Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer

Oddball
United States
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Candidates with cloud infrastructure experience and a passion for federal systems will find this remote, collaborative role with high-impact responsibilities.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years of cloud infrastructure experience and a track record of mentoring junior engineers
    — “Mentor junior engineers and contribute to DevOps standards and best practices across the team”
  • Individuals who thrive in a remote, collaborative Agile environment and enjoy cross-team problem-solving
    — “Thrives in a remote, collaborative Agile environment and genuinely enjoys working across engineering teams”
  • Professionals with hands-on experience in Azure and AWS and a focus on reducing MTTR through automation
    — “Reduce MTTR through better incident management, runbooks, and automated remediation”

Things to consider

  • U.S. citizenship may be required due to federal background investigation and security clearance needs
    — “certain roles may also require U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation and/or a security clearance”
  • The role may require working within the VA ecosystem and adhering to its specific standards
    — “Familiarity with the VA ecosystem including VA Platform, GitHub enterprise practices, or VA.gov standards is a plus”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in building CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation in your resume and interview responses
    — “Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and infrastructure across Azure and AWS environments”
  • Demonstrate your ability to write automation scripts and streamline operational workflows
    — “Write automation scripts in Python, Bash, or PowerShell to streamline operational workflows”
  • Showcase your ownership of incident management and observability practices using tools like Datadog or Dynatrace
    — “Own observability and monitoring using tools like Datadog or Dynatrace to proactively identify and resolve issues”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
  • Provision and manage infrastructure as code
  • Collaborate with development teams to resolve issues
Typical background
DevOps EngineerSRE

Skills & requirements

Required

DevOpsSRECloud InfrastructureCi/cd PipelinesInfrastructure As CodeMonitoring And ObservabilityAutomation ScriptingCollaboration With Development Teams

Preferred

VA Ecosystem FamiliarityGithub Enterprise PracticesVa.gov Standards

Stack & domain

DevOpsSRECloud Infrastructure EngineeringAzureAWSMonitoring And Observability ToolsTerraformInfrastructure-as-code PracticesPythonBashPowershellVA EcosystemGithub Enterprise PracticesVa.gov StandardsCollaborationCommunicationMentorshipTeamworkCloud InfrastructureFederal Space

About the role

Original posting from Oddball via Greenhouse

Oddball believes that the best products are built when companies understand and value the things they are working on. We value learning and growth and the ability to make a big impact at a small company. We believe that we can make big changes happen and improve the daily lives of millions of people by bringing quality software to the federal space. 

We're looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our VA team and be part of an elite rapid-response engineering group that gets called in to solve the VA's most complex, high-priority technical challenges across Veteran-facing systems.

What you'll be doing:

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and infrastructure across Azure and AWS environments

Own observability and monitoring using tools like Datadog or Dynatrace to proactively identify and resolve issues

Reduce MTTR through better incident management, runbooks, and automated remediation

Provision and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform

Write automation scripts in Python, Bash, or PowerShell to streamline operational workflows

Collaborate with development teams across VA programs to resolve engineering issues and improve platform stability

Mentor junior engineers and contribute to DevOps standards and best practices across the team

What you’ll bring:

5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or cloud infrastructure engineering

Hands-on experience with Azure and AWS cloud environments

Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog or Dynatrace

Proficiency with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code practices

Solid scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell

Familiarity with the VA ecosystem including VA Platform, GitHub enterprise practices, or VA.gov standards is a plus

Thrives in a remote, collaborative Agile environment and genuinely enjoys working across engineering teams

Communicates clearly and openly, whether writing a runbook or coordinating with stakeholders during an incident

Performs other related duties as assigned

Requirements:

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. In alignment with federal contract requirements, certain roles may also require U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation and/or a security clearance.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree 

Benefits:

Fully remote

Annual stipend

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Company Match 401(k) plan

Flexible PTO, Paid Holidays

Oddball is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. Any applicant with a mental or physical disability who requires an accommodation during the application process should contact an Oddball HR representative to request such an accommodation by emailing hello@Oddball.io

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

At Oddball, we may use AI-assisted tools as part of our recruitment process to help review applications, verify applicant information, and identify potentially fraudulent submissions. These tools support our recruiting team in maintaining a fair and secure hiring process. AI-generated findings are reviewed by our recruiting team and are not used as the sole basis for hiring decisions.

Compensation:

At Oddball, it’s important each employee is compensated competitively and fairly. In alignment with state legal requirements. A range for the included position is listed below. Be advised, actual offer details are determined by job category, job location, and candidate skill level.

United States Wage Range: $120,000 - $156,000

Source: Oddball careers (Greenhouse)

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