[Remote] Senior/Staff DevOps Engineer (U.S. Air Force)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Skylight is hiring a Senior/Staff DevOps Engineer to support a U.S. Air Force program office modernizing its civil engineering systems. The role builds secure CI/CD pipelines, automates testing and security practices, supports migration to a DoD software factory, and coaches government engineers.

Responsibilities

• Build and run CI/CD pipelines with security scanning, SBOM generation, and automated testing built in
• Help migrate the first application onto a DoD software factory, and assess pipeline options for the rest of the portfolio
• Achieve technical excellence by advocating for and adhering to lean-agile engineering practices such as simple design and automated testing
• Protect sensitive data by applying security and privacy best practices
• Work with security engineers to produce the evidence needed for continuous authorization
• Pair with and coach government engineers and incoming military developers so modern practices stick after we leave

Skills

• 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 through CI/CD pipelines, including integrated security scanning
• 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
• Experience working in a government or regulated environment with formal security authorization (ATO)
• Experience working on cross-functional teams (product, design, engineering, ops) in iterative delivery
• A track record of staying aligned and accountable on remote teams
• A mindset and work approach that aligns with our core values
• This contract requires U.S. citizenship to be eligible for employment
• You must be able to obtain a Common Access Card (CAC) and any special access required for this contract
• Experience with a DoD software factory (Cloud One, MDaaS, Platform One, or similar), including migrating applications onto one
• Experience operating in on-premises systems, and/or on-prem to cloud migrations
• Experience with GitLab CI, Checkmarx or other static code scanning, and SBOM generation
• Experience with continuous ATO, RMF, eMASS, and inherited controls
• Experience delivering technology in government, regulated industries, or other public-benefit settings

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
• Annual salary increase
• Annual performance bonus
• Spot bonuses
• 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)
• Flexible, remote-friendly work environment
• Fully remote position

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