Remote DevOps Engineer

Description:

• Vannevar is a defense technology company focused on building AI to deter adversaries, particularly in the context of competition with China.
• The company has grown significantly, from $3M to $80M in ARR in three years, achieving early profitability and unicorn status.
• The role of DevOps Engineer involves owning build and deployment automation for Vannevar Labs, with a focus on creating simple systems that are easy to understand, maintain, and scale.
• Responsibilities include developing and maintaining overall platform health, scaling, and planning, as well as creating self-service tools to enhance data engineering efficiency.
• The engineer will build logging and monitoring tools to visualize platform status and improve SRE practices, implement a secure and robust DevOps pipeline, and work on a multi-account AWS environment.
• Automation of build and deployment processes is also a key responsibility.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 3+ years of experience in DevOps or software engineering.
• Experience in crafting CI/CD processes and automation is required.
• Deep knowledge of AWS cloud technology is essential.
• Familiarity with enterprise monitoring tools such as Datadog, Grafana, Loki, and Prometheus is necessary.
• Candidates should have experience with infrastructure as code technologies like Terraform and Pulumi.
• Proficiency in containerization technologies, particularly Docker, is required.
• Excellent skills in Python, Bash, or other scripting languages are necessary.
• Experience working in an agile scrum environment and the ability to work independently are important.
• Candidates must be able to quickly learn new and existing technologies.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent analytical capabilities are required.
• U.S. Citizenship status is required due to the need to access U.S. only data systems and export-controlled data.

Benefits:

• The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $190,000, plus equity and a 401K match, with individual pay determined by experience and education.
• The company offers competitive benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Vannevar promotes a 100% remote-first culture, allowing employees to work from anywhere in the U.S. with WeWork access for all full-time employees.
• Employees enjoy unlimited PTO, including competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
• Lifestyle stipends are provided for mental health, wellness, fitness, in-home office setup, and family planning assistance.
• The company offers salary top-up during military reserve duty and fully paid parental leave.
• Child and pet care reimbursement during travel is also included in the benefits package.