Senior DevOPS Engineer

Contingent upon contract award

Intro

MO helps government leaders achieve their mission by designing intuitive and sustainable customer experiences that build trust and improve satisfaction. We use human-centered design to modernize and transform customer and employee experiences. We’re a small team of interdisciplinary creatives with mission, impact, and service to others deeply rooted in our DNA. We’re naive enough to believe we can change the world and bold enough to take the chance to do it. We combine design thinking with agile delivery methods to drive visionary, human-centered products to market. Our custom solutions range in size from completely revamping an entire application to refreshing small pieces of a larger product. Everyone at MO directly impacts the direction and success of the company, and we own our roles. We value integrity, curiosity, and courage, and we operate collaboratively and with accountability while consistently challenging each other in the pursuit of excellence. At MO, we delight in creating one-of-a-kind products and experiences. Your imagination is the only limit on what you can do here!

Overview

Are you looking to make an impact? We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to support our government client.  In this position, you will be working in a small, cross-functional team of Human-Centered Design practitioners to modernize the enterprise Drupal CMS while understanding and synthesizing customer needs, strategizing to improve service delivery, and designing innovative solutions built on SaaS and PaaS products. If you have experience driving the product life cycle from proof of concept to product road mapping and execution and you've helped bridge gaps between customers and interdisciplinary teams, we’d love to hear from you.

• Collaborate with Human-Centered Design Teams: Leverage my technical expertise to bridge the gap between customer needs and innovative service delivery strategies, ensuring solutions align with user-centric goals.
• Support Drupal CMS Infrastructure: Build and maintain reliable, scalable cloud-based systems using a broad suite of tools like AWS (EBS, S3, EC2, VPC, etc.), with a strong emphasis on automation and performance optimization.
• Automate CI/CD Pipelines: Implement and manage Continuous Integration and Delivery solutions using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, and similar technologies, ensuring smooth deployment cycles.
• Improve System Stability: Maintain existing infrastructure while integrating new features, optimizing system performance, and ensuring stability and uptime; Participate in on-call rotation.
• Use Open-Source Technologies: Harness a wide variety of open-source tools to build and support robust applications, adhering to industry best practices.
• Scripting and Monitoring: Develop scripts for automation, monitoring, and system maintenance to support high availability and fault tolerance using tools such as DataDog.
• Continuous Delivery Patterns: Employ proven continuous delivery patterns to enable efficient testing, release, and deployment cycles.

• 3-8 years of experience spanning at least two IT disciplines, including technical architecture, application development, or operations
• Working knowledge of enterprise data center technologies including storage platforms, network switching, and security infrastructure within a virtualized data centerKnowledge of business process re-engineering principles and processes
• Strong understanding of application development methodologies
• Adept at evaluating problems accurately and displaying sound judgment
• Familiarity with a broad portfolio of AWS infrastructure tools (EBS, S3, EC2, Elastic IP, Route 53, VPC) and experience with cloud infrastructure management and automation technologies 
• Scripting (shell, python, ruby) skills for monitoring and automation
• Continuous integration tools such as Jenkins, Hudson, etc.
• Experience optimizing applications, both stand-alone and in distributed systems to maximize performance
• Experience maintaining an infrastructure and ensuring stability while adding new features
• Ability to clearly articulate design and implementation choices
• Ability to use a wide variety of open source technologies and toolsComfort with frequent, incremental code testing and deployment

• Specific Educational Background: Your qualifications matter more than where (or if) you went to school.
• Open Source Contributions: We’re interested in your skills and experience, even if you haven’t shared them on GitHub.
• Big-Name Employers: It’s not about having a well-known company on your resume; it’s about what you’ve accomplished.

• Your Passion: We care about what drives you, whether it’s related to your career or personal interests.
• Thoughtful Perspectives: We value your insights on design, technology, teamwork, and processes.
• Problem-Solving Skills: We seek individuals who approach challenges with a solution-oriented mindset.
• Proven Delivery: We want people who know how to get things done, not just talk about it.
• Adaptability: Your ability to manage multiple priorities and switch contexts quickly is crucial.
• Commitment to Excellence: We look for people who aim to deliver outstanding results consistently.

• A fun, dynamic working environment with an energetic and diverse team
• A REMOTE first work environment
• An inclusive culture where everyone is welcome
• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience
• Opportunities for career growth
• Full health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• 401K matching
• unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Short- and Long-Term Disability in addition to Life Insurance (company sponsored)
• Company sponsored parental leave
• Summer Fridays!

$140,000-165,000 Annual Salary + Benefits + Growth Potential

Placement within this range will be based on the competency level of the candidate. An offer will be made at one of the following tiers:

Tier 1: $140,000 — Meets minimum qualification/experience requirements. Beyond onboarding, will need additional guidance and training to perform key responsibilities of the role.

Tier 2: $152,000 — Experienced and fully-competent. Beyond onboarding, can independently perform key responsibilities of the role.

Tier 3: $165,000— Highly-experienced and can perform all responsibilities of the role at a higher level than expected once onboarding is completed.To honor our company-wide equitable pay system, the posted salary range and corresponding tier salaries are non-negotiable.

This role requires approximately 5-10% travel, which may include occasional overnight stays.

*Candidates located in DC preferred

Note: to ensure we remain compliant with all state, county, and local employment and tax regulations, applicants must currently reside in one of the following states to be considered for employment with MO. This list will be updated periodically as our PeopleOps team works to open up hiring in additional states.

AL, AZ, CA, DC, GA, IL, KS, OR, NC, NV, NY, MI, ME, MA, CO, MD, VA, WA, FL

This position requires US Citizenship and is conditional upon the contract award.

We're MO

MO is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.We value diversity and inclusion and encourage all interested candidates to apply. If you have more experience beyond what is detailed here, we’d be happy to take a look. If you meet most but not all of the requirements, we still want to hear from you. 

The Company reserves the right to conduct background and/or reference checks on all prospective employees. Your job offer is contingent upon satisfactory completion of such background and/or reference check as applicable. Additionally, this position may require a government background investigation to be completed and adjudicated dependent on your role and project . This offer will be withdrawn if any of the above conditions are not satisfied.

In support of the  Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, and others like it across the country, MO job descriptions feature the starting range we reasonably expect to pay to candidates who would join our team with little to no need for training on the responsibilities we've outlined above. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and responsibility.