthcare System Is In Urgent Need Of Reform, And We Are Committed To Making Meaningful Change a Reality. Our Core Values—Integrity, Courage, And Together—guide Our Actions And Define Our Work Environment

• Integrity: We operate with unwavering honesty and dependability, embracing ethical leadership to challenge the status quo.
• Courage: We face challenges with resilience, embracing discomfort and boldly pushing boundaries to innovate and improve.
• Together: Our success is rooted in strong partnerships and team collaboration, supporting one another to achieve shared goals.

About The Role We are seeking a highly skilled Sr. DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience in building and managing cloud-based infrastructure, with a focus on automation, scalability, and security. This role involves overseeing development cycles in an integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) environment, implementing process monitoring, and fostering a “safety culture” within our DevOps practices. As our user base continues to double annually, you will play a critical role in orchestrating a reliable, sustainable, and scalable infrastructure that supports rapid growth and innovation.

The Sr. DevOps Engineer will collaborate closely with development, product, and operations teams to ensure seamless deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of our systems, ultimately contributing to the delivery of high-quality healthcare solutions.

Qualifications To succeed in this role, candidates should possess a minimum of five years of experience in DevOps, with a strong background in cloud infrastructure, automation, and security. A bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or a related field is required. Experience deploying and monitoring web applications within AWS environments is essential, along with a proven track record working collaboratively with development and operations teams to implement best practices.

Candidates should have a security-first mindset, with demonstrated experience in building secure development and testing environments integrated into CI/CD pipelines. Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Kubernetes, infrastructure as code tools like Terraform, and automation tools such as CircleCI or GitHub Actions is highly desirable. Experience working in regulated environments with data privacy regulations like HIPAA or GDPR, as well as managing SQL and NoSQL databases, will be considered advantageous. Strong scripting skills across multiple languages including Python, Bash, Perl, Ruby, or Go are also required.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain a container-based infrastructure that is scalable, redundant, compliant, and efficient, supporting the broader engineering team.
• Participate actively in our Agile development process to automate deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure management within a cloud environment.
• Deeply understand SmithRx’s technical and operational challenges, collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop effective solutions.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to ensure secure and reproducible application deployments.
• Monitor system health, troubleshoot infrastructure issues, and perform root cause analysis to prevent future incidents.
• Work closely with developers to ensure application and service architectures prioritize scalability, reliability, and security.
• Proactively organize and ensure high levels of system and infrastructure availability, implementing preventative measures.
• Promote a culture of continuous learning by exploring new technologies, applying best practices, and experimenting with innovative solutions.
• Install, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, application software, and management tools.
• Develop custom scripts to automate repetitive tasks, improve system efficiency, and reduce manual intervention.
• Evaluate application performance, identify bottlenecks, and collaborate with developers to implement improvements.
• Maintain compliance with security standards and best practices, including HIPAA regulations, to safeguard sensitive health data.
• Make informed decisions regarding technical trade-offs, infrastructure costs, and resource utilization.
• Participate in on-call rotations to provide 24/7 support for critical systems and infrastructure.

Benefits SmithRx offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health, well-being, and professional growth of our employees. This includes highly competitive wellness benefits such as Medical, Pharmacy, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, along with AD&D coverage. Employees can take advantage of Flexible Spending Benefits and contribute to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Program. We also provide short-term and long-term disability coverage, discretionary paid time off, and paid company holidays.

Additional perks include wellness benefits, commuter benefits, paid parental leave, and access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Our office locations feature well-stocked kitchens to promote a collaborative and comfortable work environment. We are committed to supporting ongoing professional development through training opportunities and industry conferences.

Equal Opportunity

SmithRx is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race