Description:

Skylight is a digital consultancy focused on helping government agencies improve public services through design and technology.
The role involves working with developers throughout the software development life cycle to ensure reliable and high-quality code releases.
The position requires collaboration with public health experts at the CDC to build a modern public health data system.
Responsibilities include deploying solutions, enhancing developer experiences in various programming environments, advocating for lean-agile engineering principles, applying security best practices, conducting security audits, and selecting appropriate tools and technologies.
Effective communication with customer teams is essential for successful collaboration.

Requirements:

Candidates must have expertise in cloud architectures, specifically AWS and Azure.
Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (preferably Terraform), and Docker containerization is required.
Experience in managing cloud systems for availability, reliability, and resiliency is necessary.
Candidates should be able to configure infrastructures for monitoring, metrics, alerting, logging, and compliance.
Strong skills in writing infrastructure as code and standardizing deployment processes are essential.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required, along with the ability to work effectively in a professional services environment.
A passion for improving public outcomes through government services is important.
Candidates must be able to travel for work occasionally.
Additional qualifications include experience in writing clean code, application development, client support, managing virtual machines, and prior public health or civic tech experience.

Skylight offers competitive salaries based on the interview process, with ranges for various DevOps Engineer levels.
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Employees receive life and AD&D insurance, flexible spending accounts, and a 401(k) match up to 10% with no vesting period.
Paid time off includes 20 vacation days, 11 federal holidays, and flexible sick leave, along with up to 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents.
Performance rewards include annual salary increases, bonuses, and stock options.
Additional benefits include professional development allowances, tech purchase allowances, charity donation matching, and access to emergency funds.
The work environment is flexible and remote-friendly, promoting empowerment for public good.