Senior DevOps Engineer

Sphinx Defense

Senior DevOps Engineer building automated infrastructure for US Government satellite communications. Working with a team on modern, resilient services for mission planning and command control software.

Posted 6/13/2026full-timeColorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $160,000 - $185,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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
Writing and maintaining Cloud Infrastructure
Owning technical problems end-to-end
Maintain multiple Kubernetes clusters in production
Packaging software into Helm Charts
Writing and maintaining Cloud Infrastructure with Terraform
Configure and maintain a federated message bus infrastructure
Maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Supporting software engineering teams with the use and integration of pipelines and cloud infrastructure
Ensuring developed infrastructure and CI/CD solutions seamlessly deploy/integrate with third-party platforms and infrastructures

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of progressively responsible software engineering experience in a DevOps role
Leveraged a major cloud provider's (AWS, Azure, GCP) services in a production setting
A habit of self-directed learning of new technologies
Strong experience with either Python or Go
Strong experience with Ansible automation
You have made enough mistakes and booked enough wins to know what not to build and what good looks like
The ability to see through the noise to the most critical problem
The ability to provide technical leadership, guide, and mentor junior engineers
Excellent communication skills, working with end-users to design and build solutions to their needs, a habit of self-directed learning of new technologies, and the ability to learn quickly and adapt to a fast-paced environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Meaningful equity ownership
Profit sharing
Employer 401(k) contribution
100% employer covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents

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Hard Skills & Tools

GitLab CI/CDAtlantisCloud InfrastructureKubernetesHelm ChartsTerraformAnsiblePythonGoCI/CD pipelines

Soft Skills

self-directed learningtechnical leadershipmentoringproblem-solvingcommunicationadaptability