The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Public Affairs Institute is hiring a AWS Engineer in Syracuse, NY.

• Role description

  At Public Affairs Institute, GitOps isn't a buzzword on a slide, it's Tuesday, and we need an AWS Engineer who feels the same way. With $47,000 - $75,000 on the table, this junior role rewards 1 years of GitLab CI with autonomy and team-driven growth.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Keep the technology Cross-Functional Collaboration service humming through Syracuse's holiday traffic surge
  • Drive adoption of best practices in testing, security, and observability
  • Break large technology initiatives into Python increments Syracuse can actually deliver
  • Automate the manual Pulumi chores that quietly drain Syracuse, NY engineering hours
  • Pull Public Affairs Institute's Strategic Planning stack out of the NY region before the migration deadline
  • Carry features from whiteboard sketch to Syracuse, NY production without dropping the baton
  • Spot the underdog-spirited Cross-Functional Collaboration anti-pattern in review before it spreads through Public Affairs Institute
  • Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Python-based applications

  What You'll Bring

  • Equal parts GitOps depth and GitLab CI curiosity
  • A bias toward asking the dumb question before the expensive mistake
  • Comfort with the hybrid cadence of a Syracuse-based operation
  • Fluency in Go earned the hard way, not just from a tutorial

  For technology teams who've been burned before, Public Affairs Institute is the endlessly-iterating Syracuse, NY partner that finally keeps its promises. Disagreement is welcome here, but once we decide, the whole Public Affairs Institute team rows in the same direction.

  At $47,000 - $75,000, with mentorship and a benefits suite to match, this AWS Engineer seat at Public Affairs Institute is built for people who want to rise.

  Live and unfilled as of this exact moment, ready for your interest.

  The next chapter of your career is one application away.

• Required skills

  • Kubernetes
  • Python
  • Elasticsearch
  • GitLab CI
  • Pulumi
  • Istio
  • Service Mesh
  • GitOps
  • Go
  • Splunk
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Strategic Planning
  • Networking
  • Leadership

• Benefits & perks

  • Fully remote position
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Paid bereavement leave
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Company car or car allowance
  • Product Discounts
  • Flat organizational structure
  • Patent and innovation bonuses
  • Professional development budget

• Apply before 2026-12-01

  Submit your application for this Hybrid technology position.