Fast Facts
Looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer skilled in Azure and Terraform to lead initiatives at Degreed, focusing on modernizing the platform and enhancing developer experience.
Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include Infrastructure as Code initiatives, defining cloud infrastructure, streamlining deployments, and collaborating with various teams to support growth and automation.
Skills: Strong experience with Azure, Terraform, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), CI/CD tools, and cloud security principles are required.
Qualifications: 5–7+ years of relevant experience in DevOps/SRE or similar roles preferred.
Location: San Francisco, US | Remote
Compensation: $170000 - $190000 / Annually
At Degreed, we’re on a journey to modernize and scale our platform—and we’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer who thrives in Azure environments and brings hands-on experience with Terraform. This is a high-impact role where you’ll help lead key initiatives to improve reliability, performance, and developer experience as we continue migrating toward container-based services.
If you're someone who loves solving infrastructure challenges, automating everything, and collaborating with developers to ship faster and safer, we’d love to hear from you.
Key Skills
- Strong experience with Azure cloud infrastructure in a production environment.
- Solid knowledge of Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices.
- Experience with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and CI/CD tools.
- Well-versed in the principles of cloud security, with a practical mindset toward secure infrastructure design.
- Comfortable working remotely and asynchronously with distributed teams.
- A collaborative mindset and a willingness to learn and share knowledge.
- 5–7+ years of relevant experience in DevOps/SRE or similar roles.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and contribute to Infrastructure as Code initiatives using Terraform.
- Help define and improve our cloud infrastructure on Azure.
- Work closely with engineering teams to streamline deployments and build robust CI/CD pipelines.
- Support our shift toward containerization (e.g. Kubernetes).
- Collaborate with teams across the business to support growth, scalability, and automation.
- Participate in a rotating on-call schedule to support uptime and stability.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
- A supportive culture focused on impact and continuous improvement.
- Opportunities to influence technical direction and make meaningful contributions.
- Work with smart, humble people who care deeply about learning and innovation.
- Drive the shift toward Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Develop tools to empower developers to manage their codebases effectively.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand technical requirements and dependencies.
- Implement and configure new development tools and infrastructure.
- Optimize software delivery through process automation and best practices.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
Compensation
We are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
The total pay range for this role is $170,000 - $190,000.
Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to: skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location.
