DevOps Engineer

Summary

Join Skyward, a people-centered business with a civic tech mission, as a DevOps Engineer. You will be part of a team supporting the development of an AI/ML platform for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create and maintain an enterprise application configuration management process, build automated deployment pipelines, and provide continuous support of AWS VPC infrastructures. This role requires strong technical skills and a collaborative spirit. Skyward offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a flexible work environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 5+ years of hands-on DevOps experience in cloud-first or hybrid environments
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and managing code deployment lifecycles
• Familiarity with containerization and container orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm)
• Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python, or similar)
• Understanding of security best practices in a DevSecOps context, especially within regulated environments
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams
• Willingness to quickly adapt to new tools, technologies, and best practices
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
• Collaborative spirit (did we mention collaboration already?)
• Ability to document processes and explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Precision in deployments, testing, and configuration

Responsibilities

• Be part of a team supporting the development of an AI/ML platform that will leverage generative AI to relieve user burden across the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Create and maintain an enterprise application configuration management process and plan and ensure all deployments follow the same strategy
• Develop and maintain software configuration plans to support configuration identification, control, reporting, and delivery of both on prem and cloud based developed software
• Build automated deployment pipelines, define quality gates and thresholds, monitor customer feedback, track results of test automation suites, and collaborate, collaborate, collaborate
• Provide continuous support of AWS VPC infrastructures and EC2 management and implementation strategies and mentor the delivery team on best practices
• Partner with senior DevOps Engineers and delivery team in leading technical efforts on cloud infrastructure support, the DevOps approach, code quality analysis, and CI/CD implementation

Preferred Qualifications

You have all the AWS certifications

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance (fully paid for employees)
• 15 days of paid leave
• 7 days of sick leave
• 2 days bereavement leave
• 11 paid Federal holidays
• Up to 40 hours for jury duty
• 401K with 4% employer contribution (and no vesting period)
• Up to 4 weeks of paid paternity and maternity leave
• Company provided laptop
• $5,000 per year for professional development
• $600 per year for technical supplies and equipment
• $2,000 referral bonus
• Life and disability insurance
• HSA and FSA
• Legal Shield and ID Shield Voluntary Benefits
• Opportunity to work in a collaborative, motivated team focused on modernizing government services with cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions
• Flexible working hours and remote opportunities