Why Ryan?
Hybrid Work Options
Award-Winning Culture
Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits
14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included)
Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement
Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One
401K with Employer Match
Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service
Fertility Assistance Program
Four-Week Company-Paid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service
Duties and Responsibilities, as They Align to Ryan’s Key Results
Key Responsibilities
People
Champion a DevOps culture focused on an automation-first mindset, continuous improvement, collaboration, and transparency.
Partner with development teams to improve reliability, performance, and deployment practices.
Client
Internal Developer Portal (IDP)
Architect and implement an Internal Developer Portal to provide self-service infrastructure, application templates, and deployment workflows.
Enable “golden paths” for engineering teams to accelerate onboarding and reduce cognitive load.
Integrate the IDP with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) systems, cloud infrastructure, identity management, and observability platforms.
Maintain service catalogs, documentation standards, and ownership metadata.
Continuously improve developer experience through feedback and platform enhancements.
Value
Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Platform Engineering
Design, implement, and maintain fully automated CI/CD pipelines for Java, .NET, and Node.js applications.
Build standardized deployment workflows across Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Microsoft Azure environments.
Implement automated testing, security scanning, and quality gates within pipelines.
Establish reusable pipeline templates and shared libraries to enforce best practices.
Optimize build and deployment performance, reliability, and observability.
Cloud and Infrastructure Automation
Design and manage cloud infrastructure in AWS and/or Azure using infrastructure as code, with Terraform required.
Build reusable Terraform modules and enforce governance through policy-as-code.
Implement secure, scalable networking and cloud-native architecture patterns.
Ensure high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery readiness.
DevOps and Platform Best Practices
Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting strategies for both infrastructure and applications.
Integrate DevSecOps practices, including vulnerability scanning and secrets management.
Lead proof-of-concept initiatives to evaluate and introduce new tools, platforms, and automation processes.
Required Qualifications
10 or more years of progressive experience in software engineering, DevOps, cloud engineering, or platform engineering.
Demonstrated evolution from software development into cloud infrastructure and automation.
Six or more years of hands-on experience with CI/CD tools, such as Harness, CloudBees, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps, and modern software delivery practices.
Deep development expertise in Java and/or Node.js application environments.
Strong hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure, including networking, serverless, and other managed cloud infrastructure.
Advanced proficiency with Terraform and infrastructure as code principles.
Experience designing scalable cloud-native architectures.
Strong knowledge of Windows Server and Microsoft SQL Server, including SQL Server Availability Groups.
Strong scripting skills using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar technologies.
Experience with automation technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, and AWS CloudFormation.
Strong understanding of secure software delivery, Git branching strategies, and DevSecOps practices.
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience leading technical evaluations and proof-of-concept initiatives for new tools and processes.
Excellent collaboration skills with the ability to work cross-functionally across engineering, security, and operations teams.
Clear, transparent communication style with a bias toward documentation and shared ownership.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience building or implementing a commercial Internal Developer Portal, such as Harness IDP, Port, or a similar platform.
Experience implementing platform engineering concepts and developer self-service models.
Familiarity with service mesh, application programming interface (API) gateways, or cloud-native networking.
Experience implementing security automation and compliance guardrails.
Knowledge of observability platforms, including Datadog, Prometheus, Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana (ELK), and cloud-native tools.
Experience in multicloud or hybrid cloud environments.
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, engineering, mathematics, information systems, or a related technical field.
Certificates and Licenses
Valid driver’s license required.
AWS and/or Azure certifications preferred; professional-level or specialty certifications preferred.
Additional certifications in DevOps, Kubernetes, or cloud technologies are a plus.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment
Standard indoor working environment.
Occasional long periods of sitting while working at a computer.
Position requires regular interaction with employees at all levels of the Firm, as well as interaction with external vendors and clients as necessary.
Independent travel requirement: up to 10%.
Compensation Pay Transparency
For certain California based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $124,000.00 - $163,900.00
For other California based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $114,000.00 - $150,700.00
For Colorado based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $109,000.00 - $144,100.00
For Illinois based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $114,000.00 - $150,700.00
For other Illinois based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $109,000.00 - $144,100.00
For Maryland based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $109,000.00 - $144,100.00
For Massachusetts based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $114,000.00 - $150,700.00
For other Massachusetts based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $109,000.00 - $144,100.00
For New Jersey based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $124,000.00 - $163,900.00
For New York based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $124,000.00 - $163,900.00
For other New York based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $103,000.00 - $136,400.00
For Washington based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $114,000.00 - $150,700.00
Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran
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Skills Required
- 10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, DevOps, cloud or platform engineering
- 6+ years hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Harness, CloudBees, Jenkins)
- Development expertise in Java and/or Node.js application environments
- Hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure, including networking and serverless
- Advanced proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code principles
- Experience designing scalable cloud-native architectures
- Experience leading technical evaluations and Proof-of-Concept (PoC) initiatives
- Strong understanding of secure software delivery, git branching strategies, and DevSecOps practices
- Containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes preferred)
- Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python, or similar)
- Azure DevOps, Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, and SQL Server Availability Groups
- Experience with automation tools such as Ansible and CloudFormation
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or similar
- Valid driver's license
- Experience building or implementing a commercial Internal Developer Portal (e.g., Harness IDP, Port)
- Experience implementing platform engineering concepts and developer self-service models
- Familiarity with service mesh, API gateways, or cloud-native networking
- Experience implementing security automation and compliance guardrails
- Knowledge of observability platforms (Datadog, Prometheus, ELK, cloud-native tools)
- Experience in multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments
- AWS and/or Azure certifications (Professional-level preferred); other DevOps/Kubernetes certifications a plus
Ryan Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ryan and has not been reviewed or approved by Ryan.
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Flexible Benefits — The myRyan model provides results-based flexibility for exempt staff alongside hybrid/remote options, while non‑exempt roles use a PTO bank and receive paid holidays. Many benefits are available from the date of hire, reinforcing practical flexibility in how benefits are used.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave, adoption assistance, and fertility support are highlighted as meaningful family-oriented offerings. Consistent emphasis on family-friendly policies positions this area as a standout.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — A performance-driven culture offers bonuses and commissions in certain tracks, with role descriptions noting meaningful variable pay beyond base salary. Total compensation is often characterized as strong where these incentives are prominent.
Ryan Insights
What We Do
Ryan is a tax services firm providing tax advisory and consulting services on a multi-jurisdictional basis. Ryan, an award-winning global tax services and software provider, is the largest Firm in the world dedicated exclusively to business taxes. With global headquarters in Dallas, Texas, the Firm provides an integrated suite of federal, state, local, and international tax services on a multijurisdictional basis, including tax recovery, consulting, advocacy, compliance, and technology services. Ryan is a seven-time recipient of the International Service Excellence Award from the Customer Service Institute of America (CSIA) for its commitment to world-class client service. Empowered by the dynamic myRyan work environment, which is widely recognized as the most innovative in the tax services industry, Ryan’s multidisciplinary team of more than 2,500 professionals and associates serves over 14,000 clients in more than 50 countries, including many of the world’s most prominent Global 5000 companies.
