DevOps Engineer

About Disaster Tech

Disaster Tech is a veteran-owned public benefit company dedicated to advancing decision-support technologies for situational awareness, operational coordination, and planning before, during, and after disasters. Our mission is to save lives, protect the environment, and help build resilient communities using advanced analytics and distributed high-performance computing. By partnering with us, you will be part of a team committed to making a positive impact on society. PRATUS, our software SaaS solution, is a premier Microsoft partner, that offers a an unparallel decision-support software suite designed to enhance planning, intelligence, operations, and logistics. Our "all-hazards" solutions covering complex evacuations, extreme weather events, to security threats and disruptions, the platform equips companies with real-time insights, streamlined coordination, and scalable response capabilities. Commercial-born and defense-perfected, PRATUS is built on the everyday tools crisis managers & emergency management teams already use, via our patented integrations into Microsoft 365, Teams, and Copilot.

Eligibility Must be U.S. Citizen residing in the National Capital Region and eligible for a security clearance.

Location Hybrid (Alexandria, VA) -- 3-days per week in-office. Candidate must live within commuting distance of the DC National Capital Region

Role Description

This is a full-time hybrid role for a Senior DevOps Engineer located in Alexandria, VA, with partial remote work permitted.

The Senior DevOps Engineer will design and maintain CI/CD pipelines and provide technical leadership to the DevOps team. This role requires immediate proficiency in AKS and Azure.

Responsibilities include:

• Implementing automatic branch-based environments
• Deploying a Zero Trust framework for sensitive resources
• Building an ArgoCD promotion pipeline
• Implementing a disaster recovery solution
• Mentoring peers and guiding architectural decisions
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure, processes, and procedures

The candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to support, maintain, and enhance our technology stack, streamline deployment workflows, and ensure compliance with security standards such as NIST SP 800-171.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Azure services (AKS experience is required)
• Proficiency in designing and writing Terraform deployments
• Proficiency in Kubernetes system design and deployment
• Proficiency in secure network design and configuration
• Experience with ArgoCD and Kustomize for managing CI/CD pipelines
• Experience configuring observability tools (e.g. Grafana, Datadog, or Splunk)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in DevOps or a similar role, with a strong focus on automation and infrastructure as code
• Must be a U.S. Citizen; active or prior security clearance preferred; clearance eligibility required

Desired Experience

• Proven experience in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (preferred) Experience in a growth phase startup environment
• Experience implementing a Zero Trust model or other network hardening tasks
• Strong understanding of Linux/Unix operating systems and networking concepts Excellent problem-solving abilities and attention to detail
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in a fast-paced team environment
• Experience in disaster response or public safety technology is a plus

Pay: $150,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Do you have or have had a CAC/PIV card?
• Are you a US Citizen?

Security clearance:

• Confidential (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Alexandria, VA 22314 (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Alexandria, VA 22314