Lead DevOps/Cloud Engineer

Your Impact

You will help power CareerSafe, serving more than 3 million users annually, while supporting cloud platforms that operate in regulated environments where reliability, security, and audit readiness matter.

This is a hands-on, player-coach role.

• Leading DevOps and cloud engineering through technical direction, not hierarchy. You set standards, guide implementation, and stay close to the work while helping other engineers grow in capability and ownership.
• BUILDING AND EVOLVING CI/CD PIPELINES, INFRASTRUCTURE-AS-CODE, AND AUTOMATION FRAMEWORKS THAT MAKE DEPLOYMENTS PREDICTABLE, REPEATABLE, AND LOW-RISK.
• EMBRYODING SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE INTO THE WAY SYSTEMS ARE BUILT AND DEPLOYED, NOT AS A SEPARATE STEP, BUT AS PART OF HOW THE PLATFORM OPERATES DAY TO DAY.
• ENGINEERING AND IMPROVING CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS AWS, GOVCLOUD, AND AZURE, SURENING SYSTEMS ARE SCALABLE, RESILIENT, AND COST-EFFECTIVE.
• PARTNERING CLOSER WITH APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, ARCHITECTURE, AND SECURITY TO ENSURE PLATFORMS SUPPORT FAST, RELIABLE, AND SECURE DELIVERY.
• STRENGTHENING PLATFORM RELIABILITY AND OPERATIONAL DISCIPLINE, RESOLVING COMPLEX ISSUES WHEN THEY ARISE AND REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD THEY HAPPEN AGAIN.
• CONTRIBUTING DIRECTLY TO THE WORK. THIS ROLE IS NOT ABOUT DELEGATING FROM A DISTANCE. IT IS ABOUT BUILDING SYSTEMS, IMPROVING THEM, AND HELPING OTHERS DO THE SAME.

What You Will Work On

DevOps Platform & Automation

• DESIGN AND OPERATE CI/CD PIPELINES THAT ENABLE FAST, RELIABLE DEPLOYMENTS
• BUILD AND MAINTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE-AS-CODE (TERRAFORM, CLOUDFORMATION)
• STANDARDIZE DEPLOYMENT PATTERNS AND ELIMINATE MANUAL PROCESSES

Cloud Infrastructure Engineering

• ENGINEER SCALABLE, HIGH-AVAILABILITY CLOUD ENVIRONMENTS
• AUTOMATE PROVISIONING, CONFIGURATION, AND LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
• OPTIMIZE COST, PERFORMANCE, AND SYSTEM RELIABILITY

DevSecOps & Compliance

• INTEGRATE SECURITY SCANNING, CONTROLS, AND AUDITABILITY INTO PIPELINES
• SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTS ALIGNED TO NIST 800-171 AND SIMILAR FRAMEWORKS

Platform Reliability

• IMPROVE MONITORING, ALERTING, AND OBSERVABILITY
• SUPPORT BACKUP, RECOVERY, AND RESILIENCE PRACTICES

Technical Leadership

• SET AND ENFORCE ENGINEERING STANDARDS
• MENTOR ENGINEERS AND IMPROVE TEAM CAPABILITY
• DIRECT CLARITY, OWNERSHIP, AND ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH HOW WORK IS EXECUTED

What Matters Here

• OWNERSHIP OVER ACTIVITY
• CLARITY OVER AMBIGUITY
• SYSTEMS OVER HEROICS
• ACCOUNTABILITY OVER EXCUSES
• CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OVER COMFORT

Why This Role

• DIRECT OWNERSHIP OF DEVOPS AND CLOUD PLATFORM DIRECTION
• OPPORTUNITY TO SHAPE HOW ENGINEERING IS DONE ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION
• HANDS-ON TECHNICAL WORK WITH MEANINGFUL INFLUENCE
• A TEAM THAT VALUES ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions
• Low-cost, comprehensive medical benefits for employees and their families
• Flexibility for those needing time off for jury duty, voting, military leave, etc.
• Wellness stipend program (includes fitness reimbursement program)
• Tuition stipend
• Casual dress work environment
• Technical training and certifications as required
• Any of our CareerSafe Online training courses for free to employees and their immediate family

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud, or infrastructure engineering
• Strong hands-on experience designing and operating cloud environments (AWS required, GovCloud/Azure preferred)
• Deep experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Proven ability to build and operate CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar)
• Strong Linux systems experience in cloud environments
• Experience with monitoring, alerting, and observability tools
• Experience working in regulated or compliance-driven environments (NIST, FedRAMP, etc.)
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure issues without relying on escalation
• Experience mentoring other engineers and improving team capability through hands-on guidance
• Comfortable working in a highly accountable environment where priorities and outcomes are explicit