DevOps Engineer I

About Fastpath

Fastpath is a Software as a Service company; our mission is to simplify access orchestration, empowering organizations to easily take control of their security, compliance, and risk management initiatives. We enable organizations all over the world to efficiently and cost effectively manage and automate the processes around access governance and security.

How do we do this? What’s our secret? It’s simple… Our people.   

Fastpath employs some of the world’s most talented and inspiring individuals. Together we’ve created a highly collaborative and interactive work environment, where everyone is committed to delivering an outstanding service to customers. It’s part of the reason why we are consistently voted as a top place to work.

About the Position:

The DevOps Engineer I position is an operational engineering role and is an integrated part of our development team. You will work with other DevOps Engineers to improve the security, reliability, speed, scalability, and efficiency of our cloud-based software platform. In addition, you will work on projects that will automate manual and repetitive processes across our development team. The position reports to the DevOps Engineering Manager.

The Fastpath Assure cloud platform empowers our customers to easily take control of their security, compliance, and risk management initiatives. The software we build makes our customers’ lives easier, and you can take pride in what you have contributed. At Fastpath, your work has purpose.

What You'll Do:

• Assist in designing and implementing automated software delivery pipelines.
• Learn to create and manage infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Learn to manage cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.) and ensure high availability and scalability.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve the deployment process and ensure code quality.
• Continuously evaluate and recommend new technologies to improve the DevOps process.
• Develop and maintain documentation for infrastructure and deployment processes.

What We're Looking For: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or similar degree and 0 - 2 years of professional software engineering experience
• Basic understanding of software development and IT operations.
• Familiarity with at least one cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.) and their associated services.
• Basic understanding of infrastructure as code and automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Chef.
• Basic understanding of containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python, Bash, etc.).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.
• Natural curiosity and eagerness to learn

How You’ll Be Rewarded:

• Competitive Base Pay Range: $63,000-$78,000 annually

• • The base pay range represents the low and high end of the hiring range for this job. Actual pay will vary and will be based on various factors including but not limited to relevant skills, experience, and capabilities.

• Annual company bonus opportunity
• 401(k) Employer Match - up to 4%
• 100% employer paid premiums for medical and dental insurance, with HSA option available
• 100% employer paid premiums for short- term disability, long- term disability, basic life insurance
• Additional benefits include: Vision, FSA
• Unlimited PTO, Paid Volunteer Time Off, Paid Parental Leave

Where We Work

At Fastpath we encourage and support our team members to work where they work best.  We offer in-office, hybrid and remote working options for our team members.  

For team members located near one of our office locations, hybrid / in-office work is available. Our offices are located in Des Moines, IA; Colorado Springs, CO; and London, United Kingdom.  

The preferred location for this position is: Des Moines, Iowa

We are remote friendly and will also consider candidates who reside in the following states: Colorado, Florida

Please note that we currently hire exclusively in the remote and office locations listed above and select jobs may have more specific location requirements. 

For this job we are currently only hiring candidates based in the United States.

Work Authorization

For this job, Fastpath is not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States for this position. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. 

Employment Verification: All employees hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in their particular location.

Pay Transparency

In accordance with applicable laws and regulations, Fastpath publishes salary ranges on all job postings which currently includes estimated annual cash salary ranges.

Fastpath leverages current market data to determine compensation, therefore posted figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. The base pay range provided by Fastpath represents the low and high end of the hiring range for this job. Actual pay will vary and will be based on various factors including but not limited to relevant skills, experience, and capabilities.

In addition to cash salary, the total compensation package Fastpath offers may include additional incentives such as a company bonus or variable compensation/commission.

Equal Opportunity:

At Fastpath, we’re committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, color, religion, creed, gender/sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, and/or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Salary : $63,000 - $78,000