{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"a4bdb2ed17f93a9e3f9e4824","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/a4bdb2ed17f93a9e3f9e4824","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/a4bdb2ed17f93a9e3f9e4824","title":"Senior DevOps Engineer","description":"**This is an opportunity to join a collaborative team of cloud and DevOps professionals delivering impactful projects and managing complex client environments. This role is fully REMOTE, indefinitely.**\nA Senior DevOps Engineer plays a critical role in building, automating, and maintaining infrastructure that supports fast, secure, and reliable software delivery. This role focuses on streamlining CI/CD pipelines, optimizing cloud environments, and enforcing best practices around deployment, monitoring, and scaling. The role involves working closely with Development, QA, and IT teams to ensure the platform remains stable, scalable, and developer friendly.\nHighlights & Benefits of working at Emergent Software\nWork closely with other talented cloud engineers. Our vetting process means you can count on your team members to know what they are talking about.\nWork from home or work remotely from anywhere you want\nFlexible work schedule meaning you can work regular hours or choose weekends and evenings\nWork-life balance is essential and highly valued at Emergent Software. If you choose to work more than 40 hours, you’ll be compensated for the extra work!\nWork on interesting projects solving complex business problems with custom software.\n100 hours per year to focus on your professional development. We invest in your growth!\nGrow your career without leaving the tech track. At Emergent Software, you can advance and be recognized as a technical expert without transitioning into people management. We value deep technical expertise as much as leadership and have established clear career paths for those who want to stay hands-on. Profit sharing bonus means as we’re successful, you’re successful\nExcellent benefits package including medical insurance, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, FSA, disability, life insurance, and paid parental leave\nResponsibilities\nAutomation: Designing and implementing automation for common tasks including CI/CD Pipelines, Infrastructure Provisioning, Monitoring / Alerting, Configuration Management, Customer onboarding, etc.\nInfrastructure Management: Designing and maintaining cloud infrastructure, ensuring it is scalable, secure, and cost-effective\nCollaboration: Working closely with development and operations teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of software.\nSecurity: Implementing security best practices to protect the infrastructure and data.\\Continuous Improvement: Continuously evaluating and improving processes to enhance efficiency and reliability.\nMonitoring and Troubleshooting: Setting up monitoring tools to track system performance and quickly address any issues that arise.\nConsulting and Client Engagement Context\nThis role operates within a consulting environment, supporting multiple client engagements that vary widely in technical maturity, documentation quality, and constraints. Success in this role requires strong technical judgment, adaptability, and the ability to build trust with clients while driving meaningful technical outcomes.\nEngage directly with clients to understand business goals, technical constraints, and risk tolerance\nDiagnose and improve existing systems that may be partially implemented or inconsistently managed\nCommunicate technical concepts, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders\nBalance pragmatic delivery with long-term maintainability and best practices\nOperate effectively in situations with incomplete information and evolving requirements\nAccurately track time and work performed to support client billing, project planning, and overall project health within a professional services delivery model\nQualifications\n7+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or infrastructure roles\nStrong experience designing and supporting cloud environments, preferably in Azure or AWS\nHands-on experience with infrastructure as code and automated deployments\nDeep understanding of CI/CD concepts and pipeline design\nStrong troubleshooting skills in distributed systems\nExperience working directly with stakeholders or clients\nAbility to operate independently and take ownership of delivery outcomes\nTechnical Skills\nA Senior DevOps Engineer brings a strong blend of technical and operational skills to streamline software delivery and infrastructure management. You should be comfortable working end‑to‑end across modern DevOps tooling while collaborating closely with cross‑functional teams.\nAzure Cloud\nDeep experience designing, implementing, and managing Azure infrastructure and Azure services networking, storage, and cost optimization.\nFamiliarity with a broad range of Azure services and established cloud patterns (e.g., networking, identity, monitoring, and scalability)\nInfrastructure as Code (IaC)\nFamiliarity with IaC principles (idempotency, modular design, reuse, environment parity, and safe change management)\nAutomating provisioning and configuration of infrastructure across environments.\nTools: Terraform, Ansible, Chef, CloudFormation, Pulumi.