Summary: Seeking a DevOps Engineer passionate about transforming legacy LAMP stack applications into stable, automated, and well-documented infrastructure. Highlights: 1. Modernize monitoring and deployment pipelines 2. Build IaC from the ground up 3. Eliminate configuration drift We’re looking for a DevOps engineer who loves turning messy, legacy LAMP stack applications into stable, automated, well‑documented infrastructure. If you enjoy mapping unknowns, eliminating configuration drift, building IaC from the ground up, and modernizing monitoring and deployment pipelines, this role will feel like home. This is a remote position. All applicants must pass a clean BACKGROUND CHECK and must be a US Citizen/ resident legally authorized to work in the United States. NO RECRUITERS or OFFSHORE will be considered. What You’ll Own Bring our servers and Catalyst environment up to date and eliminate drift Clean up and restructure Git repos (no more “backup repos”) Standardize configs, secrets, and directory structures Separate dev machines from production‑adjacent FinWebTech systems Upgrade our monitoring stack (OSSEC, Checkmk, Rocky 8) and kill noisy alerts Build out structured Ansible roles and playbooks Stand up Terraform for provisioning and move toward full IaC Document the current deployment pipeline and introduce CI/CD with rollbacks Centralize documentation and create clear runbooks Take on the challenge of cleaning up and maintaining a critical legacy application. What You Bring Strong Linux experience (Rocky/RHEL/Ubuntu) Hands‑on Ansible + Terraform Experience in modernizing legacy systems Solid Git fundamentals and repo strategy design Monitoring/alerting experience (OSSEC, Checkmk, Prometheus, etc.) A methodical, forensic approach to troubleshooting Passion for automation, clarity, and reducing operational chaos Strong knowledge of the LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Python). Ability to work effectively as part of a small, focused team while also demonstrating a strong independent work ethic and the ability to drive projects forward when working alone.