Staff DevOps Engineer

Location: 100% Remote Work Schedule: M-F 9am - 5pm Compensation: $70-$75/hrJob summary: We’re seeking an experienced Staff DevOps Engineer to help design, automate, and scale secure, compliant cloud infrastructure supporting containerized and AI-powered applications. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced, compliance-driven environments (SOC 2, HIPAA, or similar), and is passionate about Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), CI/CD, and enabling developer velocity through automation and best practices. You will play a critical role in transforming compliance from a constraint into an operational strength. Through hands-on execution across cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and monitoring, you ensure that security, availability, and data integrity are built into the platform by default. This work allows civic programs to scale responsibly while maintaining public trust.    Job duties and responsibilities (Job duties should total 100%): Technical Focus: 55% Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for secure, automated deployments Implement, maintain, and monitor containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, or EKS) Automate cloud resource provisioning, scaling, and governance with reusable modules and policy-as-code Manage and monitor infrastructure for performance, reliability, and cost optimization  Contribute to and enforce secure DevOps best practices (least privilege, secrets management, audit logging, vulnerability scanning) Support platform integration for AI/ML workloads, container orchestration, and environment isolation Mentorship & Ongoing Learning: 40% Actively seeks and applies emerging practices in cloud infrastructure, security, and AI/ML tooling; adapts approaches in response to shifts in compliance requirements, platform needs, or organizational priorities Mentors peers on DevOps best practices and contributes to team-wide standards Collaborate closely with engineering and security teams to ensure compliance with frameworks such as SOC 2, HIPAA, and NIST 800-53 Other duties as assigned: 5%    Requirements7+ years of relevant software engineering experience 3–5+ years of hands-on DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering experience, with experience building and maintaining infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules to provision and manage cloud-based deployments Deep experience with AWS (CloudFormation, IAM, ECS/EKS, Lambda, CloudWatch, S3, VPC, RDS) Strong communication, documentation, and collaboration skills in matrixed organizations Familiarity with Azure or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) a plus Proficient in GitHub Actions, Docker, and Kubernetes Experience working in regulated or compliance-heavy environmentAbility to set up automated security testing for applications Experience securely integrating PAAS systems with first-party environments. Experience with LLM application development, including agentic workflows and LLM orchestration Scripting in Ruby, Python, Bash, or Go for automation and tool development At Premier Talent Partners, we are a people-centered recruitment firm with a strong focus on skills-based hiring. We specialize in placing individuals in roles ranging from entry-level to VP level across various fields, including Customer Success, Sales & Marketing, Finance & Accounting, Administrative, HR, Operations, and Technology. Our expertise spans contract/temporary, temporary-to-permanent, permanent, and employer-of-record services, and we are committed to equitable & inclusive hiring practices on a national scale. Benefit offerings and eligibility are based on employment status and applicable plan terms. If you have an interest in exploring other positions similar to this one, please note that compensation ranges and benefits offerings may vary by role and assignment. We do consider applications from qualified candidates with prior arrests and conviction records, in accordance with applicable regulations. Work authorization: At this time, we are unable to offer employment sponsorship.