\nCI/CD Tools & Pipelines\nDesigning, managing, and optimizing automated build, test, and deployment pipelines.\nTools: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, and Travis CI.\nNetworking Fundamentals\nUnderstanding Networking in Azure and other clouds\nTools: Virtual Networks, Express Route, VPN Gateways, ZTNA, Global Secure Access\nVersion Control Systems\nProficiency in Git, SVN, GitOps, and Trunk based workflows.\nManaging code changes, branching strategies, and rollback mechanisms.\nTools: Git, Github, Azure DevOps\nScripting & Programming\nBuild and maintain automation (scripts/tools) to streamline deployments and reduce manual toil.\nFamiliarity with the .NET ecosystem is highly desired\nLanguages: Bash, PowerShell, Python, C#, JavaScript, Ruby, Go\nMonitoring & Logging\nSetting up observability, alerts, and performance dashboards.\nTools: Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, New Relic, Datadog.\nSecurity & Compliance\nImplementing secure DevOps practices (DevSecOps) while managing secrets, access controls and compliance audits.\nTools: Azure Policy, Azure Managment Groups, Defender, SonarQube, Trivy, Open Policy Agent\nSystem Administration\nStrong knowledge of Windows and Linux/Unix systems.\nManaging servers, networking, and performance tuning.\nTools: Azure Monitor, Azure Bastion, Azure Backup\nDisaster Recovery & High Availability\nDesigning and Implementing Disaster Recovery Plans that ensure High Availability, system resiliency, and minimal downtime\nTools: Azure Site Recovery, Availability Zones, Azure Front Door, NGINX\nPreferred Skills\nConsulting or professional services experience\nFamiliarity with the .NET ecosystem\nExperience designing standardized DevOps patterns across multiple teams or projects\nExposure to FinOps practices and cost optimization strategies\nExperience mentoring engineers or providing technical leadership\nCertifications (Nice to Have)\nDevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)\nAzure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)\nGitHub Administration (GH-100)\nGitHub Actions (GH-200)\nGitHub Copilot (GH-300)\nCertified Docker Associate\nLinux foundation Certified IT Associate\nCertified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)\nCertified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)\nCertified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)\nFinOps Foundation certifications\nTerraform Associate\nTerraform Authoring & Operations Professional\nCloudflare Accredited Configuration Engineer\nCloudflare Accredited Services Architect\nOur Vetting Process\nAt Emergent Software, we work hard to find the best people capable of delivering high quality services to our clients. If you think you’re one of those, please understand that the effort put into this by people like yourself helps us be successful in surrounding you with other top-notch people. Here are the steps of our vetting process for this position:\nApplication (5 minutes)\nOnline Assessment (40-50 minutes)\nInitial Phone Interview (45-60 minutes)\nHiring Manager Interview (30 minutes)\nTake Home Challenge\nTechnical Interview (60 minutes)\nJob Offer\nBenefits Package Details\nMedical Insurance: up to 84% of your monthly medical premium (HSA options available)\nHSA Contribution: up to $200/month\nDental & Vision Insurance: up to 50% of your monthly dental and vision premium costs\n401(k) plan: company match up to 4% of salary\nProfit sharing bonus: up to 15% of salary paid quarterly\nExtra compensation: get paid extra for work over 40 hours/week\nEmployee referral & customer referral bonuses\nFlex Spending Account (FSA) for Dependent Care & Healthcare Costs\nShort Term Disability: $500/week for 12 weeks\nLong Term Disability: up to $6,000/month\nGroup term life and AD&D insurance: $50k\nPTO, standard holidays, 2 floating holidays\nPaid parental leave\nStaff development program: 100 hours/year plus training costs\nAbout Emergent Software\nEmergent Software is a fast-growing software development, cloud consulting, and data engineering company serving clients across the country. We are regularly adding to our team of talented software engineers, cloud architects, data engineers, UX designers, technical product owners and more who can help us deliver high quality services for our clients.\nWe are a remote-first company\nSince our inception, we've embraced a remote-friendly culture, promoting work flexibility beyond the norm. When the pandemic struck in 2020, our transition to fully remote work was seamless—just a matter of cleaning out the fridge. Recognizing an opportunity, we adopted a remote-first approach and began hiring talent from anywhere. We continue to offer our signature Minnesota-nice, Midwest-friendly attitude, ensuring everyone feels valued, whether or not they're familiar with the skyway system.\nYour career grows with us\nWorking with talented people on interesting projects creates an engaging environment for software development enthusiasts. By working directly with our experienced team, participating in our staff development program, and solving complex problems across a variety of projects, you’ll find numerous opportunities for long-term career growth.\nAt Emergent Software, your ideas will be heard, you will grow exponentially as a master of your craft, and you will enjoy working other dedicated team members to deliver software solutions for our clients.