Sphinx Defense
Senior DevOps Engineer
Colorado Springs, CO · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$160k-$195kDetected 1 day ago
PythonGoGitAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsKubernetesTerraformAnsibleHelmCI/CDDevOpsCybersecurityLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration
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About the role
- This team is charged with creating modern, resilient services and capabilities to service the US Government for the next decade and beyond.
Responsibilities
- Working with a team to develop and operate automated build and deployment infrastructure in GitLab CI/CD and Atlantis
- Developing and operating automated build and deployment infrastructure
- Maintain multiple Kubernetes clusters in production
- Configure and maintain a federated message bus infrastructure
- You will have a role in determining what we build and how we work.
- At Sphinx Defense, we are devoted to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.
- CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY - This position requires eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
Requirements
- You might be a good fit if you have:
- You have 5+ years of progressively responsible software engineering experience in a DevOps role
- Strong experience with either Python or Go
- Strong experience with Ansible automation
- The ability to see through the noise to the most critical problem.
- The ability to provide technical leadership, guide, and mentor junior engineers
Skills
- Expect talented, motivated, and interesting colleagues who emphasize collaboration, transparency, and individual responsibility.
- Writing and maintaining Cloud Infrastructure
- Supporting software engineering teams with the use and integration of pipelines and cloud infrastructure
- Writing and maintaining Cloud Infrastructure with Terraform
- Leveraged a major cloud provider's (AWS, Azure, GCP) services in a production setting
- A habit of self-directed learning of new technologies
Compensation
- This role is between $160,000 - $195,000 base salary.
- includes competitive salary, meaningful equity ownership, profit sharing, employer 401(k) contribution, and 100% employer covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.
Benefits
- Compensation includes competitive salary, meaningful equity ownership, profit sharing, employer 401(k) contribution, and 100% employer covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.
Company info
- Founded by engineers and technologists with deep experience across commercial and defense technology, we were frustrated by the outdated and insecure technology America's service members are forced to rely on.
Visa & Work Authorization
- security clearance
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