About Lyra Health
Lyra Health is a leading provider of evidence-based mental health care, serving more than 20 million people globally in partnership with employers and over 100 million individuals through health plan and partner relationships. The company has successfully delivered over 15 million sessions of mental health services, published more than 35 peer-reviewed studies, and achieved unmatched outcomes in terms of access, clinical effectiveness, and cost efficiency. Extensive research confirms that Lyra’s innovative care model accelerates recovery, enabling individuals to recover twice as fast, and results in a 26% annual reduction in overall healthcare claims costs. Lyra is committed to transforming access to life-changing mental health care through its proprietary platform, Lyra Empower, which uniquely combines high-quality care with AI-powered technology solutions to deliver seamless, effective support.
About The Role
We are seeking an exceptional Senior DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. As a Senior DevOps Engineer at Lyra, you will be pivotal in designing, implementing, and maintaining our cloud infrastructure, ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of our platform. Your role will focus on modernizing our tooling, evolving our production Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) footprint, and optimizing managed cloud datastores such as AWS RDS, Aurora, and ElastiCache. Your expertise will be instrumental in creating frictionless experiences for our developers through automation and infrastructure as code, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence. This role offers the flexibility of remote work within the United States, providing an
excellent opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven organization dedicated to making a difference in people’s lives.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Infrastructure roles, with a focus on public cloud environments, particularly AWS.
- Proficiency with Amazon Web Services (AWS), including EKS, SageMaker, EC2, ECS, VPC, IAM, KMS, RDS, ELB/ALB, MWAA, and Identity Center.
- Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience with Terraform or OpenTofu, building modular and reusable infrastructure templates.
- Hands-on experience with Helm for managing Kubernetes packages and templates.
- Proven expertise in developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and ArgoCD.
- Deep knowledge of EKS and container orchestration, including administration, scaling, and troubleshooting multi-tenant Kubernetes environments.
- Strong scripting skills in Python, Go, or Bash for automation, tooling, and integrations.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure using tools such as Terraform/OpenTofu, Python, and Kubernetes on AWS.
- Collaborate with engineering, data science, and machine learning teams to enhance cloud infrastructure and developer experience.
- Build, maintain, and improve internal platform tools, developer templates, and self-service CI/CD pipelines with a product mindset.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and operational tasks through scripting and automation tools.
- Operationalize cloud security by enforcing vulnerability remediation, IAM policies, and compliance guardrails within platform pipelines.
- Monitor system and network performance, proactively implementing measures to ensure high availability and reliability.
- Ensure compliance with data privacy and protection regulations by enforcing IAM processes and security best practices.
- Work closely with engineering teams to identify and remediate security vulnerabilities and optimize infrastructure performance.
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage including medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, and disability insurances.
- Lyra for Lyrians program offering coaching and therapy services.
- Equity in the company through discretionary restricted stock units.
- Generous paid time off policies including vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
- Paid parental leave to support work-life balance.
- 401(k) plan with up to 3% company matching.
- Monthly technology allowance to support remote work setup.
- Well-being perks, community activities, surprise swag, and other employee engagement initiatives.
Equal Opportunity
Lyra Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected category under law. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are dedicated to creating a welcoming environment for everyone. By applying, you acknowledge and consent to the processing of your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Notice, and you understand your rights regarding data privacy and protection.