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Sphinx Defense

Senior DevOps Engineer

Colorado Springs, CO · On-site

$160K - $185K/yr

... s Engineer to join our team, building the next generation of mission planning and command and control software for space communications programs. This team is charged with creating modern, resilient ...

Rapid Strategy

DevOps Engineer-III

Colorado Springs, CO · On-site

$52 - $71.25/hr

... s Engineer-III to lead infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipeline development, and system optimization. This senior-level role involves designing scalable and secure DevOps solutions and mentoring ...

Quantix

Linux DevOps Engineer

Castle Rock, CO

... s Engineer Location: Castle Rock, CO Type: Contract to Hire Length: 3 months Company located in Castle Rock, CO has an immediate need for a Linux DevOps Engineer for a contract to hire position. The ...

Rapid Strategy

DevOps Engineer-III

Colorado Springs, CO · On-site

$52 - $71.25/hr

... s Engineer-III to lead infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipeline development, and system optimization. This senior-level role involves designing scalable and secure DevOps solutions and mentoring ...

Quantix

DevOps Engineer (Big Data)

Denver, CO

$54.25 - $74.25/hr

... s Engineer (Big Data) Location: Denver, CO Type: Direct Hire Client located in Denver, Colorado is seeking a DevOps Engineer with a Big Data focus for a direct hire position. This position will ...

IonQ

Senior Staff DevOps Engineer

Denver, CO · Hybrid

$133K - $171K/yr

... s Engineer to join our Quantum Platform Network Security Engineering Team. You'll be part of a ... Experience with AI Ops, intelligent automation, or agentic AI frameworks for operational tasks.

Nou Systems Inc

DevOps Engineer

Colorado Springs, CO · On-site

$120K - $165K/yr

... s Engineer who will join our Research and Development division, supporting teams working on advanced AI/ML applications in missile defense, battle management, and related domains. You will help ...

Booz Allen Hamilton

DevOps Engineer, Mid

Aurora, CO · On-site

$62K - $141K/yr

... s Engineer, Mid The Opportunity: Everyone is trying to "harness the cloud," but not everyone knows how. As a DevOps Engineer, you're eager to develop, manage, and secure a container platform that ...

IonQ

Senior Staff DevOps Engineer

Denver, CO · On-site

$133K - $171K/yr

... s Engineer is a co-owner of pipeline security and infrastructure security, overseeing ... Experience with AI Ops, intelligent automation, or agentic AI frameworks for operational tasks.

Wise Skulls

DevOps Engineer

Denver, CO · On-site

$54.25 - $74.25/hr

... Engineer Location: Denver, CO (On-site) Duration: 6 months (possibility of extension ... Automate operational tasks using Ansible and custom playbooks. * Troubleshoot issues across ...

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Workday

Sr DevOps Engineer

Boulder, CO

$136K - $175K/yr

... s Engineer you will be joining one of Workday's most exciting product and technology teams, Core Software. With nearly 750 employees globally, Core Software is responsible for evolving the core ...

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Senior DevOps Engineer

Sphinx Defense

Colorado Springs, CO • On-site

$160K - $185K/yr

Other

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement

Posted 27 days ago

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

Sphinx is hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team, building the next generation of mission planning and command and control software for space communications programs. This team is charged with creating modern, resilient services and capabilities to service the US Government for the next decade and beyond.

We're seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to help take our build and deployment automation to the next level. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will build the development and deployment infrastructure used by our Space Communications team, which provides infrastructure for a wide variety of US Government satellites; you will play a key role in building a cutting-edge communications platform for US government satellites. You will have a role in determining what we build and how we work. You'll work as an individual contributor and a lead for more junior engineers.

What you will be focusing on:

  • Working with a team to develop and operate automated build and deployment infrastructure in GitLab CI/CD and Atlantis
  • Developing and operating automated build and deployment infrastructure
  • Writing and maintaining Cloud Infrastructure
  • Owning technical problems end-to-end
  • Maintain multiple Kubernetes clusters in production
  • Packaging software into Helm Charts
  • Writing and maintaining Cloud Infrastructure with Terraform
  • Configure and maintain a federated message bus infrastructure
  • Maintaining CI/CD pipelines 
  • Supporting software engineering teams with the use and integration of pipelines and cloud infrastructure
  • Ensuring developed infrastructure and CI/CD solutions seamlessly deploy/integrate with third-party platforms and infrastructures

You might be a good fit if you have:

  • You have 5+ years of progressively responsible software engineering experience in a DevOps role
  • Leveraged a major cloud provider's (AWS, Azure, GCP) services in a production setting
  • A habit of self-directed learning of new technologies
  • Strong experience with either Python or Go
  • Strong experience with Ansible automation
  • You have made enough mistakes and booked enough wins to know what not to build and what good looks like
  • The ability to see through the noise to the most critical problem.
  • The ability to provide technical leadership, guide, and mentor junior engineers
  • Excellent communication skills, working with end-users to design and build solutions to their needs, a habit of self-directed learning of new technologies, and the ability to learn quickly and adapt to a fast-paced environment

LOCATION

This position is primarily remote, but candidates must be able to work on-site in a secure facility in Northern Colorado Springs, CO as needed to perform classified work.

COMPENSATION

This role is between $160,000 - $185,000 base salary.

BENEFITS

Compensation includes competitive salary, meaningful equity ownership, profit sharing, employer 401(k) contribution, and 100% employer covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.

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