Staff Engineer DevOps

About AiDash

AiDash is making critical infrastructure industries climate-resilient and sustainable with satellites and AI. Using our full-stack SaaS solutions, customers in electric, gas, and water utilities, transportation, and construction are transforming asset inspection and maintenance – and complying with biodiversity net gain mandates and carbon capture goals. Our customers deliver ROI in their first year of deployment with reduced costs, improved reliability, and achieved sustainability goals. Learn more at www.aidash.com. 

We are a Series C climate techstartup backed by leading investors (including National Grid Partners, G2 Venture Partners, Lightrock, BGV, Marubeni, among others), and by our customers-turned-advocates (Duke Energy & National Grid Partners, among others)! We have been recognized by Forbes two years in a row as one of “America’s Best Startup Employers”. We are also proud to be one of the few climate software companies in Time Magazine’s “America’s Top GreenTech Companies2024”.

Join us in creating a greener, cleaner, and safer planet from space!

The Role

We are looking for Staff Engineer DevOps, who will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and optimizing infrastructure and automation solutions to support a scalable, secure, and highly available environment. The candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to streamline our CI/CD processes, enhance system reliability, and promote infrastructure as code (IaC).

How you'll make an impact?

• Technical Leadership and Architecture:
• Design and implement cloud infrastructure solutions that are scalable, resilient, and aligned with business objectives.
• Architect and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid development, testing, and deployment of applications.
• Lead technical discussions and promote best practices in DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• Automation and Infrastructure as Code:
• Develop and manage automation scripts and tools to streamline infrastructure provisioning and maintenance.
• Use IaC tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible to automate deployments and ensure consistency across environments.
• Advocate for containerization and orchestration technologies, e.g., Docker and Kubernetes, to optimize application deployment and scalability.
• Monitoring and Performance Optimization:
• Design and implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) to enhance system observability.
• Conduct root cause analysis of incidents and performance issues, driving improvements in system reliability.
• Optimize application performance and resource utilization to ensure efficient cloud usage and minimize operational costs.
• Collaboration and Mentorship:
• Work closely with software engineering, security, and operations teams to ensure DevOps practices are integrated across the SDLC.
• Mentor junior DevOps engineers, promoting a culture of continuous learning and collaboration.
• Collaborate with security teams to ensure DevSecOps principles are integrated, focusing on secure coding practices and compliance.
• Continuous Improvement:
• Lead initiatives for continuous improvement, identifying bottlenecks and implementing enhancements in the DevOps pipeline.
• Evaluate and adopt new tools, technologies, and practices that align with the team's and organization’s goals.
• Define and measure key performance indicators (KPIs) for DevOps practices to track efficiency and impact.

What we're looking for?

• Experience: 9+ years in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering roles.
• Technical Skills:
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
• Proficiency in IaC tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD.
• Skilled in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack.
• Programming: Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash) and knowledge of at least one programming language.
• Soft Skills: Strong communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and experience in cross-functional team collaboration.
• Certifications: Relevant certifications (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Certified Kubernetes Administrator) are a plus.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments.
• Knowledge of security best practices in DevOps (DevSecOps).
• Prior experience in large-scale system architecture and distributed systems.

We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to embracing diversity and inclusion in our hiring practices, and we promote a work environment where everyone, from any race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, can do their best work. 

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible interview experience for all candidates. Please let us know if you require any accommodation during the interview process, and we will make every effort to meet your needs.