Senior DevOps Engineer

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. Lead the design and governance of scalable, resilient Kubernetes platforms across approved cloud environments and FedRAMP authorization boundaries .

Posted 9/23/2026full-timeAustin • Texas • United StatesSenior💰 $160,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in architecting and operating scalable Kubernetes platforms within cloud environments, particularly focusing on FedRAMP compliance and security governance. Proficient in implementing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and observability practices to enhance operational efficiency and reliability.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Kubernetes Platform DesignAWS and AWS GovCloud ArchitectureTerraform Infrastructure AutomationCI/CD Automation (Jenkins, GitLab)FedRAMP Compliance Management

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Hard Skills

KubernetesTerraformAWSGitOps (ArgoCD)CI/CD AutomationMulti-Tenant SaaS DesignDistributed Systems (MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Redis, ArangoDB)IAM and Encryption StandardsAIOps ImplementationDisaster Recovery Strategies

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationLeadership

Tools & Technologies

AWS GovCloudCI/CD Tools (Jenkins, GitLab)Observability StacksService MeshInfrastructure as Code

Industry Keywords

FedRAMPCloud SecurityDevOpsPlatform EngineeringHigh-Scale SaaS

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsElasticSearchGoogle Cloud PlatformJenkinsKafkaKubernetesMongoDBRedisTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design and governance of scalable, resilient Kubernetes platforms across approved cloud environments and FedRAMP authorization boundaries
Define standardized blueprints for multi-tenant and dedicated enterprise deployments
Architect high-availability, multi-AZ, and disaster recovery strategies aligned with RTO/RPO objectives
Own system inventory, authorized-boundary ownership, significant-change assessment, and approved-cloud-boundary wording
Establish secure-by-design cloud architecture and workload identity models
Enforce RBAC, IAM governance, encryption standards, and least-privilege principles
Integrate supply-chain security, policy enforcement, and compliance validation into CI/CD pipelines
Ensure infrastructure meets applicable FedRAMP and enterprise security-control requirements
Manage vulnerability remediation, POA&M/exception tracking, and incident-response exercises
Implement AIOps capabilities for intelligent alerting, anomaly detection, and controlled remediation through approved runbooks, policy gates, and auditable change controls
Enhance observability maturity using metrics, logs, and distributed tracing
Support AI/ML workload infrastructure, including scalable compute and secure model deployment
Leverage automation and analytics to reduce MTTR and operational toil
Drive infrastructure standardization using Terraform, Helm, and GitOps workflows
Design safe deployment strategies, including blue/green, canary, and progressive delivery
Improve infrastructure drift detection and environment reproducibility
Define SLO/SLI frameworks and reliability benchmarks
Optimize autoscaling and workload efficiency
Improve performance and scalability of distributed stateful systems
Conduct backup restoration and recurring disaster-recovery testing against RTO/RPO
Implement cloud cost observability and allocation strategies
Optimize compute, storage, and networking costs across multi-cloud environments
Establish cost governance models aligned with business growth
Mentor senior engineers and promote DevOps culture across teams
Drive architecture reviews and production readiness assessments
Partner with Security and Engineering to align platform strategy with enterprise objectives

Requirements

What you’ll need

8-10+ years of experience in DevOps / Platform Engineering in enterprise or high-scale SaaS environments
Proven experience architecting and operating production environments in AWS and AWS GovCloud; GCP or OCI experience is a plus
Demonstrated experience maintaining a FedRAMP Moderate/High production environment, including continuous monitoring, vulnerability remediation, incident response, configuration management, and audit evidence
Experience owning infrastructure patterns and changes within the authorized boundary, including system inventory, data-flow implications, inherited controls, and third-party services
Strong experience designing and operating AWS Landing Zone architectures, including multi-account governance and guardrails
Advanced Terraform experience building reusable, secure infrastructure modules and standardized environments
Deep understanding of AWS and AWS GovCloud networking, including VPC design, segmentation, routing, private connectivity, and security controls
Deep expertise in Kubernetes-based platform design and large-scale cluster operations
Strong experience implementing GitOps workflows (ArgoCD) and CI/CD automation (Jenkins, GitLab)
Hands-on production experience with distributed systems, including MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Redis, and ArangoDB
Strong understanding of IAM, encryption at rest and in transit, and zero-trust access models
Experience implementing enterprise observability stacks
Experience designing multi-tenant SaaS platforms and dedicated workload environments
Exposure to service mesh and secure east-west traffic management
Exposure to AIOps is a plus
Must work within the United States
Must be authorized to work in the United States
Must be a U.S. citizen

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Salary
Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits
401k
Stock Options
HSA Contribution
Learning Stipend
Flexible PTO Policy
Quarterly company ME (mental escape) days
Generous Parental Leave policy
Home Office Stipend
Mobile Phone Reimbursement
Home Internet Reimbursement for Remote Employees
Anniversary & Milestone Celebrations
Bonus plan
Equity
Flexible work arrangements (hybrid office/remote)