DevOps Engineer

Title: DevOps Engineer Location: Tysons, Virginia

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Tooling Team is part of the DevOps organization and supports scalable, secure CI/CD and platform tooling across Alarm.com engineering teams. We are seeking a DevOps Engineer (3-5 years of experience) to build and maintain the CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud deployment frameworks that support Alarm.com's engineering organization. This role focuses on build and release work including managing pipelines, deployments, and the infrastructure behind them. You will collaborate closely with Engineering, Quality Engineering, Operations, and Release Management to modernize build and release workflows, reduce operational toil, and improve reliability, performance, and developer productivity.

This position is based on-site at our corporate headquarters in Tysons Corner, Virginia.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks
• Build and manage infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices
• Own provisioning, configuration, and deployment automation for the services you support
• Manage build and release environments (VMs, containers, and cloud resources)
• Work with Kubernetes (RKE2 and AKS) and ArgoCD to deploy and maintain services using GitOps practices
• Monitor system performance, scalability, availability, and security using Grafana dashboards and alerts
• Troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure issues, and deployment failures, including escalations from the engineering teams we support
• Document processes and contribute to continuous improvement efforts
• Participate in the team's on-call rotation after an initial ramp-up period

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience required
• 3-5 years of experience in DevOps, Build & Release Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Software Engineering
• Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language (C#, Java, Python, PowerShell, or similar)
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with tools such as Jenkins, Bamboo, or GitHub Actions
• Solid scripting experience with PowerShell and/or Bash
• Working experience with Azure and/or AWS
• Working experience with Kubernetes or another container orchestration platform
• Comfortable administering Windows Server and/or Linux systems
• Able to troubleshoot production issues and drive them to resolution with limited direction
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including with engineers outside the DevOps organization

Please note that sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time.

WHY WORK FOR ALARM.COM?

• Collaborate with outstanding people: We hire only the best. Our standards are high and our employees enjoy working alongside other high achievers.
• Make an immediate impact: New employees can expect to be given real responsibility for bringing new technologies to the marketplace. You are empowered to perform as soon as you join the Alarm.com team!
• Gain well rounded experience: Alarm.com offers a diverse and dynamic environment where you will get the chance to work directly with executives and develop expertise across multiple areas of the business.
• Community and Camaraderie: One of our core values is to 'Keep It Fun,' which to us means fostering a strong sense of community. Our culture is built on collaboration and connection, where we celebrate our successes and believe that a positive, engaging environment is key to doing our best work.
• Alarm.com values working together and collaborating in person. Our employees work from the office 4 days a week.

COMPANY INFO

Alarm.com is the leading platform for intelligently connected properties. Millions of homeowners and businesses rely on Alarm.com's technology to secure, monitor, and manage their environments from anywhere. Our comprehensive suite of solutions—including security, video surveillance, access control, active shooter detection, intelligent automation, energy management, and wellness—is delivered exclusively through a trusted network of thousands of professional service providers and commercial integrators across North America and worldwide. Alarm.com's common stock is traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ALRM. Alarm.com delivers serious security for serious people.

For more information, please visit www.alarm.com.

COMPANY BENEFITS

Our total rewards package is designed to support you holistically—in your health, your finances, and your life outside of work. The package includes medical plans with company subsidies, a Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution, and a 401(k) with an employer match. We encourage a healthy work-life balance with paid vacation that increases with tenure, paid holidays, wellness time, and paid maternity and bonding leave. To complete the package, we also provide company-paid disability and life insurance, all within a collaborative and casual work environment.

Alarm.com is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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