Job Url: https://ats.rippling.com/sdl/jobs/25556881-9a49-44e2-806d-f5c80d15ed47

Job Description: SDL provides cloud-based software solutions to local governments, aiming to make our communities better places to live and work. As a mission-driven company, SDL is committed to creating impactful technology that serves the public good. 

We are looking for team members who take pride in their work and seek to consistently improve themselves, their skills, and their knowledge. If this sounds like you–and the type of work environment where you’d thrive–we hope you’ll join us!

We offer flexible remote work options and are primarily based in the US East Coast time zone. You do not have to relocate to join SDL!

What We Offer:
Competitive salary.
Unlimited PTO.
Flexible working hours and remote work options.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
Professional development opportunities and learning budget.
Home office and IT budget.
Supportive team environment.
The chance to work on innovative projects with cutting-edge technologies.
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer with extensive experience in Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to lead our infrastructure and deployment initiatives. In this role, you will design, implement, and optimize cloud architectures, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring solutions that enable our engineering teams to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable applications.

This is a hands-on, technical position where you will contribute to the strategy for infrastructure automation, champion best practices, and help shape the future of our DevOps culture.

Key Responsibilities
Cloud Infrastructure & Architecture
Design, build, and maintain highly available, secure, and scalable infrastructure in Azure and GCP.
Lead cloud migrations, hybrid cloud solutions, and cost optimization initiatives.
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Bicep, or Pulumi for repeatable, version-controlled deployments.
CI/CD & Automation
Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Cloud Build, or similar) for fast, reliable delivery.
Automate provisioning, scaling, and configuration management across multiple environments.
Reduce manual operational work through scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python).
Observability & Reliability
Build and maintain centralized logging, monitoring, and alerting systems (Azure Monitor, Stackdriver, Prometheus, Grafana).
Define and monitor SLOs, SLIs, and SLAs to ensure system reliability.
Lead incident response and postmortems to identify and eliminate root causes.
Security & Compliance
Implement cloud security best practices: IAM policies, secrets management, network security, and vulnerability scanning.
Work closely with compliance teams to meet SOC 2 requirements.
Ensure security is baked into infrastructure and deployment pipelines (“shift-left security”).
Collaboration & Leadership
Partner with developers, QA, and product teams to align infrastructure with business needs.
Mentor junior DevOps engineers and drive knowledge-sharing across the team.
Evaluate emerging tools and practices to improve DevOps maturity continuously.