Senior/Staff DevOps Engineer (Defense & Security)

About the Role

At Skylight, DevOps engineers work with developers throughout the software development life cycle to ensure code can be reliably and repeatedly released on demand with a high degree of quality. They understand both software development and operations, with expertise in areas such as networking, security, test automation, and continuous integration/deployment.

What You'll Do

• Engineer a great experience for developers who are working in web-based environments such as Ruby, Python, Java, and Node.js through automation, virtualization, and process improvement


• Achieve technical excellence by advocating for and adhering to lean-agile engineering principles and practices such as simple design and automated testing


• Protect sensitive data by applying security and privacy best practices


• Conduct security audits and risk analyses


• Plan and implement remediations


• Select and use the right tools, frameworks, languages, and technologies for the job, with a preference for open-source solutions

What We're Looking For

Minimum qualifications:

• Understand the general concepts of modern software development and can work closely with software engineers


• Able to work in a cloud-centric world, which includes managing disparate, interconnected systems and ensuring the availability, reliability, and resiliency of these systems


• Can enable teams to deliver value to users and the business continuously (e.g., CI/CD pipelines)


• Know how to build secure, compliant applications and defend against common vulnerabilities


• Can work with software engineers to instrument applications and configure infrastructures for monitoring, metrics, alerting, logging, auditability, and compliance


• Know how to create and maintain your infrastructure as code and standardize deployment processes


• Ability to work successfully within a professional services environment (e.g., can communicate effectively with clients)


• Passion for creating better public outcomes through great government services


• A mindset and work approach that aligns with Skylight's core values


• Ability to travel for work from time to time

Nice-to-have qualifications:

• Experience writing clean, reusable code in at least one programming language


• Experience with application development, particularly web development and testing frameworks


• Prior experience working in the civic tech space


• Experience working in a remote team environment

Other Requirements

All work must be conducted within the U.S., excluding U.S. territories. Some federal contracts require U.S. citizenship to be eligible for employment. You must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. now and in the future without sponsorship. As a government contractor, you may be required to obtain a public trust or security clearance. You may be required to complete a company background check successfully. Some of our available roles are on federal contracts that require a degree or additional years of experience as a substitute.

Position Type

This is a full-time, exempt position.

Location

This is a fully remote position.

Care Package

Salary: We want to give you the most competitive salary possible. After all, you deserve it! To that end, we use the results of our interview process to determine what salary is most appropriate given your current level of seniority. For a DevOps Engineer at Skylight, the current salary ranges are as follows:

• Associate DevOps Engineer: $90,000–$125,000


• DevOps Engineer I: $120,000–$140,000


• DevOps Engineer II: $135,000–$160,000


• Senior DevOps Engineer: $150,000–$185,000


• Staff DevOps Engineer: $170,000–$203,000


• Principal DevOps Engineer: $180,000–$230,000

Benefits

• Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance


• Short-term and long-term disability insurance


• Life and AD&D insurance


• Dependent care FSA, healthcare FSA, health savings account


• Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 10% of your salary with no vesting period


• Flexible paid-time-off policy (generally around 25 days per year), plus 11 paid federal holidays


• Up to 12 weeks paid-time-off for all eligible new birth, adoption, or foster parents


• Performance rewards, including annual salary increase, annual performance bonus, spot bonuses, and stock options


• Business development / sales bonuses


• Referral bonuses


• Annual $2,000 allowance for professional development


• Annual $750 allowance for tech-related purchases


• Annual swag budget of $100 to display your Skylight pride with some merchandise (hoodies, hats, and more)


• Dollar-for-dollar charity donation matching, up to $500 per year


• Flexible, remote-friendly work environment


• An environment that empowers you to unleash your superpowers for public good