DevOps Engineer

Vannevar•Columbia, WA

15d•Remote

About The Position

Vannevar Labs builds AI systems for consequential Department of War missions, with deployments across every branch and combatant command. The company deploys engineers and product teams forward to work directly with operational units and mission owners. The DevOps Engineer will own build and deployment automation and help shape the company's future systems. The role emphasizes simple, maintainable, scalable systems and requires making and communicating trade-offs to ensure systems can operate at scale in both commercial and high-side environments. The engineer will develop and maintain platform health, scaling, and planning; build self-service tools and automation for data engineering efficiency; improve platform visibility and SRE practices; implement a secure, robust, highly available DevOps pipeline; expand a multi-account AWS environment; and automate build and deployment processes. The position requires U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI with FSP clearance. It also requires the ability to commute or travel to a DC customer site up to 50% of the time. The company describes its culture as 100% remote-first, with employees able to work anywhere in the United States.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in DevOps or software engineering.
Experience crafting CI/CD processes and automation.
Deep knowledge of AWS cloud technology.
Experience with the PLG stack, Datadog, or other enterprise monitoring tools.
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code technologies such as Terraform and Pulumi.
Proficiency with containerization technologies such as Docker.
Proficiency with Python, Bash, or other scripting languages.
Experience working in an agile Scrum environment and ability to work independently.
Ability to quickly learn new and existing technologies.
Strong attention to detail and excellent analytical capabilities.
U.S. citizenship; the position requires access to U.S.-only data systems and export-controlled data.
TS/SCI with FSP clearance required.
Ability to commute or travel to a DC customer site up to 50% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in AWS GovCloud.
Experience in data processing with the Department of Defense and/or the Intelligence Community.
Experience building CI/CD systems in GitHub Actions.
Passion for DevSecOps.
Experience working with Elasticsearch or OpenSearch.
Experience hardening and delivering software applications.
Experience with modern web services architectures.
Experience with relational database systems, including SQL and relational design.
Knowledge of advanced networking concepts such as overlays, VPNs, and zero-trust networks.
Strong collaboration and negotiation skills, and ability to work on multifunctional projects with internal partner engineering teams.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and take responsibility for overall platform health, scaling, and planning.
Develop self-service tools and automate processes to improve data engineering efficiency.
Build logging and monitoring tools to visualize platform state and improve SRE practices.
Help implement a secure, robust, and highly available DevOps pipeline.
Work with the team to continue building out a multi-account AWS environment.
Automate build and deployment processes.
Communicate technical trade-offs effectively with teammates.