Software Engineer DevOps

Work on things that matter
Ad Hoc is a digital services company that helps the federal government better serve people. Our teams use modern, agile methods to design and engineer government systems that connect Veterans with services, bring affordable health care to millions of people, and support important programs like Head Start. And as we work to make critical government services intuitive, accessible and human-centered, we’re also changing how the government thinks about and uses technology. If you thrive on change, want to help close the gap between consumer expectations and government services, and can see the possibilities in ambiguity, then we want you here with us. 

What matters most
Ad Hoc lives, acts and behaves according to our commitment to inclusivity, acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren’t heroes. We believe in missions larger than our individual selves and leave our egos at the door, learn from our mistakes, and iterate in order to better serve the people in our country. We prioritize building teams that represent the diversity of the people our government serves. We love the challenge of government-size projects. We want to bring modern skills to our partner agencies, help them better meet the needs of their users, and close the gap between consumer expectations and government. 

Built for a remote life
Ad Hoc is remote-first and remote-always. We’ve designed our culture, communications, and tools to support a nationwide distributed team since the beginning. Being remote by design allows Ad Hoc to be thoughtful and intentional about creating diverse teams and supporting them with a work environment that fits their lives. With a generous PTO policy and Slack channels for every interest (from bird watching to space nerds to parenting) our culture embraces the things happening in your life. Maybe you need to adjust your schedule to care for a family member or take a bike ride. At Ad Hoc, that’s embraced. 

What you’ll do

Our ideal DevOps Engineer will be an expert on implementing DevOps methodologies like Continuous Delivery, building tools and services to optimize the development feedback loop, and operating and configuring infrastructure as code to ensure we ship stable and performant services. We’re looking for a driven and organized DevOps Engineer to help guide our teams in delivering the very best digital services for the public.

As an Ad Hoc DevOps Engineer, you’ll be:

• Shipping software that impacts the lives of millions of people
• Building libraries, modules, and packages for other infrastructure engineers to integrate with their projects
• Collaborating across teams to consolidate and simplify DevOps tools and services,
• Developing Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) processes to help deliver software of higher quality at greater speed
• Working closely with our government partners and app teams to ensure that we are shipping software that meets security, SLA, and performance requirements
• Solving problems in ways that drive towards simplicity of architecture and operations

What we hope you'll bring

• Seven years of experience in software design and development, architecture, operations
• Five years of experience with tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Five years of experience building optimized containers
• Three years of experience programming in a high level language such as Ruby or Python
• Experience setting up CI/CD pipelines
• Experience collaborating with other teams, adopting their goals as your own
• Familiarity with static analysis tools and other CI tools used for security and compliance
• Solid spelling, grammar, and communication skills
• Experience with Amazon Web Services, in particular ECS/Fargate, CloudWatch, IAM, EC2, and S3
• Understanding of basic networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, UDP, routing, load balancing, SSH
• Experience with one or more different agile methodologies such as Scrum, XP, or SAFe
• A desire to expand your skills and gain experience with new tooling as needed
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S now and in the future without sponsorship

More than that, our ideal candidate wants to contribute to work that is bigger than themselves, and wants to make a difference collaborating with their team. They care deeply about building better products, better relationships, and better trust in each interaction people have with their government. They believe in intuitive, easy-to-use government services. They collaborate well with designers, stakeholders, and other teams. They mentor and guide more junior engineers. They’re human-centered.

And if you don’t check every box on the list? That doesn’t mean you can’t help us in our mission to deliver critical government services. Talk to us!

Some basic requirements

• All work must be conducted within the U.S., excluding U.S. territories. Some federal contracts require U.S. citizenship to be eligible for employment.
• You must be legally authorized to work in the U.S now and in the future without sponsorship.
• As a government contractor, you may be required to obtain a public trust security clearance.
• Some of our available roles are on federal contracts that require a degree or additional years of experience as a substitute.
• Our technical screening involves completing a homework assignment that is then graded blind to remove bias. We do not do tricky, unreliable whiteboarding tests. You can read more about our homework here.

Learn more about engineering at Ad Hoc.

Benefits

• Company-subsidized Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Vanguard 401K Plan
• Unlimited Vacation
• Continuing Education/Annual Conference Attendance Stipend

Ad Hoc LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.

In support of the Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, and others like it across the country, Ad Hoc job descriptions feature the starting range we reasonably expect to pay to candidates who would join our team with little to no need for training on the responsibilities we've outlined above. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and responsibility . The range of starting pay for this role is $101,570 - $136,994 and information on benefits offered is here. Our recruiters will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements