[Remote] Senior/Staff DevOps Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Skylight is a digital consultancy using design and technology to help government agencies deliver better public services. The Senior/Staff DevOps Engineer will own CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure for federal health and civilian systems, ensuring they are reliable, secure, and continuously releasable while collaborating with software engineers throughout the development life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the CI/CD pipelines and AWS infrastructure that keep records systems reliable, secure, and releasable on demand
• Engineer a great experience for developers working in web-based environments such as Python, Java, and Node.js through automation, virtualization, and process improvement
• Advocate for and adhere to lean-agile engineering principles and practices such as simple design and automated testing
• Protect sensitive data by applying security and privacy best practices
• Conduct security audits and risk analyses, then plan and implement remediations
• Select and use the right tools, frameworks, languages, and technologies for the job, with a preference for open-source solutions

Skills

• * Understand the general concepts of modern software development and can work closely with software engineers
• * Able to work in a cloud-centric world, which includes managing disparate, interconnected systems and ensuring the availability, reliability, and resiliency of these systems
• * Can enable teams to deliver value to users and the business continuously (e.g., CI/CD pipelines)
• * Know how to build secure, compliant applications and defend against common vulnerabilities
• * Can work with software engineers to instrument applications and configure infrastructures for monitoring, metrics, alerting, logging, auditability, and compliance
• * Know how to create and maintain your infrastructure as code and standardize deployment processes
• * Experience working on cross-functional teams (product, design, engineering, ops) in iterative delivery
• * A mindset and work approach that aligns with our [core values](https://skylight.digital/company/values/)
• * Some of our available roles are on federal contracts that require a degree or additional years of experience as a substitute
• * All work must be conducted within the U.S., excluding U.S. territories
• * This contract requires U.S. citizenship to be eligible for employment
• * This is a fully remote position
• * This role may require occasional or regular travel based on company, client, or contract needs
• * Hands-on experience with AWS (S3, Athena, SQS, Lambda, OpenSearch, EKS ) and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform)
• * Data migration/ETL experience highly preferred
• * Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines for cloud-native applications
• * Experience delivering technology in government, regulated industries, or other public-benefit settings
• * A track record of staying aligned and accountable on remote teams

Benefits

• Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Dependent care FSA, healthcare FSA, health savings account
• Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 10% of your salary with no vesting period
• Flexible paid-time-off policy (generally around 25 days per year), plus 11 paid federal holidays
• Up to 12 weeks paid-time-off for all eligible new birth, adoption, or foster parents
• Performance rewards, including annual salary increase, annual performance bonus, spot bonuses, and stock options
• Business development / sales bonuses
• Referral bonuses
• Annual $2,000 allowance for professional development
• Annual $750 allowance for tech-related purchases
• Annual swag budget of $100 to display your Skylight pride with some merchandise (hoodies, hats, and more)
• Dollar-for-dollar charity donation matching, up to $500 per year
• Flexible, remote-friendly work environment
• An environment that empowers you to unleash your superpowers for public good

Company Overview