\nCheck out what others say\nVisit our Glassdoor page to discover how employees enjoy our remote working structure, flexible hours, profit sharing program, and more!\n#EmergentSoftware\n#IND3","company":"Emergent Software","rawCompany":"emergent software","city":"Raleigh","state":"NC","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-15T15:43:01.407Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1211.00","title":"Computer Systems Analysts","slug":"computer-systems-analysts"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Senior DevOps Engineer","description":"**This is an opportunity to join a collaborative team of cloud and DevOps professionals delivering impactful projects and managing complex client environments. This role is fully REMOTE, indefinitely.**\nA Senior DevOps Engineer plays a critical role in building, automating, and maintaining infrastructure that supports fast, secure, and reliable software delivery. This role focuses on streamlining CI/CD pipelines, optimizing cloud environments, and enforcing best practices around deployment, monitoring, and scaling. The role involves working closely with Development, QA, and IT teams to ensure the platform remains stable, scalable, and developer friendly.\nHighlights & Benefits of working at Emergent Software\nWork closely with other talented cloud engineers. Our vetting process means you can count on your team members to know what they are talking about.\nWork from home or work remotely from anywhere you want\nFlexible work schedule meaning you can work regular hours or choose weekends and evenings\nWork-life balance is essential and highly valued at Emergent Software. If you choose to work more than 40 hours, you’ll be compensated for the extra work!\nWork on interesting projects solving complex business problems with custom software.\n100 hours per year to focus on your professional development. We invest in your growth!\nGrow your career without leaving the tech track. At Emergent Software, you can advance and be recognized as a technical expert without transitioning into people management. We value deep technical expertise as much as leadership and have established clear career paths for those who want to stay hands-on. Profit sharing bonus means as we’re successful, you’re successful\nExcellent benefits package including medical insurance, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, FSA, disability, life insurance, and paid parental leave\nResponsibilities\nAutomation: Designing and implementing automation for common tasks including CI/CD Pipelines, Infrastructure Provisioning, Monitoring / Alerting, Configuration Management, Customer onboarding, etc.\nInfrastructure Management: Designing and maintaining cloud infrastructure, ensuring it is scalable, secure, and cost-effective\nCollaboration: Working closely with development and operations teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of software.\nSecurity: Implementing security best practices to protect the infrastructure and data.\\Continuous Improvement: Continuously evaluating and improving processes to enhance efficiency and reliability.\nMonitoring and Troubleshooting: Setting up monitoring tools to track system performance and quickly address any issues that arise.\nConsulting and Client Engagement Context\nThis role operates within a consulting environment, supporting multiple client engagements that vary widely in technical maturity, documentation quality, and constraints. Success in this role requires strong technical judgment, adaptability, and the ability to build trust with clients while driving meaningful technical outcomes.\nEngage directly with clients to understand business goals, technical constraints, and risk tolerance\nDiagnose and improve existing systems that may be partially implemented or inconsistently managed\nCommunicate technical concepts, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders\nBalance pragmatic delivery with long-term maintainability and best practices\nOperate effectively in situations with incomplete information and evolving requirements\nAccurately track time and work performed to support client billing, project planning, and overall project health within a professional services delivery model\nQualifications\n7+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or infrastructure roles\nStrong experience designing and supporting cloud environments, preferably in Azure or AWS\nHands-on experience with infrastructure as code and automated deployments\nDeep understanding of CI/CD concepts and pipeline design\nStrong troubleshooting skills in distributed systems\nExperience working directly with stakeholders or clients\nAbility to operate independently and take ownership of delivery outcomes\nTechnical Skills\nA Senior DevOps Engineer brings a strong blend of technical and operational skills to streamline software delivery and infrastructure management. You should be comfortable working end‑to‑end across modern DevOps tooling while collaborating closely with cross‑functional teams.\nAzure Cloud\nDeep experience designing, implementing, and managing Azure infrastructure and Azure services networking, storage, and cost optimization.