Senior DevOps Engineer – NOAA Badge Required

Element 84

Senior DevOps Engineer designing and implementing cloud-native solutions for various projects at Element 84. Utilizing hands-on experience in cloud technologies and infrastructure as code for innovative applications.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeRemote • Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $145,000 - $175,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing cloud-native solutions on AWS and Azure, with a strong focus on infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD automation, and security compliance. Proficient in programming languages such as Python, Bash, and JavaScript, with a solid understanding of cloud architecture patterns and data engineering tools.

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Cloud TechnologiesInfrastructure-As-Code (IaC)CI/CD AutomationAWS Solutions Architect CertificationAgile Development

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Hard Skills

Cloud ArchitectureInfrastructure ManagementAutomation ScriptingData EngineeringNetworking TroubleshootingLinux EnvironmentsBuild Automation ToolsMonitoring ToolsProgramming LanguagesSecurity Compliance

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationMultitaskingPrioritizationCollaborationNegotiation

Tools & Technologies

AWSAzureCloudWatchKibanaSplunkGrafanaElasticSearchDynamoDBAPI GatewayVPCs

Certifications & Qualifications

AWS Solutions Architect AssociateAWS DevOps Engineer ProfessionalAzure Solutions Architect ExpertAzure DevOps Engineer Expert

Industry Keywords

Cloud-Native SolutionsInfrastructure-As-CodeCI/CD PipelinesGenerative AIAgile Development

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Amazon RedshiftAWSAzureCloudDynamoDBElasticSearchGrafanaJavaScriptLinuxNoSQLPythonSplunkSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leading the design and implementation of robust, scalable, and secure cloud-native solutions on AWS.
Collaborating with security experts to translate organizational security requirements into secure and compliant cloud implementations.
Developing and maintaining infrastructure-as-code to manage and provision infrastructure across numerous Azure and AWS accounts, ensuring consistency and efficiency.
Maintaining and optimizing CI/CD automation pipelines to facilitate rapid and reliable software deployments.
Crafting automation scripts in Python, Bash, JavaScript, and other relevant languages to streamline operational workflows.
Contributing to the development and maintenance of infrastructure supporting Generative AI applications on domain-specific datasets.
Automating the creation and management of front and back-end applications, pipelines, security tooling, etc.
Defining and advocating for best practices and standards for DevOps success across Element 84 and our customer organizations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of experience in software development, with 3+ years specifically focused on Cloud Technologies.
Strong, hands-on experience with IaC is a must, including writing, maintaining, and troubleshooting complex configurations for cloud environments.
Strong experience developing in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Bash, JavaScript).
Demonstrable experience designing, deploying, and managing infrastructure and services on a major cloud platform.
Ability to clearly document and communicate intricate architectural concepts at various levels, including delivering presentations, creating visual representations of architectures, and writing white papers.
Demonstrated experience in negotiating tradeoffs between critical factors such as security, performance, maintainability, and cost.
Proven ability to multitask and effectively prioritize work across competing demands and multiple customers.
Extensive experience working within an Agile Development software team.
Solid experience with Linux environments.
Deep understanding of cloud architecture patterns and tradeoffs (e.g., serverless vs. provisioned, managed services vs. self-hosting).
Expertise with build and deployment automation tools.
Proficiency with infrastructure monitoring tools (e.g., CloudWatch, AWS Config, Kibana, Splunk, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Honeycomb, etc.).
Experience with data storage and data engineering tools and technologies (e.g., ElasticSearch, SQL, NoSQL, DynamoDB, Redshift, Athena, Glue, etc.).
Experience with networking tools and technologies and troubleshooting issues (CloudFront, Route53, Load Balancers, API Gateway, VPCs, NACLs, etc.).
Technical cloud certification (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Associate/Professional, AWS DevOps Engineer Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert) or willingness to obtain one.
Active NOAA CAC badge.
This position requires that applicants be a US Person (US citizen or legal permanent resident) and authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive medical, dental and vision benefits
Life Insurance, Short & Long Term disability insurance
Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Insurance
401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement plans with a fixed 3% of salary employer contributions (paid regardless of employee participation)
Health savings account with a company contribution
Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care and transportation)
Company-paid parental leave after one year of employment
Flexible work schedules
Paid employee assistance program
Paid sick leave
6 paid floating holidays per year
4 weeks + 1 day Paid Vacation per calendar year
Cell phone stipend