DevOps Engineer United States

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What the job involves

  • Build and maintain infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform and Ansible.
  • Design and operate Kubernetes clusters to run containerized applications.
  • Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate software deployment processes.
  • Monitor system performance and troubleshoot infrastructure issues to ensure reliability.
  • Support cloud infrastructure platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Implement security controls and manage access for cloud and container environments.
  • Participate in on-call rotations to respond to infrastructure incidents and outages.

Summed up from 30 recent DevOps Engineer job postings.

Skills employers ask for

  • CI/CD 6 in 10 postings
  • Python 5 in 10 postings
  • Infrastructure as Code 4 in 10 postings
  • DevOps 4 in 10 postings
  • Observability 4 in 10 postings

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Certifications and licenses

  • AWS Certification 1 in 15 postings
  • Security Clearance 1 in 20 postings
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator 1 in 25 postings
  • GitLab Certified Professional 1 in 35 postings
  • DevOps Engineer Certificate 1 in 40 postings

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Experience asked for

  • 1 to 2 years 1 in 10 postings
  • 3 to 4 years 2 in 10 postings
  • 5 years or more 7 in 10 postings

Typical ask: 5 years.

Education asked for

  • Bachelor's degree Almost all postings
  • Master's degree 1 in 55 postings

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Is this role in demand?

1,507 open DevOps Engineer jobs across the US right now.

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Typical pay $161,300 a year (most between $138k and $194k). See the full salary breakdown

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