Volunteer DevOps Engineer (AWS Specialist)

What will you be doing?

What You'll Be Working On

Supporting and optimizing serverless and hybrid AWS architecture Enhancing our infrastructure-as-code (IaC) setup Helping build and manage robust CI/CD pipelines Ensuring security and scalability across services

What are we looking for?

Key AWS Skills We’re Looking For

Lambda – Deployment, monitoring, and permissions API Gateway – Secure endpoint management and routing EC2 – VM provisioning, load balancing, and networking EventBridge – Event-driven orchestration between services Step Functions – Orchestration of multi-step workflows SageMaker – Integration and deployment of ML models IAM & Cognito – Secure role-based access control and user auth VPN & VPC Configurations – Secure service communication CloudWatch & X-Ray – Logging, tracing, and performance monitoring S3, CloudFront – Static hosting and secure asset delivery RDS & DynamoDB – Database setup, VPC connectivity, and backups Secrets Manager & Parameter Store – Credential and config management CodePipeline / CodeBuild / GitHub Actions – CI/CD automation

 Desired Experience

Strong command-line and infrastructure scripting (e.g. Bash, Terraform, or CloudFormation) Comfort working with Git-based workflows and GitHub Familiarity with microservices, containerized environments, and security best practices Clear communicator able to document and share knowledge with a small, fast-moving team

What You’ll Gain

Real-world experience on a live, AI-powered, research-backed platform A chance to work with a passionate team building tools for societal impact Recognition for your work and a detailed reference upon successful contribution Flexible schedule and freedom to suggest improvements and shape direction

What difference will you make?

You will help to democratize access to truthful information