Staff DevOps Engineer

Code for America

7h•$128,945 - $157,850•Remote

About The Position

Code for America believes government can work for the people, by the people, in the new digital age, and that government at all levels can and should work well for all people. For more than a decade, we’ve worked to show that with the mindful use of technology, we can break down barriers, meet community needs, and find real solutions. Our employees build and transform government and community tools and services, making them so good they inspire change. We merge the best parts of technology, nonprofit, and government to help support the people who need it most. With a focus on transparency and fairness, and deep empathy for partners in government and community organizations and the people that our partners serve, we’re building a movement of motivated change agents driven by meaningful results and lasting impact. At Code for America, you contribute to exciting work while learning and developing in a supportive and flexible environment. Our compensation and benefits are holistic and thoughtfully curated to represent our employees and our mission. Help us drive real generational change that lasts. Code for America is looking for a talented Staff DevOps Engineer who will play a critical role in transforming compliance from a constraint into an operational strength. Through hands-on execution across cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and monitoring, you ensure that security, availability, and data integrity are built into the platform by default. This work allows civic programs to scale responsibly while maintaining public trust. About the role: We’re seeking an experienced Staff DevOps Engineer to help design, automate, and scale secure, compliant cloud infrastructure supporting containerized and AI-powered applications. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced, compliance-driven environments (SOC 2, HIPAA, or similar), and is passionate about Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), CI/CD, and enabling developer velocity through automation and best practices. This role will report to the Senior Director of Product Engineering and is expected to travel no more than 5% of the time. Code for America is based in California and can employ those who reside full-time within the United States. This is a remote position.

Requirements

7+ years of relevant software engineering experience
3–5+ years of hands-on DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering experience
Experience building and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules to provision and manage cloud-based deployments
Deep experience with AWS (CloudFormation, IAM, ECS/EKS, Lambda, CloudWatch, S3, VPC, RDS)
Strong communication, documentation, and collaboration skills in matrixed organizations
Proficient in GitHub Actions, Docker, and Kubernetes
Experience working in regulated or compliance-heavy environments (SOC 2, HIPAA, FedRAMP, NIST)

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Azure or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) a plus
Ability to set up automated security testing for applications
Experience securely integrating PAAS systems with first-party environments
Experience with LLM application development, including agentic workflows and LLM orchestration
Scripting in Ruby, Python, Bash, or Go for automation and tool development

Responsibilities

Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for secure, automated deployments
Implement, maintain, and monitor containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, or EKS)
Automate cloud resource provisioning, scaling, and governance with reusable modules and policy-as-code
Manage and monitor infrastructure for performance, reliability, and cost optimization
Contribute to and enforce secure DevOps best practices (least privilege, secrets management, audit logging, vulnerability scanning)
Support platform integration for AI/ML workloads, container orchestration, and environment isolation
Actively seeks and applies emerging practices in cloud infrastructure, security, and AI/ML tooling; adapts approaches in response to shifts in compliance requirements, platform needs, or organizational priorities
Mentors peers on DevOps best practices and contributes to team-wide standards
Collaborate closely with engineering and security teams to ensure compliance with frameworks such as SOC 2, HIPAA, and NIST 800-53
Other duties as assigned

Benefits

Laptop provided
A one-time $700 payment for remote environment setup; $200 stipend (in first paycheck) and up to $500 reimbursement, in accordance with our equipment policy
Cell phone and/or internet reimbursement of $50 per month
$500 annual (per calendar year) stipend towards professional development; prorated at time of hire
Up to $500 of professional development funds can be rolled over each year, up to a maximum of $1000
Training / guidance for staff required to utilize AI as part of their role, plus opportunities for employees to gain AI-related skills to support job and career growth
Employees receive a 100% employer match on the first 3% of contributions.
Employees with 3+ years of service receive an additional 50% match on contributions between 3% and 5%, for a maximum employer contribution of 5%
At least one no cost health insurance option for full-time employees for employee-only coverage
A minimum of 80% of the cost of dependent coverage
Open personal time off (subject to manager approval), a minimum of 14 paid holidays, and an org-wide closure from Christmas Day through New Year's Day
Paid sick time; up to 96 hours annually
17 weeks of paid parental and family leave
3 weeks of paid sabbatical after 5 years of service