Senior DevOps Engineer

Strategic Education, Inc

Senior DevOps Engineer developing scalable solutions on Google Cloud Platform for education services. Leading infrastructure delivery and mentoring engineers in cloud architecture and DevOps practices.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • Minnesota, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $119,300 - $178,900 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesNode.js

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect, design, and implement scalable, cloud-native solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Lead end-to-end delivery of infrastructure and platform solutions
Own and evolve the organization’s CI/CD strategy
Design and maintain containerized workloads (Docker, Kubernetes)
Build and optimize serverless architectures
Establish and enforce best practices for scalability, availability, security, and performance
Drive observability and monitoring strategies
Lead production support and reliability efforts
Mentor engineers on cloud architecture and DevOps practices
Partner cross-functionally with product, security, and engineering teams
Manage complex initiatives in an agile environment
Identify and evaluate emerging technologies

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of DevOps, platform, or infrastructure engineering experience
3+ years of hands-on experience with GCP
3+ years of Kubernetes experience
Strong experience with serverless architectures
Experience with Infrastructure as Code
Hands-on experience with Docker and container registries
Familiarity with Kubernetes autoscaling and node provisioning tools
Expert-level experience with CI/CD tools
Strong proficiency with Git
Experience with scripting and automation
Experience building and consuming REST APIs
Familiarity with GitOps workflows
Experience with monitoring and observability tools
Experience working with databases and distributed systems
Familiarity with security scanning and vulnerability management tools

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans
Well-being incentives
Parental leave
Paid time off
Certain paid holidays
Tax saving accounts (FSA, HSA)
401(k) retirement benefit
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition assistance
Entertainment and retail discounts
Overtime pay for non-exempt employees if applicable

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Hard Skills & Tools

Google Cloud PlatformKubernetesDockerserverless architecturesInfrastructure as CodeCI/CDGitscriptingREST APIsmonitoring and observability

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcross-functional collaborationagile project management