DevOps/CloudOps Engineer

Build the platform powering the future of virtual fencing.

We're looking for a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to help scale the technology behind one of the world's most exciting AgTech platforms.

eShepherd is transforming livestock management through virtual fencing technology. With deployments across 20+ countries and rapid growth throughout North America, we're building a platform that must perform at scale, across regions, and in some of the world's most challenging environments.

Why this role is exciting

This isn't a maintenance role.

You'll help shape the future architecture of a rapidly growing IoT platform, tackling challenges across:

• Cloud infrastructure and AWS scalability
• Database performance and optimisation
• Platform reliability and observability
• DevOps, CI/CD and automation
• Multi-region deployments
• Capacity planning and future architecture
• Global platform growth

You'll be the North American engineering presence, partnering closely with our R&D teams in New Zealand and Australia while supporting a platform used by farmers and ranchers around the world.

What we're looking for

• Strong AWS infrastructure experience (ECS, EKS, RDS)
• Deep MySQL and database optimisation expertise
• DevOps and Infrastructure as Code experience
• Performance tuning, monitoring and incident response capability
• Experience supporting production systems at scale
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work across time zones
• Curiosity, initiative and a data-driven approach to problem solving

Why join eShepherd?

• Global AgTech company experiencing rapid growth
• Scale-up pace with Gallagher's 88+ years of backing
• Work on technology making a real-world impact
• Significant career growth opportunities
• Collaborative global engineering team

Benefits

• Competitive salary + performance incentives
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life, accident, disability and critical illness cover
• 401(k) with employer contributions
• Professional development and career growth
• Modern tools and technology
• Employee wellbeing and assistance programmes

Why this role matters

Every improvement you make helps keep livestock connected, farmers productive and a rapidly growing global platform performing at its best.

If you're passionate about cloud infrastructure, scalability, reliability and building technology that solves real-world problems, we'd love to hear from you.

A sneak-peek into what we do: Introducing: eShepherd™ Virtual Fencing

Whilst we are pretty keen to get this role filled, we know it's crucial we find the right fit for our organization, so this advert will remain open until we've nailed that brief. If this sounds like a bit of you then we'd love to hear from you.

Employment authorization in the U.S. is required. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.