The Andrew W Mellon Foundation - DevOps Engineer

DevOps Developer is needed in New York, United States.

Client: The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

Location: New York, NY

Contract: Temporary

Job Description

The Mellon Foundation is seeking a DevOps/Automation Engineer for a temporary assignment within its Information Technology team. The role will involve supporting the Cloud infrastructure for Mellon business applications and building an automation framework to enhance manual processes. The engineer will report to the Director of Enterprise Architecture and Engineering and will work on multiple projects with various technology stacks, collaborating with internal and external teams. The position is hybrid, requiring three days per week in person at the Foundation’s Manhattan offices, New York, NY.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field is preferable.
• 5+ years of working knowledge of AWS Cloud.
• 3+ years of working knowledge of DevOps and application deployment processes.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience working with highly scalable web applications.
• In-depth automation experience using configuration management tools.
• Experience working with containerization technology.
• Experience working with GitHub code repository.
• Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong understanding of testing & QA processes.
• Strong understanding of security best practices and implementing secure products.
• Experience working with data warehousing platforms like Snowflake is a plus.

Position Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for continuous integration and deployment.
• Implement and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) with Terraform across AWS and other cloud environments.
• Ensure high system reliability and performance through monitoring, alerting, log aggregation, and dashboards using Datadog.
• Collaborate with the engineering team to automate deployment, scaling, and system management tasks.
• Support SRE practices, including incident response, observability, and postmortem investigation.
• Manage Netlify hosted frontend deployments.
• Manage Snowflake cloud hosted data environment, including User and RBAC controls, and external application integrations.
• Manage MuleSoft application deployment with Runtime Manager.
• Work with Security engineers to implement recommended security best practices.
• Create and maintain technical documentation.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical teammates.

Other Information

Please note this is a temporary assignment. As a temporary hire, you will begin in a temporary capacity while on temporary assignment, a third-party staffing agency will be the employer of record for the selected candidate. This position is not eligible for the Foundation’s benefits.

The hourly pay rate for this role is $75.00 - $85.00 (annualized to $146,000 - $165,000). The amount of pay offered is determined by several factors, including qualifications, unique skills, credentials, or experience that is expected to impact the candidate’s contribution to the role.

Candidates should apply by submitting a resume by Dec. 22nd, 2025. Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered. The Foundation will only contact those individuals it believes are most qualified for the position.

The Mellon Foundation is committed to building an inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with dignity and respect. Employment opportunities are based on individual qualifications, merit, and organizational needs, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We welcome applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds.

Mellon is committed to access and inclusion for our applicants. If you have accessibility requests to support your participation in the hiring process, please let us know at your earliest convenience.