DevOps Engineer

About the company

Our client is a defense technology company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Build, automate and operate deployment and infrastructure systems for software running across cloud and access-restricted environments, with ownership of platform health, scaling and planning. The role includes regular on-site time with customers.

What you'll do

- Design and maintain continuous integration and delivery pipelines with deployment automation.

- Manage infrastructure as code across commercial and access-restricted cloud environments.

- Harden and release software into tightly controlled, compliance-driven environments.

- Split working time between remote work and visits to customer sites.

- Take responsibility for platform reliability, scaling and capacity planning.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- Four or more years across operations, platform and infrastructure work, rather than one narrow specialty.

- Background working in access-restricted networks, including behind-VPN and high-side setups.

- Track record creating CI/CD workflows and automation, with hands-on use of GitHub Actions.

- Thorough command of Amazon Web Services.

- Familiarity with compliance-authorized public-sector cloud hosting.

- Working knowledge of containerization technologies.

- Strong sense of ownership and the ability to work independently with little oversight.

- Bachelor's degree in computer science.

- Current US government clearance at the top-secret level or above, with a polygraph.

Bonus points

- Prior employment in government technology, defense or large enterprise software is a plus.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 170,000 to 240,000 per year

- Equity

- Health, dental and vision coverage

- Flexible time off

- Paid parental leave

- Remote-first working arrangement

Location and work model

- Remote (US)

- Remote, with 40-50% on-site at government customer sites in Washington, DC or San Diego, California, United States

- Full-time