Senior DevOps Engineer

Strategic Education, Inc

Senior DevOps Engineer revolutionizing online education through Sophia Learning and Workforce Edge platforms. Leading cloud-native solutions and CI/CD strategies on Google Cloud Platform and Kubernetes.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeHerndon • 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) using serverless technologies (Cloud Run, Cloud Functions) and Kubernetes (GKE)
Lead end-to-end delivery of infrastructure and platform solutions, including design, development, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement
Own and evolve the organization’s CI/CD strategy, including build automation, testing gates, and production deployment workflows
Design and maintain containerized workloads (Docker, Kubernetes), including Helm charts, autoscaling strategies, and service mesh configurations
Build and optimize serverless architectures to improve scalability and reduce operational overhead and cost
Establish and enforce best practices for scalability, availability, security, and performance across production systems
Drive observability and monitoring strategies (logging, alerting, incident response)
Lead production support and reliability efforts, including incident management, root cause analysis, and postmortems
Mentor engineers on cloud architecture, DevOps practices, and infrastructure-as-code patterns
Partner cross-functionally with product, security, and engineering teams to deliver business value quickly
Manage complex initiatives in an agile environment, balancing technical debt with feature delivery
Identify and evaluate emerging technologies, rapidly prototyping solutions to inform technical direction
Champion automation, process improvement, and tooling modernization across engineering

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
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability plans
Well-being incentives
Parental leave
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Tax saving accounts (FSA, HSA)
401(k) retirement benefit
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition assistance
Entertainment and retail discounts
Overtime pay if applicable

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Hard Skills & Tools

Google Cloud PlatformKubernetesserverless architecturesInfrastructure as CodeDockerCI/CDscriptingREST APIsmonitoring toolsobservability

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcross-functional collaborationagile project managementprocess improvement

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Engineering