Sr Staff DevOps Engineer

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next.  Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.

To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, Asylee, or Refugee.

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Are you an engineer who has a desire to design and implement architecture, tools and governance for our CI/CD systems running in a multi-cloud environment? We continuously monitor operational system performance and drive refinements to reduce complexity, increase reliability, and match timeliness with efficient costs.  Your role will involve system design, tools and process governance, operations, reliability, and security aspects of both the environment Maxar’s CI/CD environment runs on (implemented primarily in AWS), and the SaaS and local tools that make up our CI/CD environment (Artifactory, GitHub, GitLab, and more).  You will be responsible for designing, and coding in our Infrastructure as Code (IaC) environment using Terraform (all our environments, tools and services are built from code), and continuously researching ways to make it more secure, more stable, and more efficient. Responsibilities:  

• Investigate and contribute to solving various issues in production environments. 
• Coordinate the deployment of various software tools to minimize customer impact. 
• Proactively analyze and propose improvements to our overall environment and toolsets. 
• Propose and design more effective monitoring and alerting for production services. 
• Integrate with Development teams to understand unfulfilled requirements and needs.  
• Participate in an on-call rotation.

Minimum Requirements: 

• Must be a U.S. citizen and be willing and able to obtain a Secret security clearance. 
• 4 years of software or infrastructure engineering experience. 
• Bachelor's degree in a related field. 6 additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree. 
• 5+ years experience with GitHub, GitLab, Artifactory, or equivalent CI/CD technologies. 
• 5+ years experience with Cloud Services (AWS, Azure, or other). 
• 3+ years experience with Kubernetes and/or Docker. 
• Ability to be on call on a rotating basis. 
• Preferred Qualifications 
• 1+ years Linux system experience. 
• Experience using a wide variety of open-source technologies 
• Experience with administration and using GitHub, GitLab, Artifactory, Vault 
• Experience with Terraform or Cloudformation. 
• Experience with Microservice Architecture or SOA. 
• Familiarity with Agile development process from build through deployment. 

Pay Transparency: To support pay transparency, Vantor includes salary ranges in all U.S. job postings. Starting pay for this role will fall within the listed range and will be based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, location, and market conditions. Candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the role should not expect to receive compensation at the top of the range. The listed range reflects the expected pay for this position, and final offers will be determined based on each candidate’s experience, expertise, and alignment with the role.

● The base pay for this position within Colorado is: $124,000.00 - $165,000.00 - $181,500.00 annually. 

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

Benefits: Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers

Additionally, this position is incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.  If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. 

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EEO Policy: Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected, valued, and encouraged to share their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.