Job Description
⚙️ DevOps Engineer – Infrastructure Automation & Hybrid Cloud (Full-Time, Remote)
Launchpad is looking for a DevOps Engineer to help us automate, scale, and secure infrastructure across hybrid cloud and on-prem environments. You’ll play a key role in building CI/CD pipelines, enabling self-service tooling, and improving system reliability—while working with a cutting-edge stack that includes Python, Terraform, Kubernetes, and Cisco UCS.
🗓 Start date: ASAP
📆 Contract length: Indefinite
🌐 Work hours: Monday to Friday, 7.30 to 16.30 PST
🏡 Work mode: 100% remote
🛠️ What You’ll Be Doing
Must-haves
We aim for a quick, friendly, and insightful selection experience:
At Launchpad, we believe people come first. We build teams that deliver real impact and value, and we make sure they enjoy the journey. Here's a taste of what you’ll get:
Launchpad is looking for a DevOps Engineer to help us automate, scale, and secure infrastructure across hybrid cloud and on-prem environments. You’ll play a key role in building CI/CD pipelines, enabling self-service tooling, and improving system reliability—while working with a cutting-edge stack that includes Python, Terraform, Kubernetes, and Cisco UCS.
🗓 Start date: ASAP
📆 Contract length: Indefinite
🌐 Work hours: Monday to Friday, 7.30 to 16.30 PST
🏡 Work mode: 100% remote
🛠️ What You’ll Be Doing
- Design and automate infrastructure and deployment pipelines using Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, and Git
- Develop CI/CD workflows that support rapid, reliable releases
- Automate repetitive tasks and enable self-healing infrastructure using Python (must), plus Bash, PowerShell, or Perl
- Implement monitoring and observability solutions with tools like Nagios, Datadog, Grafana, and Splunk
- Support and scale hybrid environments across AWS, GCP, Azure, and on-premises infrastructure
- Manage and configure systems using Cisco UCS, Cisco Intersight, and virtualization platforms like VMware
- Administer Linux (CentOS, Ubuntu), Windows, and Mac OS environments, including automated patching and updates
- Evaluate and integrate new tools to enhance scalability and ease of operations
- Participate in on-call rotation to support production environments and incident response
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal DevOps best practices
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build resilient, scalable systems
Must-haves
- 6+ years of experience in scripting and automation, with strong command of Python
- 3+ years working with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Git, Jenkins, SonarQube, and Vault
- Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code using Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, or Chef
- Strong knowledge of hybrid cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Experience with VMware, Docker, and Kubernetes
- Solid grasp of networking fundamentals and security best practices
- Expertise with observability and alerting tools: Nagios, Datadog, Splunk, Grafana
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English
- Experience with Cisco UCS and Cisco Intersight
- Familiarity with storage platforms like Pure Storage
- Knowledge of IAM and authentication protocols: Okta, AD, SSO, OAuth, SAML
- Experience building logging pipelines and generating dashboards
- Windows Server and Mac OS administration background
- Understanding of cloud security governance and compliance frameworks
We aim for a quick, friendly, and insightful selection experience:
- Initial Interview (60 min) – with our Talent Acquisition Specialist
- Culture Fit Chat (30 min) – with our Team Engagement Manager
- Meet the Hiring Manager (30 min)
- Technical Questionnaire with our Senior Engineer (30 min)
At Launchpad, we believe people come first. We build teams that deliver real impact and value, and we make sure they enjoy the journey. Here's a taste of what you’ll get:
- 💻 100% remote from anywhere in the world
- 💸 Competitive compensation in USD
- 🧠 Training allowances + skill-building opportunities
- 💼 Work with global teams and top-tier clients across the US, Europe, and Asia
- 🏖 Generous PTO for vacation, study leave, and personal days
- 🖥 Full home-office hardware setup
- 🫶 A people-first culture that values autonomy, trust, and impact