SrStaffDevOps Engineer

Vantor; Westminster (MD); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantor is seeking a Senior Staff DevOps Engineer with Site Reliability experience to support the Vantor Hub software suite. The role focuses on reliability, scalability, and automation across multiple AWS accounts, including government and commercial environments.

Expect hands-on work with CI/CD, IaC, and observability tools. The ideal candidate will lead complex initiatives, mentor others, and help establish best practices for production readiness and cloud operations in a hybrid on-site role

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or cloud operations.
• Ownership of production systems in cloud environments.
• Strong SRE practices including SLIs/SLAs, error budgets, and post-incident reviews.
• Proficiency with AWS and multi-account environments.
• Containerization with Docker and Kubernetes.
• IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability engineering efforts for the Vantor Hub platform and related infrastructure services.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines for software and infrastructure delivery.
• Build, operate, and improve cloud infrastructure automation using Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS services.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, deployment, networking, performance, and production issues.
• Improve service availability, scalability, and operational readiness across environments.
• Operate in a team on-call rotation to support production reliability and incident response.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve deployment safety and observability.

Skills

DevOps

SRE practices

Cloud operations

Automation

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering/CS or related field

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS (CloudFormation)

Job description

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what's happening now and shape what's coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters-where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.

To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Citizen. This position requires an active U.S. Government security clearance, applicants who do not currently hold the required clearance will not be eligible for consideration. Employment for cleared roles is contingent upon verification of clearance status.

Export Control/ITAR: Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Vantor's PlatformDevOpsteam is growing and we're looking for aSeniorStaff DevOps EngineerwithSiteReliabilityEngineering experienceto support the build, deployment,reliability,and operations of the Vantor Hub software suite.This teamis part ofVantor'sPlatform Infrastructureorganization, working on a unified platform powering applications used byVantor'scustomers. We're looking for a candidate that is inspired by working with a talented group of world-class engineers, scaling our development,deployment, and operationsefforts.

This position is hybrid with three days a week on-site with your colleagues in Westminster, CO.

The Platform DevOpsteam designs, develops,secures, and operatesa wide range of custom and third-party software solutions deployed in AWS.The teamoversees dozens of AWS accounts between commercial and government environments, and guides DevOps, cloud infrastructure,and reliability engineeringbest practices.Wecollaboratewith hundreds ofVantorengineers to quickly and securely build, test, and release software changes intomanycommercial and government AWS environments. This software and adjacent services are critical to the overall velocity of the organization and allows our teams to introduce business value rapidly without sacrificing quality or security.

As aSeniorStaff DevOps EngineerforSite Reliability, you will play a key role in improving the reliability, scalability, observability, and operational maturity of Vantor Hub and its supporting infrastructure. You will work hands-on with AWS, Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD systems, monitoring platforms, and incident response processes while also influencing engineering standards and reliability practices across teams.

This role is intended for an experienced engineer who can operate independently, lead complex technical initiatives, mentor others, and help establish best practices for production readiness, service reliability, automation, and cloud operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability engineering efforts for the Vantor Hub platform and related infrastructure services.


• Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines for software and infrastructure delivery.


• Build, operate, and improve cloud infrastructure automation using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS-native services.


• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, deployment, networking, performance, reliability, and production issues.


• Improve service availability, scalability, maintainability, reliability, security, and overall operational readiness.


• Design and operate highly available, resilient, observable, and secure infrastructure across commercial and government AWS environments.


• Partner with engineering teams to improve deployment safety, rollback capabilities, observability, production readiness, and operational support.


• Participate ina team on-call rotation, currently approximately one week every twelve weeks, supporting production reliability and incident response.


• Leverage AI developmenttoolsas forcemultipliers for software design, implementation, testing, and documentationwhile maintaining reliability, security, and engineering quality.


• Contribute to shared engineering standards for responsible AI-assisted development, including validation practices, documentation expectations, and review patterns.


• Use AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate infrastructure automation, documentation, runbook development, test scaffolding, incident analysis, and repeatable operational workflows; validate outputs through peer review, testing, and security practices.

Minimum Requirements for this Position

• Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science,arelated engineering field, or equivalent experience.


• 8+ years of experience in DevOps,PlatformEngineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or cloud operations, with demonstrated ownership of production systems.


• Demonstrated experience owning, operating, and improving production systems in cloud-based environments.


• Strong experience with Site Reliability Engineering practices, including service-level indicators, service-level objectives, error budgets, incident response, post-incident reviews, reliability metrics,and reliability-focused automation.


• Strong proficiency with Amazon Web Services, including experience operating production workloads in multi-account AWS environments.


• Strong proficiencywith containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.


• Strong proficiency with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools like TerraformorCloudFormation.


• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.


• Solid understanding of networking concepts and protocols.


• The ability to communicate and collaborate with team members and other colleagues.


• Must be a U.S. citizen and be willing and able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance.

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