Senior DevOps Engineer – Build, Environment Manager

Stand Together

Senior DevOps Lead Engineer leading and evolving the DevOps function for public-facing applications in a philanthropic organization. Collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to tackle pressing societal challenges.

Posted 4/25/2026full-timeArlington • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureChefCloudDNSDockerDynamoDBEC2FirewallsGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaJavaJavaScriptJenkinsKubernetesLinuxMongoDBPrometheusPuppetPythonSDLCSQLTerraformUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the DevOps function end-to-end for Be The People, and contribute to how applications are assembled, tested, released, and operated
Lead creation and lifecycle management of environments, including spinning up new environments and coordinating content and data seeding
Contribute to the design and evolution of platform architecture with an emphasis on scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency
Establish cloud standards and manage cloud operations in cooperation with Cloud Engineering.
Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions as the primary orchestrator
Establish reusable workflow templates and best practices without introducing unnecessary complexity
Apply Infrastructure-as-Code discipline — including versioning, promotion across environments, and drift prevention — using tools such as Terraform, Terragrunt, CDK, Ansible, or CloudFormation
Develop and debug Python, Ansible Playbooks, Terraform, and other infrastructure-as-code tooling
Own or steward the release management function, acting as a go/no-go checkpoint to ensure required testing has occurred, stakeholder sign-offs are complete, and risks are clearly surfaced
Participate in production incident response, root-cause analysis, and post-incident learning
Construct a resilient ecosystem capable of quickly restoring services, and participate in developing the disaster recovery playbook for Be The People
Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability for production systems using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, or ELK Stack
Participate in the development, implementation, and automation of security policies
Apply baseline security best practices across infrastructure and pipelines
Apply SRE-inspired practices such as defining SLIs/SLOs and designing systems operable by teams beyond DevOps
Deeply understand CDN configuration (e.g., Cloudflare), including caching layers and their impact on testing and production behavior
Be competent in DNS concepts and troubleshooting, even if DNS ownership resides elsewhere
Optimize cloud infrastructure (AWS primary; familiarity with Azure and GCP a plus) for performance, reliability, and cost
Provide architectural guidance and design recommendations for cloud assets, resource consolidation, and standardized practices
Help shape test automation strategy, recognizing AI-assisted testing and organizational QA maturity constraints
Ensure testing happens and is validated, rather than personally writing all tests
Partner with the testing team on test automation, test tracking, and incorporate into the release process
Embed quality checks as first-class controls in delivery pipelines
Serve as a technical leader who leads through influence rather than authority
Collaborate cross-functionally with application, infrastructure, and data teams
Participate in technical screening and interview panels, including short, high-signal technical screens
Coach and mentor engineers on cloud and DevOps best practices, raising overall DevOps maturity
Create and maintain durable documentation, including environment definitions, deployment processes, and runbooks

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of relevant DevOps and Cloud Engineering experience — this is a senior-level role not suitable for junior or mid-level candidates
Proven experience operating production systems with real customer and business impact
Minimum 5 years of professional Cloud Engineering background, with deep AWS expertise
CI/CD: GitHub Actions (primary), plus experience with CircleCI, Jenkins, Bamboo, Harness.io, or AWS CodePipeline
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, AWS CDK, Serverless Stack (SST), Ansible Playbooks, or CloudFormation
Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, Rancher
Cloud Platforms: AWS (EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, Lambda, SQS, SNS, ECS, ECR, Elastic Load Balancers, S3, Amplify, CodeBuild); familiarity with Azure, Google Cloud, and Acquia
CDN & Networking: Cloudflare; understanding of DNS, Custom TCP, SSH, HTTPS, UDP, VPNs, Load Balancing, and Firewalls
Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, ELK Stack, or Graylog
Databases: DocumentDB / MongoDB (operational context); SQL background advantageous
Security: Secure SDLC concepts including secrets management, scanning, and least-privilege access
Languages: Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, or Java (for Lambda and scripting)
Version Control: Git and GitHub
Configuration Management: Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
Project Management, Sprint Planning & Release Planning: Jira and Confluence
Strong judgment and ownership — comfortable saying 'no' or 'not yet' when appropriate
Formal people-management experience is not required; demonstrated technical leadership through influence is expected
Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders around risk and tradeoffs
Comfortable with command-line tools and the Linux/Unix environment
Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.

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Hard Skills & Tools

DevOpsCloud EngineeringCI/CDInfrastructure as CodeContainersOrchestrationMonitoringObservabilitySecurityDatabases

Soft Skills

technical leadershipcommunicationjudgmentownershipcollaborationmentoringcoachinginfluenceproblem-solvingdocumentation