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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # DevOps Engineer - **Company:** Vast, Inc - **Location:** Long Beach, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $159,000.0 - $226,980.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Big Data, Cyber Security, Computer Networks, Computer Engineering, System Configuration, DevOps, Distributed Systems, OSI Models, Python (Programming Language), Load Testing, Regression Testing, Release Management, Reliability Engineering, Prometheus, Runbook, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Grafana, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Backend, Containerization, Integration Tests, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Front End Software Development, Terraform, Docker, Elk Stack, Static Application Security Testing, Golang - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/staff-devops-engineer-vast-7988410 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or other engineering discipline. * 3+ years of experience in application development with Python, Go, or Javascript/Typescript. * Experience maintaining large-scale data systems (measured in TB and kHz) with strict SLAs and high criticality. * Extensive experience developing and managing solutions in the cloud using Terraform. * Deep experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes; should be able to confidently administer, configure, and operate a multi-tenant Kubernetes cluster. * Comprehensive understanding of networking concepts, both fundamental (OSI Model, linux networking appliances, etc.) as well as cloud (VPC's, transit gateways, proper subnetting and routing, etc.). * Ability to effectively triage priorities, communicate initiatives and timelines, and promote DevOps skills and culture within a fast-paced organization. Preferred Skills & Experience: * Expertise in building and testing distributed Golang applications. * Expertise in optimally configuring and maintaining Kafka clusters. * Expertise in setting strategy for incident response and remediation. * Experience driving security and code quality standards through automated scanners applied to the codebase (SAST + SCA). * Experience with self-hosted observability instrumentation in distributed systems (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, etc.). Additional Requirements: * Willingness to work occasional evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones. ## Description * Develop and support CI/CD pipelines, automating the build, test, and release of frontend and backend applications for the Mission Software Team. * Collaborate with Flight Software teams to streamline release management and integrated testing between physical and simulated flight assets and the supporting mission software. * Design and help operate a highly secure and stable cloud environment to support in-flight missions with the suite of mission software services. Assist in the initial design of this environment as well as the migration of deployed services from development environments to the mission environment. * Drive the operational requirements and procedures for mission software services and take ownership of reliability engineering; ensure the proper tooling is in place for monitoring and maintaining continuous uptime. * Regularly exercise our services capabilities by orchestrating chaos testing, load testing, and automated regression testing. * Build and expand on an internal developer portal that includes runbooks, incident response management, centralized API registry, service health metrics, and more. * Work cross-functionally with other teams at Vast including InfoSec and IT. * Help build the technical and cultural groundwork for a DevOps organization at Vast. ## Related Videos - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [DevOps at Netflix](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/270-devops-at-netflix) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [#90DaysOfDevOps - The DevOps Learning Journey](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/548-90daysofdevops-the-devops-learning-journey) - [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) ## 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) - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline)