Senior DevOps Engineer (SDE-III)
Role summary
TurboVets is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer (SDE-III) to join their veteran-focused technology team in Dallas/Frisco, Texas. This role involves scaling, hardening, and automating their AWS-native cloud platform. Key responsibilities include designing CI/CD architectures using GitHub Actions and AWS CodeDeploy, leading container orchestration with AWS ECS, and implementing IaC with CDK for Terraform. The engineer will also mentor junior team members and collaborate on platform direction. This is a hands-on technical leadership position with significant ownership over deployment, reliability, and automation systems, contributing directly to accelerating veteran support delivery.
Senior DevOps Engineer (SDE-III)
Location: Dallas / Frisco, Texas
Company: TurboVets
About TurboVets
TurboVets is transforming how veterans access the benefits they’ve earned. Our team of veterans, technologists, and domain experts builds AI-driven systems that streamline claims, financial assistance, and high-volume operational workflows. If you're looking to help build a hyper-scaling platform serving millions and want real impact, not corporate noise, this is the place.
Our Culture
TurboVets operates with a “ride or die” mentality, emphasizing accountability, excellence, and collaboration. We work fast and efficiently, united by our unwavering commitment to serving those who served. Our team values open communication and expects full ownership over outcomes.
Why Join Us
- Mission alignment: Your work directly accelerates veteran support delivery
- Location-focused collaboration: Role is based in the Dallas / Frisco, Texas area
- Growth path: High autonomy, major architectural influence, leadership impact
- Modern stack: AWS-native, containerized workloads, IaC-driven infrastructure, fully automated CI/CD
- Competitive compensation: Strong base salary, benefits, and performance incentives
Role Overview
We’re hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer to scale, harden, and automate our cloud platform. You’ll design CI/CD architectures, evolve AWS infrastructure, optimize release workflows, and mentor engineers. This is a hands-on technical leadership role with substantial ownership over deployment, reliability, and automation systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain GitHub Actions pipelines optimized for large multi-service deployments
- Architect continuous delivery flows using AWS CodeDeploy and related AWS services
- Lead container orchestration using AWS ECS, including manifest and deployment strategy design
- Implement and manage Infrastructure-as-Code using CDK for Terraform
- Partner with solution architects and engineering leads to shape platform direction
- Improve system reliability, observability, and release consistency
- Drive DRY, minimalistic CI/CD designs that reduce operational overhead
- Mentor junior DevOps and software engineers in DevOps best practices
- Communicate DevOps priorities and tradeoffs clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Required Qualifications
- 5 to 8+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering roles
- Strong command of:
- Docker and Linux containers
- AWS services (ECS, EC2, CodeDeploy, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch)
- GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD tooling
- Networking fundamentals in distributed systems
- Shell scripting (Bash / POSIX)
- Blue-green or similar progressive delivery techniques
- Package and dependency management (e.g., NPM)
- Due to federal government requirements, candidates must be US citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain a Common Access Card (CAC).
Nice to Have
- Experience with Jira, Scrum, or Kanban workflows
- High-availability architecture design experience
- DNS and edge networking familiarity
- Exposure to FinOps or cloud cost governance
Inclusivity Statement
TurboVets is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $120,000.00 - $170,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Frisco, TX 75034