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OddballSenior DevOps/SRE Engineer
Oddball is seeking a Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer to join its VA team. The company focuses on delivering quality software to the federal space to improve daily…
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Oddball is seeking a Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer to join its VA team. The company focuses on delivering quality software to the federal space to improve daily life for millions of people, valuing learning, growth, and team impact. In this remote position, the engineer will join a rapid-response engineering group tasked with solving high-priority technical challenges across Veteran-facing systems. This role suits professionals who want to work collaboratively in an Agile…
Job Description
Oddball is seeking a Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer to join its VA team. The company focuses on delivering quality software to the federal space to improve daily life for millions of people, valuing learning, growth, and team impact. In this remote position, the engineer will join a rapid-response engineering group tasked with solving high-priority technical challenges across Veteran-facing systems.
This role suits professionals who want to work collaboratively in an Agile environment and possess experience managing cloud infrastructure. The engineer will build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, oversee observability tools, and collaborate closely with development teams across VA programs to enhance platform stability.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and infrastructure across Azure and AWS environments
- Monitor observability using tools like Datadog or Dynatrace to identify and resolve issues proactively
- Decrease mean time to resolution via improved incident management, runbooks, and automated remediation
- Provision and manage infrastructure as code utilizing Terraform
- Develop automation scripts in Python, Bash, or PowerShell to streamline workflows
- Partner with development teams across VA programs to resolve technical problems and boost platform stability
- Mentor junior engineers and help establish DevOps standards and best practices
Requirements
- Possess at least 5 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or cloud infrastructure engineering
- Demonstrate hands-on experience with Azure and AWS cloud environments
- Have experience using monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog or Dynatrace
- Show proficiency with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code practices
- Exhibit solid scripting capabilities in Python, Bash, or PowerShell
- Be authorized to work in the United States, with potential U.S. citizenship and background investigation or clearance requirements for certain roles
- Communicate clearly and openly while handling documentation and incident coordination
Qualifications
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree
- Display familiarity with the VA ecosystem, including VA Platform, GitHub enterprise practices, or VA.gov standards
Core Skills
Benefits
- Fully remote work environment
- Annual stipend
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Company match 401(k) plan
- Flexible PTO
- Paid holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is this position remote?
Yes, the posting specifies that the role is fully remote.
What is the salary range for this role?
The wage range for United States applicants is $120,000 to $156,000 per year, with actual offers determined by job category, location, and candidate skill level.
What level of experience is required?
Applicants must have at least 5 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or cloud infrastructure engineering.
Are there specific citizenship or security clearance requirements?
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. Additionally, federal contract requirements may require U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a federal background investigation or security clearance for certain roles.
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