\nFamiliarity with a broad range of Azure services and established cloud patterns (e.g., networking, identity, monitoring, and scalability)\nInfrastructure as Code (IaC)\nFamiliarity with IaC principles (idempotency, modular design, reuse, environment parity, and safe change management)\nAutomating provisioning and configuration of infrastructure across environments.\nTools: Terraform, Ansible, Chef, CloudFormation, Pulumi.\nCI/CD Tools & Pipelines\nDesigning, managing, and optimizing automated build, test, and deployment pipelines.\nTools: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, and Travis CI.\nNetworking Fundamentals\nUnderstanding Networking in Azure and other clouds\nTools: Virtual Networks, Express Route, VPN Gateways, ZTNA, Global Secure Access\nVersion Control Systems\nProficiency in Git, SVN, GitOps, and Trunk based workflows.\nManaging code changes, branching strategies, and rollback mechanisms.\nTools: Git, Github, Azure DevOps\nScripting & Programming\nBuild and maintain automation (scripts/tools) to streamline deployments and reduce manual toil.\nFamiliarity with the .NET ecosystem is highly desired\nLanguages: Bash, PowerShell, Python, C#, JavaScript, Ruby, Go\nMonitoring & Logging\nSetting up observability, alerts, and performance dashboards.\nTools: Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, New Relic, Datadog.\nSecurity & Compliance\nImplementing secure DevOps practices (DevSecOps) while managing secrets, access controls and compliance audits.\nTools: Azure Policy, Azure Managment Groups, Defender, SonarQube, Trivy, Open Policy Agent\nSystem Administration\nStrong knowledge of Windows and Linux/Unix systems.\nManaging servers, networking, and performance tuning.\nTools: Azure Monitor, Azure Bastion, Azure Backup\nDisaster Recovery & High Availability\nDesigning and Implementing Disaster Recovery Plans that ensure High Availability, system resiliency, and minimal downtime\nTools: Azure Site Recovery, Availability Zones, Azure Front Door, NGINX\nPreferred Skills\nConsulting or professional services experience\nFamiliarity with the .NET ecosystem\nExperience designing standardized DevOps patterns across multiple teams or projects\nExposure to FinOps practices and cost optimization strategies\nExperience mentoring engineers or providing technical leadership\nCertifications (Nice to Have)\nDevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)\nAzure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)\nGitHub Administration (GH-100)\nGitHub Actions (GH-200)\nGitHub Copilot (GH-300)\nCertified Docker Associate\nLinux foundation Certified IT Associate\nCertified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)\nCertified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)\nCertified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)\nFinOps Foundation certifications\nTerraform Associate\nTerraform Authoring & Operations Professional\nCloudflare Accredited Configuration Engineer\nCloudflare Accredited Services Architect\nOur Vetting Process\nAt Emergent Software, we work hard to find the best people capable of delivering high quality services to our clients. If you think you’re one of those, please understand that the effort put into this by people like yourself helps us be successful in surrounding you with other top-notch people. Here are the steps of our vetting process for this position:\nApplication (5 minutes)\nOnline Assessment (40-50 minutes)\nInitial Phone Interview (45-60 minutes)\nHiring Manager Interview (30 minutes)\nTake Home Challenge\nTechnical Interview (60 minutes)\nJob Offer\nBenefits Package Details\nMedical Insurance: up to 84% of your monthly medical premium (HSA options available)\nHSA Contribution: up to $200/month\nDental & Vision Insurance: up to 50% of your monthly dental and vision premium costs\n401(k) plan: company match up to 4% of salary\nProfit sharing bonus: up to 15% of salary paid quarterly\nExtra compensation: get paid extra for work over 40 hours/week\nEmployee referral & customer referral bonuses\nFlex Spending Account (FSA) for Dependent Care & Healthcare Costs\nShort Term Disability: $500/week for 12 weeks\nLong Term Disability: up to $6,000/month\nGroup term life and AD&D insurance: $50k\nPTO, standard holidays, 2 floating holidays\nPaid parental leave\nStaff development program: 100 hours/year plus training costs\nAbout Emergent Software\nEmergent Software is a fast-growing software development, cloud consulting, and data engineering company serving clients across the country. We are regularly adding to our team of talented software engineers, cloud architects, data engineers, UX designers, technical product owners and more who can help us deliver high quality services for our clients.\nWe are a remote-first company\nSince our inception, we've embraced a remote-friendly culture, promoting work flexibility beyond the norm. When the pandemic struck in 2020, our transition to fully remote work was seamless—just a matter of cleaning out the fridge. Recognizing an opportunity, we adopted a remote-first approach and began hiring talent from anywhere. We continue to offer our signature Minnesota-nice, Midwest-friendly attitude, ensuring everyone feels valued, whether or not they're familiar with the skyway system.\nYour career grows with us\nWorking with talented people on interesting projects creates an engaging environment for software development enthusiasts. 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