Senior DevOps Engineer - (IT STWD SR ENGINEER, ASP 50691427)

State of Louisiana; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Louisiana is seeking an experienced Platform Engineer within the Architecture, Standards & Platform group to design, build, and support automated infrastructure and software delivery solutions. The role focuses on IaC, CI/CD, and container platforms to enable standardized, repeatable delivery across agencies.

You will design and maintain IaC using Terraform, OpenTofu, and Bicep, develop reusable deployment patterns, and drive secure, reliable application delivery while collaborating

Qualifications

• Experience designing and maintaining infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps platform engineering and automation.
• Ability to design scalable, secure deployment patterns and pipelines.
• Proficiency with modern cloud technologies and automation tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and document automation across the DevOps toolchain.
• Create reusable templates, runbooks, and golden paths for teams to adopt.
• Implement secure-by-default delivery automation and environment standards.
• Troubleshoot pipelines, deployments, and environments; perform root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with platform owners to align with enterprise standards and long-term maintainability.

Skills

DevOps

CI/CD

IaC

Terraform

OpenTofu

Bicep

Tools

Terraform

OpenTofu

Bicep

Job description

Position Overview

The Division of Administration/Office of Technology Services has a vacancy. This job title has an assigned pay grade of TS-317. This position is located in Architecture, Standards and Platform. Req 227398

Interested in advancing your career in DevOps and Platform Engineering while helping modernize technology across Louisiana state government? The Office of Technology Services (OTS), Architecture, Standards & Platform (ASP) section is seeking an experienced, hands‑on engineer to join its Platform Engineering team.

This position focuses on designing, developing, and supporting automated infrastructure and software delivery solutions using modern cloud technologies, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and container platforms. The team works with state agencies and development teams to build reusable deployment patterns, improve developer productivity, and establish secure, standardized, and reliable application delivery practices. This position designs, develops, and maintains Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using technologies such as Terraform, OpenTofu, Bicep, or equivalent tools to automate cloud infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management.

The Office of Technology Services aims to be a responsible partner in delivering innovative, effective, and reliable solutions that support and enhance the IT functions within Executive Branch Departments. The Office of Technology Services will work to increase the return on the State’s investment in technology by promoting smart decision‑making, solving problems intelligently, increasing the rate of project success, and fostering a skilled and professional staff. This position is within the Office of Technology Services (OTS), Architecture, Standards & Platform and supports DevOps and Platform Engineering. The incumbent bridges application development and operations by enabling standardized delivery through platform integrations, automation, and consulting, ensuring teams can adopt repeatable delivery patterns aligned with OTS standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Serves as the head technical consultant for assigned DevOps infrastructure technologies, designing, developing, testing, debugging, and documenting automation and integrations across the DevOps toolchain (for example: source control, CI, artifact management, deployments, observability, and work management).
• Develops and maintains "golden paths" and reusable building blocks (templates, reference repos, reusable workflows, standard configurations, runbooks) that teams can adopt with minimal customization.
• Implements and maintains secure-by-default delivery automation and deployment patterns, including environment configuration standards, secrets handling, and repeatable promotion practices.
• Troubleshoots and resolves pipeline, deployment, and environment issues; performs root cause analysis and implements preventative improvements, including support for the most complex and most critical incidents within the assigned technology scope.
• Partners with platform owners and technical leadership to ensure integrations and automation align with enterprise standards and support long-term maintainability.

Consultation and Enablement

• Provides expert-level consultation to application teams and operations stakeholders to implement standard pipelines, deployment processes, and observability patterns, tailoring guidance to project needs while preserving enterprise consistency.
• Assesses delivery requirements and maturity and identifies practical next steps to improve reliability and delivery outcomes (for example: branch protections, automated checks, release strategies, environment promotion, monitoring baselines).
• Produces clear enablement documentation and onboarding guides for teams adopting DevOps platforms and standard delivery practices and works with teams to transition solutions from bespoke implementations to supported, repeatable platform patterns where appropriate.

Establishes and Enables DevOps Standards and Remains Current on Tools and Practices

• Contributes to and maintains DevOps platform standards, procedures, and guidelines within the assigned technology scope, including standard configurations and recommended delivery patterns that enable consistent adoption across teams. Provides recommendations for improvements to platform services and integrations to increase performance, resiliency, reliability, and cost effectiveness for the delivery ecosystem and supporting infrastructure.
• Researches new developments in tools, platforms, and software relevant to DevOps infrastructure technologies; evaluates options and documents recommendations based on security, maintainability, usability, and total cost of ownership. Helps define and refine practical measures of adoption and maturity (for example: use of standard pipelines/configurations, onboarding completion, baseline monitoring coverage) and supports continuous improvement initiatives.

Provides Technical Leadership, Mentorship, and Knowledge Sharing in DevOps Practices

• Coaches developers and platform team members on effective CI/CD practices, automation patterns, and platform usage through pairing, reviews, and informal training sessions.
• Reviews pipeline and