DevOps Engineer I

Please note that candidates must currently live in the following states; DC, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin

Join Civis Analytics as a DevOps Engineer and become a key player in delivering, maintaining, and evolving the infrastructure that makes our data science platform possible. In this role, you’ll help us create scalable infrastructure-as-code using cutting-edge tools.

What You’ll Do

• Help create scalable infrastructure-as-code using cutting edge tools.  
• Deliver, maintain, and evolve the infrastructure that makes our data science platform possible.  
• Support and improve our AWS environment to keep systems secure, reliable, and efficient.
• Work with engineering teams to create and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Write scripts and tools to automate tasks and improve efficiency.
• Take part in an on-call rotation to support the platform when needed.

What We’re Looking For (Minimum Qualifications)

• 1+ years of experience as a Software or DevOps Engineer.  
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or a minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in software development, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure roles.
• Experience working with either AWS or GCP services such as compute, databases, VPCs, networking, permissioning and storage.  
• Familiarity with automation tools and configuration-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible, CloudFormation, Puppet, Chef, Vagrant, etc.).  
• Comfortable with Python and/or Bash scripting.  
• Interest and ability to master new technologies.  

Bonus Points (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience with continuous integration/delivery services.  
• Experience with containerized code deployment and kubernetes
• Experience with networking concepts and protocols.  
• Experience with security, systems, or application monitoring and metrics.
• Experience with using AI in a code development 

You Should Apply If:

• You enjoy solving complex problems and improving how things are done.
• You are excited to work with cloud infrastructure, automation tools, and modern DevOps practices.
• You are comfortable working independently and collaboratively in a remote-first environment.
• You are eager to learn new technologies and continuously improve your skills.
• You take ownership of your work and thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

You Should Not Apply If:

• You prefer a fully in-person work environment (we are primarily remote).
• You are not interested in learning new technologies or expanding your technical skill set.
• You are uncomfortable troubleshooting or handling on-call responsibilities as part of a rotation.
• You prefer highly structured environments with minimal change or iteration.

Salary: 100,000-103,000

Who we are

At Civis, we have opportunities for applicants who are newcomers, seasoned professionals, and anywhere in between. Our teams are energized by complex challenges and value diversity of thought. Opportunities to stand out and inspire happen daily and we trust and encourage you to act on your ideas – no matter how big they are. We offer you the tools and community you need to do your best work. Each of us is committed to holding ourselves accountable for results, challenging the status quo and finding new ways to grow our company and each other.

Why join our team?

• The opportunity to be part of a growing tech startup focused on solving interesting and meaningful problems, invested in internal promotion, and committed to fostering a diverse, equal and inclusive workplace. 
• Competitive benefits, including unlimited PTO, 401K match with immediate vesting, health, dental, and vision benefits, fully paid parental leave, breastfeeding support including breastmilk shipping services for traveling moms, commuter benefits, wellness initiatives including weekly group meditations, monthly on-site massage therapy, and pet insurance.

• To support employees in our now fully remote work environment, we also have expanded our virtual journal and book clubs, Donut Pals (organized virtual coffee meet-ups), Lightning Talks (5-minute presentations on anything you’d like), Lunch-and-Learns, and HR Open Discussions (bi-weekly meet-up where we discuss ideas and topics of the day in a casual format). We are also able to support and accommodate flexible work from home schedules to help employees juggle responsibilities at home.