Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer
Job details
- Pay
- $120,000 – $156,000 a year
- Work mode
- Remote
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Posted
- Oct 18, 2026
- Last confirmed open
- Oct 18, 2026
About this role
Oddball believes that the best products are built when companies understand and value the things they are working on. We value learning and growth and the ability to make a big impact at a small company. We believe that we can make big changes happen and improve the daily lives of millions of people by bringing quality software to the federal space.
We're looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our VA team and be part of an elite rapid-response engineering group that gets called in to solve the VA's most complex, high-priority technical challenges across Veteran-facing systems.
What you'll be doing:
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and infrastructure across Azure and AWS environments
- Own observability and monitoring using tools like Datadog or Dynatrace to proactively identify and resolve issues
- Reduce MTTR through better incident management, runbooks, and automated remediation
- Provision and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform
- Write automation scripts in Python, Bash, or PowerShell to streamline operational workflows
- Collaborate with development teams across VA programs to resolve engineering issues and improve platform stability
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to DevOps standards and best practices across the team
What you’ll bring:
- 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or cloud infrastructure engineering
- Hands-on experience with Azure and AWS cloud environments
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog or Dynatrace
- Proficiency with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code practices
- Solid scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell
- Familiarity with the VA ecosystem including VA Platform, GitHub enterprise practices, or VA.gov standards is a plus
- Thrives in a remote, collaborative Agile environment and genuinely enjoys working across engineering teams
- Communicates clearly and openly, whether writing a runbook or coordinating with stakeholders during an incident
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. In alignment with federal contract requirements, certain roles may also require U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation and/or a security clearance.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree
Benefits:
- Fully remote
- Annual stipend
- Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Company Match 401(k) plan
- Flexible PTO, Paid Holidays
Oddball is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.
Any applicant with a mental or physical disability who requires an accommodation during the application process should contact an Oddball HR representative to request such an accommodation by emailing
Compensation:
At Oddball, it’s important each employee is compensated competitively and fairly. In alignment with state legal requirements. A range for the included position is listed below.
Be advised, actual offer details are determined by job category, job location, and candidate skill level.
United States Wage Range: $120,000 - $156,000
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $120,000.00 - $156,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Azure: 3 years (Required)
- CI/CD: 5 years (Required)
- AWS: 5 years (Required)
Work Location: Remote