Skylight

Senior/Staff DevOps Engineer

Remote DevOps Engineering role with clear candidate location fit.

PostedJun 16, 2026

Eligible countries1 accepted country

Seniority signalSenior

Work settingRemote

Accepted candidate locations

USA

Role overview

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Engineer a great experience for developers working in web-based environments through automation, virtualization, and process improvement
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines that let the team reliably and repeatedly release to production on demand
Manage cloud infrastructure and create and maintain infrastructure as code, standardizing deployment processes
Protect sensitive data by applying security and privacy best practices, conducting audits and risk analyses, and planning and implementing remediations that meet federal security standards
Achieve technical excellence by advocating for and adhering to lean-agile engineering practices such as simple design and automated testing
Build up the organization’s engineering capacity through coaching, knowledge sharing, and other enablement practices

Understand the general concepts of modern software development and can work closely with software engineers
Able to work in a cloud-centric world, including managing disparate, interconnected systems and ensuring their availability, reliability, and resiliency
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 infrastructure for monitoring, metrics, alerting, logging, auditability, and compliance
Know how to create and maintain infrastructure as code and standardize deployment processes
Experience mentoring engineers and raising the operational bar across a team or product (staff level)
Ability to work successfully within a professional services environment (e.g., can communicate effectively with clients)
Passionate about creating better public outcomes through great government services
A mindset and work approach that aligns with our core values
Ability to travel for work from time to time

Experience working in regulated or compliance-driven environments (e.g., FedRAMP, FISMA)
Experience with AWS GovCloud or other government cloud environments
Experience supporting systems that handle sensitive personal data (e.g., tax, financial, or benefits information)
Prior experience working in the civic tech space
Experience working in a remote-team environment

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.

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

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