DevOps Engineer

parallel; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity in the workplace

Reasonable accommodations for disabilities

Job summary

Parallel Systems, located in Los Angeles, is searching for a skilled DevOps Engineer. In this role, you will support our infrastructure team by enhancing systems' reliability at scale while working with modern cloud-native tools.

Your contributions will have a significant impact on freight transportation transformation, as you'll collaborate closely with senior engineers and automate various infrastructure tasks.

The position offers a competitive salary with a range of $145,000 — $174,000 USD, emphasizing our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in DevOps or SRE roles.
• Hands-on Kubernetes administration experience.
• Familiarity with at least one major cloud provider.

Responsibilities

• Write and maintain Terraform modules.
• Automate configuration management using Ansible.
• Support the operation of Kubernetes clusters.

Skills

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Linux CLI

AWS

CI/CD

Git

Shell scripting

Security concepts

Tools

Helm

GitOps

HashiCorp Vault

Job description

Parallel Systems is pioneering autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles designed to transform freight transportation by shifting portions of the $900 billion U.S. trucking industry onto rail. Our innovative technology offers cleaner, safer, and more efficient logistics solutions. Join our dynamic team and help shape a smarter, greener future for global freight.

We're looking for a driven DevOps Engineer to join our infrastructure team. You'll help build, maintain, and improve the infrastructure that keeps our systems running reliably at scale. Working alongside senior engineers, you'll gain hands‑on experience with modern cloud‑native tooling - from provisioning infrastructure with Terraform to deploying applications via ArgoCD on Kubernetes.

What You’ll Work On

• Write andmaintainTerraform modules to provision and manage cloud infrastructure (mostly AWS) in a consistent, repeatable way
• Package and manage application deployments using Helm charts, including templating, versioning, and chart repository management
• Automate configuration management and application provisioning tasks using Ansible playbooks and roles
• Support the operation of Kubernetes clusters — deploying workloads, debugging pod failures, managing namespaces, RBAC, and resource quotas
• Contribute toGitOpsworkflows usingArgoCD,maintainingapplication sync policies and managing rollouts and rollbacks
• Collaborate with development teams to improve CI/CD pipelines and reduce deployment friction
• Maintain and expand oursecrets managementsystemsand workflowsbuilt onHashiCorpVault
• Improve and support our cybersecuritypostureby applyingcybersecurity standardsand best practices
• Optimizeour network infrastructureto handleadditionalworkloads and applications

What Success Looks Like

• After 30 Days: You understand the fundamentals of Parallel's existing Terraform modules, Helm charts, and Ansible playbooks, andhave familiarizedyourself with our current architecture and conventions. You havesubmittedyour first pull request.
• After 60 Days: Own and ship at least one significant Terraform, Helm, or Ansible change end-to-end, from writing to code review to production merge. Understand how platform workimpactsproduct delivery.
• After 90 Days: Take ownership of Parallel's infrastructure (a service, a cluster, or a pipeline) and be the go‑to person for it. You have contributed a measurable improvement to Parallel's infrastructure and are actively supporting deployment andproducttesting efforts.

Basic Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience ina DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering role.
• Minimum1year experiencewith Terraform, Ansible, Chef or other Infrastructure as Code (IaC) or Configuration Management (CM) tools
• Hands‑on Kubernetes administration experience:networking (CNI, ingress), storage (PVCs,StorageClasses), workload management (Deployments,StatefulSets, Jobs,CronJobs), and troubleshooting
• Comfort with Linux CLI, shell scripting, and Git workflows
• Minimum 1 year experience withat least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and pipeline tooling (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.)
• Experience writing Helm charts from scratch or building on upstream charts
• Strong understanding of coreinternet technologies like DNS,TCP/IPandtheOSI model,HTTP, and TLS.
• Familiarity with observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki,OpenTelemetry)
• Experience withscripting in at least one language (Shell, Python, etc.)
• Strong understanding of security concepts (least privilege, CIA triad, defense in depth)
• Hands‑on experience withArgoCDor anotherGitOpstool (Flux, etc.)
• Strong writtenand verbalcommunicationskills, andgooddocumentation habits

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with secrets management, especially withHashiCorpVault or External Secrets Operator
• Understanding of authentication and authorization schemes (SAML, OIDC)
• Relevant certifications: CKA, Terraform Associate, AWS SAA, etc.

Target Salary Range: $145,000 — $174,000 USD

Parallel Systems is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any discriminatory factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. We work to build an inclusive environment in which all people can come to do their best work.

Parallel Systems is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Parallel Systems will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact your recruiter.