DevOps Engineer III

Yotta Energy; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 105,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Yotta Energy is seeking a hands-on DevOps Engineer III to own and optimize the software delivery lifecycle from code commit through production deployment. You will maintain CI/CD pipelines, manage releases, and ensure reliability, security, and scalability of cloud-connected platforms.

Collaborate with software, firmware, and support teams to build automated, observable deployment environments for distributed solar and energy storage tech.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in CS/Engineering.
• 5+ years of DevOps, SRE, Cloud Operations, or Infrastructure Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain CI/CD pipelines from development through production deployment.
• Manage software releases, including branching strategies, build promotion, deployment, and rollback procedures.
• Monitor and maintain production applications, cloud infrastructure, and supporting services.
• Configure and maintain observability platforms, including logging, metrics, monitoring, and alerting.
• Troubleshoot production incidents, performance bottlenecks, and system reliability issues.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud platforms (AWS)

Terraform / IaC

Python / scripting

Observability & monitoring

Release management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

GitHub Actions

AWS CodePipeline

GitLab CI/CD

Terraform

Job description

DevOps Engineer III

About Yotta Energy

YottaEnergy is a leader incutting edgecommercial solar and energy storage solutions, delivering innovative, cost-effective, and scalable technology to power the future of clean energy. We are building a world class team of professionals passionate about renewable energy and sustainable solutions. Ifyou'relooking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impactina fast-growing, mission driven company,YottaEnergy is the place for you.

Position Summary

Yotta Energy is seeking a hands-on DevOps Engineer III to own and optimize the software delivery lifecycle from code commit through production deployment. This role is responsible for maintaining CI/CD pipelines, managing release processes, monitoring production systems, and ensuring the reliability, security, and scalability of our cloud-connected platforms.

You will collaborate closely with software, firmware, and support teams to build highly automated, observable, and resilient deployment environments that support distributed solar and energy storage technologies. This is a senior individual contributor role focused on cloud infrastructure, release engineering, automation, and operational excellence

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain CI/CD pipelines from development through production deployment


• Manage software releases, including branching strategies, build promotion, deployment, and rollback procedures


• Monitor and maintain production applications, cloud infrastructure, and supporting services


• Configure and maintain observability platforms, including logging, metrics, monitoring, and alerting


• Troubleshoot production incidents, performance bottlenecks, and system reliability issues


• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, AWS CDK, or similar tools


• Collaborate with software engineers to ensure applications are deployable, testable, and production ready


• Support the integration of cloud services, IoT devices, and embedded systems into deployment workflows


• Maintain release documentation, operational runbooks, and incident response procedures


• Implement best practices for security, scalability, reliability, and disaster recovery


• Continuously improving deployment automation, release velocity, and system observability

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience


• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Cloud Operations, or Infrastructure Engineering


• Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, GitLab CI/CD, or similar platforms


• Experience deploying and supporting cloud-native applications in AWS or an equivalent cloud platform, with strong knowledge of Lambda, API Gateway, Cognito, DynamoDB, EC2, RDS, S3, Route 53, load balancers, and IAM


• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or equivalent


• Experience with configuration management and fleet automation using Ansible or equivalent


• Proficiency in Python, Bash, or another scripting language


• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Linux administration and package management


• Experience with serverless frameworks, particularly SST


• Experience with IoT or edge devices


• Background in renewable energy, solar, energy storage, or industrial automation


• Experience working in startup or high-growth technology environments


• Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies

Bonus Skills

• VPN configuration and secure network architecture


• Key vault and secrets management


• TLS/PKI certificate lifecycle management


• Infrastructure security, vulnerability management, and patching


• Disaster recovery and business continuity planning


• Strong troubleshooting, incident response, and root-cause analysis skills

Who May Not Be a Fit

• Prefer to work independently without collaborating across teams


• Struggle with ambiguity, competing priorities, or tight deadlines


• Aren’t willing to roll up your sleeves and help wherever needed


• Avoid accountability or have difficulty receiving and acting on feedback

Technical Competencies

• CI/CD Pipeline Engineering


• Cloud Infrastructure and Operations


• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)


• Release Management


• Production Monitoring and Observability


• Incident Response and Troubleshooting


• Containerization and Orchestration


• Software Security and Compliance


• System Reliability and Scalability


• Cloud Networking and Integration

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package


• Collaborative, mission-driven work environment


• Opportunity to work on innovative clean energy technologies


• Career growth and professional development opportunities


• Exposure to cutting-edge energy management and cloud technologies


• Up to 150,000 a yearDOE


• Comprehensive benefits package


• Collaborative, mission driven work environment

Work Authorization Requirement

Candidates mustbe authorized towork in the United States on a full-time basis without the needfor current or future employer sponsorship.

Why Join Yotta Energy

AtYottaEnergy youwon’tbe one ofmany,you’llbe a key leader helping define how our operations scale. This role offers the opportunity to take ownership, build high-performing teams, and directlyimpactthe growth of a fast-moving clean energy company.