
Lead DevOps/Cloud Engineer
K2United
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $130,000 - $150,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- You will help power CareerSafe, serving more than 3 million users annually, while supporting cloud platforms that operate in regulated environments where reliability, security, and audit readiness matter.
- Leading DevOps and cloud engineering through technical direction, not hierarchy.
- Build and evolve CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and automation frameworks.
- Embed security and compliance into the way systems are built and deployed.
- Engineer and improve cloud infrastructure across AWS, GovCloud, and Azure.
- Partner closely with Application Development, Architecture, and Security to ensure platforms support fast, reliable, and secure delivery.
- Strengthen platform reliability and operational discipline, resolving complex issues.
Requirements
- 7–10+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud, or infrastructure engineering
- Strong hands-on experience designing and operating cloud environments (AWS required, GovCloud/Azure preferred)
- Deep experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Proven ability to build and operate CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar)
- Strong Linux systems experience in cloud environments
- Experience with monitoring, alerting, and observability tools
- Experience working in regulated or compliance-driven environments (NIST, FedRAMP, etc.)
- Ability to diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure issues without relying on escalation
- Experience mentoring other engineers and improving team capability through hands-on guidance
- Comfortable working in a highly accountable environment where priorities and outcomes are explicit
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions
- Low-cost, comprehensive medical benefits for employees and their families
- Flexibility for those needing time off for jury duty, voting, military leave, etc.
- Wellness stipend program (includes fitness reimbursement program)
- Tuition stipend
- Casual dress work environment
- Technical training and certifications as required
- Any of our CareerSafe Online training courses for free to employees and their immediate family
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
DevOpscloud engineeringinfrastructure engineeringinfrastructure-as-codeCI/CD pipelinesTerraformCloudFormationLinux systemsmonitoring toolsobservability tools
Soft Skills
technical directionmentoringproblem-solvingcollaborationaccountability