DevOps Engineer

G2i Inc.

6d • $170,000 - $200,000 • Remote

About The Position

Our client is looking for a hands-on Senior DevOps Engineer to build, operate, monitor, and continuously improve the infrastructure supporting our U.S. federal and FedRAMP environments. You will work with public-cloud infrastructure, production Kubernetes environments, infrastructure as code, CI/CD systems, observability, and security automation. You will also help ensure that Orca’s GovCloud and other relevant environments remain secure, reliable, scalable, and compliant. This is one of a small number of U.S.-based engineering positions within a global R&D organization. You will work closely with engineering colleagues in Israel and serve as a key technical resource for Orca’s U.S. infrastructure. The right candidate is a hands-on engineer who can build infrastructure from scratch, independently debug complex production incidents, make sound architectural decisions, and operate effectively in a fast-moving environment.

Requirements

• U.S. citizen, as required for this FedRAMP environment.
• Based on the U.S. East Coast or can consistently work an East Coast schedule.
• At least three years of experience in DevOps, infrastructure, platform, cloud, or site reliability engineering.
• At least two to three years of meaningful, hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production.
• Personally built or substantially designed cloud infrastructure using Terraform or comparable infrastructure-as-code tooling.
• Understand Terraform modules, state management, environment separation, code review, and CI/CD practices.
• Practical experience with Ansible for configuration management and automation.
• Experience building, operating, or directly supporting infrastructure within a FedRAMP-authorized environment.
• Strong experience working with public-cloud infrastructure, ideally AWS and AWS GovCloud.
• Designed and implemented sophisticated CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Graphite, Grafana, CloudWatch, or similar platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Helm.
• Programming experience with Python, Java, or Go, along with scripting experience using Bash or a similar language.
• Understand system-level concepts including operating systems, networking, storage, and file-system management.
• Can diagnose production problems independently and communicate the root cause, remediation, and preventive actions clearly.
• Self-driven, resourceful, organized, and eager to learn.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

• Directly participated in a FedRAMP authorization or continuous monitoring program, with experience in areas such as: Operating AWS GovCloud infrastructure, Implementing or maintaining security controls, Defining or supporting authorization boundaries, Resolving POA&M items, Collecting technical evidence for audits, Managing continuous monitoring and vulnerability remediation, Working within FIPS requirements, Supporting recurring audits or working with compliance teams and external assessors.
• Worked hands-on as a DevOps, platform, cloud, or infrastructure engineer within a FedRAMP-compliant organization, even if they did not personally lead the entire authorization process.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement solutions that improve new and existing cloud infrastructure.
• Build, support, and operate infrastructure for FedRAMP-authorized environments.
• Ensure the reliable and secure operation of Orca’s AWS GovCloud and other relevant environments.
• Build, administer, and troubleshoot production Kubernetes environments.
• Investigate Kubernetes and infrastructure incidents from initial symptoms through root-cause analysis and permanent remediation.
• Develop reusable infrastructure-as-code components using Terraform.
• Use Ansible to automate configuration, deployment, hardening, and operational processes.
• Build and support development and production environments for Orca’s R&D organization.
• Design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines.
• Build monitoring, alerting, and self-healing capabilities.
• Improve system observability through log analysis, dashboard development, and automated alerts based on established SLOs and SLAs.
• Apply continuous dependency upgrades and remediate vulnerabilities within FedRAMP environments.
• Assess infrastructure and deployment procedures to ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
• Respond to system and production issues in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with engineering, security, and compliance teams when FedRAMP requirements affect infrastructure or operational decisions.
• Follow Orca’s policies and procedures related to internal privileged-access rights.
• Participate in regular collaboration with Orca’s Israel-based engineering team, including an 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time standup Monday through Thursday.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity package.
• Discounted medical, dental, and vision benefits with significant employer contributions.
• Benefits coverage beginning on your first day of employment.
• Generous paid time off with U.S. holidays observed.
• Flexible remote work environment.
• Your choice of a Mac or Windows laptop.
• Work-from-home stipend during your first month of employment.
• Monthly reimbursement for your cell phone and home internet.

What This Job Offers

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