> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/1852000-apache-airflow-support-operational-engineer-remote](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/1852000-apache-airflow-support-operational-engineer-remote). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Apache Airflow Support/Operational Engineer- Remote - **Company:** Palni Incorporated - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Continuous Integration, Directed Acyclic Graph (Directed Graphs), Software Debugging, Python (Programming Language), Role-Based Access Control, Prometheus, Grafana, Software Troubleshooting, Cloudformation, Kubernetes, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Docker - **Published:** July 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/a916560b-b4b5-4085-85ac-6eed833b9981 ## About the Role * 4+ years hands-on with Apache Airflow in production (not just "used it in a pipeline") - scheduler, executors, DAG lifecycle, backfills * Strong troubleshooting of Airflow failures: restart loops, scheduler lag, task queue issues, executor problems, dependency conflicts * AWS production experience, specifically ECS on EC2 (containerized Airflow) - sizing, deployment, networking * Security hardening: RBAC, secrets backends, TLS, and reducing Airflow's provider surface / CVE footprint - this is FedPoint's core pain, so weight it heavily * Comfortable with CVE triage and vulnerability justification - assessing exploitability, documenting findings for compliance review * Python proficiency (Airflow is Python-native; needed to read/debug DAGs and providers) * Docker/containerization fundamentals * Strong written communication - client-facing support with SLA-bound response/resolution Strongly preferred * Experience supporting federal / government contractor environments; familiarity with FISMA/NIST 800-53/800-171 concepts (support context, not as a certifier) * Kubernetes (some clients run Airflow there even if FedPoint is ECS) * CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/CloudFormation) * Prior SLA-based support or managed-services experience (vs. pure engineering) - knows what "2-hour response" discipline actually means * Monitoring: CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana Soft requirements that matter for support (not engineering) * Calm under production-incident pressure; good bedside manner with a stressed client * Documentation discipline - runbooks, justification write-ups, ticket hygiene * Able to work a defined coverage window reliably (federal clients notice SLA misses) ## Related Videos - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [5 steps for running a Kubernetes environment at scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/88-5-steps-for-running-a-kubernetes-environment-at-scale) - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [All your telemetry data from any source in one place](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/57-all-your-telemetry-data-from-any-source-in-one-place) - [AI Model Management Life Circles: ML Ops For Generative AI Models From Research to Deployment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1152-ai-model-management-life-circles-ml-ops-for-generative-ai-models-from-research-to-deployment) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [From Prototype to Production: Build AI Agents with This Free 4-Course Learning Path](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/655-from-prototype-to-production-build-ai-agents-with-this-free-4-course-learning-path) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Best Paying Remote Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/255-best-paying-remote-jobs)