DevOps Engineer

Cascade Dafo Inc • Ferndale, WA

2d • $76,141 - $128,450 • Hybrid

About The Position

Cascade Dafo, Inc., a manufacturing company in Ferndale, Washington, is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support its hybrid Linux and cloud environment. The role designs, implements, and maintains infrastructure, automation, and deployment processes that enable reliable software delivery. It works closely with development and IT teams to improve reliability, automate manual work, and support secure, scalable production operations.

This is a hands-on, collaborative position focused on continuous improvement and supporting Cascade Dafo’s mission of helping kids lead healthier, happier lives. The position is full-time, with hybrid work available after the first three months on-site in Ferndale. Regular on-site collaboration is required, and planned after-hours deployment or maintenance work may occasionally be needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and professional experience.
• At least three years of experience administering infrastructure and supporting users in a production environment.
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency across a portion of the listed skills, duties, and responsibilities.
• Systems-thinking approach and ability to balance functionality, reliability, and feasibility.
• Ability to resolve technical issues and communicate clearly with stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including documenting systems, procedures, and technical decisions.
• Comfort working collaboratively and adaptively in a small, cross-functional team.
• Proficiency with cloud computing and resource management across multiple providers.
• Extensive Linux experience, including performance tuning, patching, and security hardening.
• Familiarity with Windows domain administration in a hybrid on-premises and cloud environment.
• Networking configuration knowledge, including DNS, TCP/IP, VLANs, load balancing, routing, firewalls, and TLS/PKI.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, and automation tools.
• Proficiency with multiple scripting and automation languages.
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms, including incident response.
• Cybersecurity experience, including access control, secrets management, and vulnerability remediation.
• Ability to communicate in English, both written and verbal.
• Comfort with prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Ability to lift 35 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Kubernetes and related container orchestration practices.

Responsibilities

• Administer Linux servers, including provisioning, patching, hardening, monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Provide occasional administration and support for Windows Server, Active Directory, and related Microsoft technologies.
• Support hybrid on-premises and cloud infrastructure, emphasizing production stability and service reliability.
• Maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions.
• Support containerized platforms, including Kubernetes and Docker Swarm.
• Design, deploy, maintain, and optimize Kubernetes clusters and supporting platform services.
• Help establish standards for container image creation, vulnerability scanning, deployment, and lifecycle management.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable software delivery.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Infrastructure as Code practices and tools.
• Reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency through scripting and automation.
• Establish and monitor service level objectives (SLOs) and service level indicators (SLIs).
• Lead incident response, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventative measures.
• Support certificate lifecycle processes and related trust infrastructure in line with organizational security standards.
• Help maintain security practices involving secrets management, network segmentation, and vulnerability remediation.
• Support backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity processes as needed.
• Assist with regulatory, compliance, and security audit requirements.
• Follow, create, and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, architecture diagrams, and standard operating procedures.
• Communicate technical issues and decisions clearly with stakeholders and document systems and procedures.
• Collaborate and adapt in a small, cross-functional team.

Benefits

• Profit sharing each quarter; in 2025, profit sharing added an average of 11.5% to team compensation.
• Medical insurance, including telehealth services, with a choice of a QHDHP with employer HSA contribution or a traditional PPO plan; Cascade shares the cost of family medical benefits.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Paid time off earned from the first day of work, starting at two weeks per year and increasing with seniority up to five weeks per year.
• At least 10 paid company holidays.
• Traditional or Roth 401(k) plan available after 90 days of employment.
• Company 401(k) match of up to 4% per payroll and an end-of-year contribution.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Confidential employee assistance program (EAP).
• On-the-job training and opportunities for advancement and growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level