Senior DevOPS Engineer

POSITION SUMMARY 

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build, and scale the platform —a secure, multi-service platform used by our clients.This is a hands-on individual contributor role, where you will work across cloud infrastructure, container platforms, and CI/CD systems to enable reliable, secure, and scalable software delivery. You will play a key role in improving developer experience, strengthening platform security, and driving engineering excellence.

SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code practices across multiple environments.

  • Operate and scale containerized application platforms, ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability.
  • Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines to enable consistent, automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
  • Improve developer experience by standardizing deployment patterns, environments, and tooling.
  • Implement and enforce security best practices across infrastructure and delivery pipelines, including secrets management and access control.
  • Manage cloud networking and application access patterns, ensuring secure and optimized traffic flow.
  • Contribute to observability and reliability engineering, including monitoring, logging, tracing, and incident response improvements.
  • Collaborate with application teams to ensure smooth delivery and operational excellence across services.
  • Promote platform standardization, automation, and governance across environments.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED  

• 4–6 years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, SRE, or Cloud Engineering
• Strong hands-on experience with cloud platforms and core infrastructure concepts
• Experience managing containerized environments in production
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, & KNOWLEDGE  

• Solid understanding of CI/CD principles and pipeline design

  • Experience with scripting or automation (e.g., Python, Bash, or similar)
  • Good understanding of - Cloud networking concepts, Identity and access management, Secure application delivery practices

  • Experience with platform scalability and multi-environment setups

    • Exposure to security and compliance practices in cloud environments
    • Familiarity with policy enforcement and governance models
    • Understanding of modern application architectures (microservices, APIs, event-driven systems) · Experience supporting developer platforms or internal tooling

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPECTATIONS  

The base salary range for this role is $27,000-$37,000. Base salary is part of our total rewards package which also includes the opportunity for merit-based salary increases, eligibility for our 401(k) plan, medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurances and leaves provided in line with your work state. Our robust time-off policy includes flexible paid time off, 11 paid holidays, and paid sick time. Total compensation, including base salary to be offered, will depend on elements unique to each candidate, including applicable candidate experience, skills, education and other factors permitted by law.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of colleagues in the role. All colleagues may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Clearwater is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. Please inform Clearwater/Redspin’s Recruiting team if you need any assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participating in the application process.

Mental/Physical Requirements: Fast paced environment handling multiple demands. Must be able to exercise appropriate judgment as necessary. Requires a high level of initiative and independence. Excellent written and oral communication skills required. Requires the ability to use a personal computer for extended periods of time.

Salary Description

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Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of colleagues in the role. All colleagues may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. 

Clearwater is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. Please inform Clearwater/Redspin’s Recruiting team if you need any assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participating in the application process. 

Mental/Physical Requirements: Fast paced environment handling multiple demands. Must be able to exercise appropriate judgment as necessary. Requires a high level of initiative and independence. Excellent written and oral communication skills required. Requires the ability to use a personal computer for extended periods of time.