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Empower AI Inc.

Sr. DevOps Engineer

$129K - $166K/yr

As a Sr. DevOps Engineer you will mentor fellow engineers, architect scalable infrastructure solutions, and work alongside a collaborative DevOps team supporting 14 development teams. This is an ...

Smarsh

Linux DevOps Engineer

Portland, OR

The Smarsh DevOps team is seeking a Linux Engineer to work closely with the development team to ensure high availability for our applications. We are looking for a Linux guru who can jump in and lead ...

Smarsh

Linux DevOps Engineer

Portland, OR · On-site

The Smarsh DevOps team is seeking a Linux Engineer to work closely with the development team to ensure high availability for our applications. We are looking for a Linux guru who can jump in and lead ...

Harmony Healthcare IT

$52.75 - $72.25/hr

The AWS DevOps Engineer designs, automates, secures, and supports AWS cloud environments and CI/CD platforms. This role serves as a technical expert in Infrastructure-as-Code, cloud operations ...

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Juvare

Senior DevOps Engineer

OR · On-site +1

$129K - $166K/yr

Role Overview We are looking for a Sr. DevOps Engineer to help build, operate, and continuously improve the secure cloud platforms that power Juvare's mission-critical enterprise resilience solutions.

Unqork

Senior DevOps Engineer

OR · Remote

$120K - $170K/yr

Reporting to the Director of DevOps * Build the next-generation control plane that provisions, configures, and manages Unqork's Kubernetes fleet across commercial, government, and edge customer ...

EBSCO

DevOps Engineer II

$72K - $104K/yr

Your Opportunity We are looking for a skilled and proactive DevOps Engineer II to join our FOLIO Operations team, supporting large-scale, cloud-based library platforms. This role is ideal for someone ...

BetterHelp

OR

$150K - $200K/yr

As a Senior DevOps Engineer at BetterHelp, you'll join a diverse team of licensed clinicians, engineers, product pros, creatives, marketers, and business leaders who share a passion for expanding ...

Upstart

DevOps Engineer, Cloud Platform

OR · On-site +1

$52.75 - $72.25/hr

As a DevOps Engineer (L4) at Upstart, you will help evolve this platform to support increasing scale and complexity. You'll partner closely with SRE, Delivery, InfoSec, and Product/ML teams to ...

AGFA

DevOps Developer

OR · On-site +1

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Developer to help design, build, improve, and operate the tooling and automation that supports our software development and delivery lifecycle. In this role, you ...

Agfa

DevOps Developer

OR · Remote

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Developer to help design, build, improve, and operate the tooling and automation that supports our software development and delivery lifecycle. In this role, you ...

WME Group

OR · On-site

$175K/yr

Solid DevOps or platform engineering experience, typically 5+ years * Strong hands-on experience with Azure (AKS, Azure AD, managed databases, blob storage, networking) * Terraform experience ...

Wmeimg

OR · On-site

$175K/yr

Solid DevOps or platform engineering experience, typically 5+ years * Strong hands-on experience with Azure (AKS, Azure AD, managed databases, blob storage, networking) * Terraform experience ...

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As of Aug 8, 2026, the average yearly pay for junior devops engineer in Oregon is $75,912.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $51,300.00 and $84,600.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Junior DevOps Engineers often encounter challenges such as adapting to a fast-paced, collaborative environment and learning to work with a variety of automation tools, cloud platforms, and CI/CD pipelines. They may also find it challenging to balance responsibilities across development, operations, and security, requiring a shift from siloed work to a more holistic view of software delivery. Building strong communication skills and becoming comfortable with troubleshooting across different systems are essential for success in this role.

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To thrive as a Junior DevOps Engineer, you need a foundational understanding of software development, system administration, scripting (such as Python or Bash), and basic cloud computing concepts, often supported by a relevant degree or certifications. Familiarity with CI/CD tools (like Jenkins or GitLab), containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), and version control systems (Git) is typically required. Strong problem-solving skills, effective communication, and a collaborative mindset help you work efficiently across teams and adapt to evolving technologies. These skills are crucial for ensuring smooth deployment pipelines, system reliability, and responsive collaboration within fast-paced development environments.

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Sr. DevOps Engineer

Empower AI Inc.

Remote

$129K - $166K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 10 days ago

Job description

Overview

Empower AI is AI for government. Empower AI gives federal agency leaders the tools to elevate the potential of their workforce with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI leverages three decades of experience solving complex challenges in Health, Defense, and Civilian missions. Our proven Empower AI Platform provides a practical, sustainable path for clients to achieve transformation that is true to who they are, what they do, how they work, with the resources they have. The result is a government workforce that is exponentially more creative and productive. For more information, visit www.Empower.ai.

Empower AI is proud to be recognized as a 2024 Military Friendly Employer by Viqtory, the publisher of G.I. Jobs. This designation reflects the company's commitment to hiring and supporting active-duty and veteran employees.

Responsibilities

We are seeking a Sr. DevOps Engineer to join our infrastructure team supporting critical systems at USCIS, where you'll tackle complex technical challenges and build automated solutions that matter. As a Sr. DevOps Engineer you will mentor fellow engineers, architect scalable infrastructure solutions, and work alongside a collaborative DevOps team supporting 14 development teams. This is an opportunity for a self-motivated engineer who thrives in fast-paced environments and wants to make a meaningful impact on systems that serve thousands of federal workers.

Responsibilities:

  • Responding to infrastructure support requests; Triaging and investigating complexities
  • Supporting our ecosystem by performing tasks such as Ubuntu hardening, Terraform provisioning, automation via AAP (Ansible Automation Platform) and making updates to address vulnerabilities
  • Communicating with peers on issues, following/managing multiple MS Teams threads
  • Participating in daily and weekly agile ceremonies including standups, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
  • Supporting our ecosystem by performing tasks such as OS (Windows, Ubuntu, or any other Linux systems) hardening, deploying infrastructure with Terraform, Provisioning AMIs, making updates to address vulnerabilities
  • May need to support monthly patching on weekends (approx. 2 hours, team members will flex time during week)
  • Possession of strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to proactively document knowledge
  • Ability to clearly articulate technical solutions to peers
  • Ability to work in a high-speed delivery focused environment
  • Ability to work on a fully remote team and maintain delivery tempo
  • Ability to adapt and learn new technologies quickly
Qualifications

Qualifications:

  • Ability to receive DHS EOD suitability
  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of experience
  • Possession of strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work in a high-speed delivery focused environment
  • Ability to work on a fully remote team and maintain delivery tempo
  • Ability to learn quickly
  • Experience in the following is necessary:
    • CI/CD automated pipelines 
    • AWS and its services (EKS, ECS, RDS, SQS, SES)
    • IAC Frameworks like Terraform and/or Cloudformation
    • Experience using and implementing Infrastructure As Code
    • Containerization best practices
    • Git or alternative source code repositories

Secondary Qualifications:

  • Experience with monitoring and observability tools including New Relic and Splunk
  • Kubernetes or other container orchestration platform experience
  • Knowledge of streaming platforms like Kafka
  • Database administration experience (PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB)
  • Familiarity with JIRA and Confluence
  • Active GitHub profile (feel free to share!)
About Empower AI

All hiring and promotion decisions at Empower AI are based on merit to bring the best talent available to contribute to our firm's overall success. It is the policy of Empower AI not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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