Application Guide

How to Apply for Senior DevOps Lead

at Worldly

🏢 About Worldly

Worldly is unique as the world's most comprehensive impact intelligence platform, providing businesses with real data on supply chain impacts. This mission-driven company offers the opportunity to work on technology that directly addresses global sustainability challenges while operating in a remote-first environment.

About This Role

This Senior DevOps Lead role involves taking ownership from an external DevOps team to stabilize operations and establish internal processes at Worldly. You'll architect infrastructure solutions using Terraform and AWS, build CI/CD pipelines, and develop a roadmap to support scaling—directly impacting the company's ability to deliver reliable impact intelligence data to clients.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve reviewing Terraform modules for infrastructure consistency, collaborating with engineering teams on application performance needs, refining monitoring and alerting processes, and mentoring contractors on AWS best practices—all while developing the infrastructure roadmap to support Worldly's scaling requirements.

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🎯 Who Worldly Is Looking For

  • A DevOps leader with 10+ years experience including 3+ years in senior roles, who has successfully transitioned infrastructure from external to internal teams
  • An AWS expert who writes clean, modular Terraform code and has hands-on experience with ECS/EKS container orchestration
  • Someone experienced with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodeBuild) and monitoring platforms (DataDog, CloudWatch)
  • A mentor who can guide contractors with varying skill levels while establishing security, compliance, and cost optimization practices

📝 Tips for Applying to Worldly

1

Highlight specific experience transitioning from external to internal DevOps teams—this is explicitly mentioned in the job description

2

Include concrete examples of Terraform modules you've written that demonstrate clean, reusable infrastructure as code

3

Showcase AWS cost optimization achievements, as this role specifically owns infrastructure cost management

4

Demonstrate experience with both ECS and EKS, as the requirements mention container orchestration expertise

5

Prepare examples of how you've mentored contractors or junior team members with varying skill levels

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your experience taking ownership from external DevOps teams and establishing internal processes', "Specific examples of AWS infrastructure you've architected with Terraform following best practices", "How you've balanced security, compliance, and cost optimization in previous roles", 'Your approach to mentoring and elevating team capabilities while managing contractors']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Worldly's specific impact intelligence platform and how it delivers supply chain data to businesses
  • → The company's sustainability mission and how technology supports their impact goals
  • → Recent news or case studies about Worldly's work with businesses on supply chain impacts
  • → The tech stack mentioned (AWS, Terraform, ECS/EKS) and how it might support a data-intensive platform

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk me through how you would transition infrastructure ownership from an external team to an internal team
2 Describe your approach to writing clean, modular, reusable Terraform code for a growing infrastructure
3 How would you approach AWS cost optimization while maintaining security and compliance for Worldly's platform?
4 Tell me about a time you mentored contractors with varying skill levels and elevated team capabilities
5 How would you design a CI/CD pipeline for a data-intensive platform like Worldly's impact intelligence system?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Applying with only generic DevOps experience without specific examples of leading infrastructure transitions
  • Failing to demonstrate hands-on Terraform expertise with clean, modular code examples
  • Not showing experience with both mentoring/leadership AND deep technical implementation skills

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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