Senior DevOps Engineer - Cloud Platform (Senior Consultant, Engi Jobs

Senior DevOps Engineer – Cloud Platform (Senior Consultant, Engineering & Technical Services)

Location: Primarily remote; occasional in‑person meetings at the client’s headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland.
Travel: Must be available to attend customer meetings as needed.

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About the Role

Fearless is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to support a large‑scale federal workforce training and learning management program. This role manages and maintains the cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and operational environment that support a secure, scalable Learning Management System (LMS) and associated platforms. The focus is on platform reliability, automation, and system performance, ensuring stable environments, efficient deployments, and continuous monitoring and optimization within a DevSecOps framework.

The Senior Consultant collaborates with cross‑functional teams to align technical vision, implementation, and quality across development, reliability, testing, and operations. The role bridges business objectives with technical execution in software development, infrastructure, security, and testing, while mentoring engineers and aligning stakeholders with product and project goals.

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Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure supporting LMS platforms and related systems (AWS or similar).
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines to support automated build, test, and deployment processes.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and reliability; implement alerting and remediation strategies as needed.
• Manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar technologies.
• Ensure system security and compliance by integrating security controls into infrastructure and deployment processes (DevSecOps).
• Support environment management across development, testing, and production environments.
• Tooling for performance/availability: monitoring (CloudWatch, Prometheus), logging, incident response playbooks, and SLA adherence.
• Collaborate with software developers to optimize application deployment, performance, and scalability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, deployment, and system‑level issues.
• Implement logging, monitoring, and observability solutions to support system health and incident response.
• Support system scaling and performance optimization to meet user demand and SLA requirements.
• Maintain documentation for infrastructure configurations, deployment processes, and operational procedures.
• Continuously evaluate and improve platform operations, automation, and system resilience.

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Place of Performance & Travel Requirements

• Primarily remote.
• Must be available to attend in‑person customer meetings at the client’s headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, as needed.

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Impact

Fearless Impact

• Fosters collaboration with cross‑functional teams by taking the initiative and driving conversations.
• Coach, mentor, and develop peers that elevate team capability and technical expertise using clear and persuasive communication of engineering solutions to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Earn the trust of your customer and teammates by delivering world‑class services.
• Drive accountability and delivery by ensuring project objectives are met on time and aligned with client priorities and Fearless standards of excellence; anticipate risks and implement proactive solutions.
• Take ownership of risk management by monitoring deliverables, identifying issues early, and coaching teammates on mitigation strategies while keeping leadership informed.
• Shape client engagement and intelligence‑gathering efforts by cultivating relationships with stakeholders, synthesizing insights across the client organization and partner ecosystem, and providing Fearless leaders with actionable recommendations.

Fearless Customer Impact

• Deliver expected outcomes relative to high‑quality code and maintainable systems.
• Offer and implement innovative solutions that include engineering best practices through new tools, frameworks, and methodologies.
• Lead and align stakeholders with product and project goals that advance customer satisfaction as well as Fearless’ objectives, strategy, and mission.
• Serve as a trusted advisor in your area of expertise.

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Work Experience & Project Skill Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or infrastructure engineering roles.
• Proven experience managing cloud environments (AWS preferred), including compute, storage, networking, and security services.
• Strong experience with CI/CD tools and pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar).
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent.
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and observability solutions (e.g., CloudWatch, ELK stack, or similar).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is highly desirable.
• Experience working within DevSecOps environments, including integrating security into deployment pipelines.
• Experience supporting high‑availability, scalable systems in enterprise or federal environments.
• Familiarity with federal security frameworks (e.g., NIST, FISMA, FedRAMP) is highly desirable.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across infrastructure, networking, and system performance issues.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams, including developers, architects, and security personnel.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust clearance.

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Fearless Skills and Competencies

• Analytical Thinking: Observe and interpret information, break down complex problems, identify patterns/relationships, and draw logical conclusions.
• Synthetic Thinking: Combine different ideas, information, or concepts to create a new, complex understanding or solution.
• Adaptability: Comfort with change, flexibility in the face of shifting demands, and resilience to setbacks.
• Ownership & Accountability: Commit to taking responsibility for outcomes and ensuring all commitments are met.
• Consultative Advising: Identify and articulate client challenges, scope projects, and align recommendations to business goals.
• Communicating with Influence: Craft and deliver clear, persuasive messages that integrate data insights and structured narratives for diverse audiences.
• Managing Priorities & Client Alignment: Negotiate and manage conflicting priorities to strategically align decisions, enhancing service delivery and client satisfaction.

Required Level of Proficiency:
Advanced Application – you can perform the actions associated with a skill without assistance and are recognized as “a person to ask” within your organization.

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Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit for extended periods while working on a computer or during meetings.
• Must be able to travel occasionally to client sites or company meetings, which may involve driving or flying.
• Ability to communicate effectively via phone, email, and in‑person, requiring clear speech, listening, and written communication skills.
• Ability to move within an office environment, including reaching for files, using office equipment, and occasional light lifting (up to 10 pounds).

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Benefits & Life at Fearless

What Makes Us Purple?

• Valued as a whole person—not just a job title.
• Matched with work that plays to your strengths and passions.
• Supported by coaches, not micromanagers.
• Autonomy and clarity to make decisions and drive impact.
• Community that celebrates equity, curiosity, and innovation.
• Work that matters every day.

Benefits (Full‑Time Team Members – Starting Day One)

• Flexible, life‑friendly schedules.
• 100 % coverage for medical HSA plan + HSA contributions.
• Dental & vision covered 100 % for you and your dependents.
• Competitive premiums for HMO/PPO and dependent coverage.
• 401(k) with 4 % match & immediate vesting.
• Paid Parental Leave and 12 weeks paid FMLA.
• Generous PTO, 11 Federal Holidays, a Birthday Holiday, and Sick Leave.
• Up to 15 days for Jury Duty and Bereavement Leave.
• Education, wellness, and tech allowances.
• Referral bonus: $6K‑$12K for each successful referral.
• Pet insurance & discount plans.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Legal support, life insurance, disability coverage.

Reasonable Accommodations

Fearless is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities. If needed, contact HR at hr@fearless.tech.

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Compensation

• Minimum Salary: $120,588
• Salary Midpoint: $156,764
• Maximum Salary: $195,955
• Hiring Range for Role: $120,588‑$149,000

This position is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on individual and company performance criteria.

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Next Steps

1. Introductory Interview – Connect with a recruiter to build rapport, review experience and skills, discuss salary expectations, and set process expectations.
2. Skills + Business Fit Interview – Review technical assessments, discuss situational and values‑based questions, and explore alignment with Fearless culture and project needs.
3. Additional customer interviews, background check, and security clearance requirements may apply depending on the project.