DevOps Engineer III (2026)
At a glance
Mid-level DevOps & Release role at Security Risk Advisors. Remote, United States · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $120,000–$167,500 across the United States.
Security Risk Advisors has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Maintain and roll out infrastructure for products such as VECTR and XDR across AWS, Azure and on-premises systems using Terraform
- Help software developers set operating and infrastructure practices for the tools and services they build
- Run CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps and GitLab, and switch between the platforms as projects require
- Set up build automation and dependency handling across projects using modern build systems
- Track security threats, document your work, and present findings to management in customer-ready reports
What you bring
- At least five years in operations or DevOps supporting custom software on cloud or virtualized environments
- A computer science or IT degree, a comparable subject background, or equivalent hands-on experience
- Strong Terraform skills and daily use of both Azure DevOps and GitLab for CI/CD work
- Experience with Kubernetes or similar orchestration, Python scripting, Linux administration, and build systems
- You have patched live systems and checked dependencies for security weaknesses
Who this fits
This full-time role suits an independent DevOps engineer who can explain project progress to management and adapt to client and project needs. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with occasional evening or weekend work when duties require it. Remote work is possible, and residence in the Eastern time zone is preferred. The role has no supervisory responsibility.
From the employer
SRA's mission is to level up every day to protect our clients and their customers. This begins with our team members and their experience. SRA prides itself on maintaining a culture where team members have a shared sense of support and belonging, consistent with our It's Personal company value. At SRA, we prioritize transparent career pathing, varied DEI programming and community groups, competitive benefits including mental health support, and an emphasis on a sustainable, healthy, and engaging work culture. SRA has twice been named a Best Place to Work by the Philadelphia Business Journal.
These Essential Functions, Requirements, and Skills are guidelines. If you are a candidate who does not meet this exact job description but can demonstrate excellent organization, attention to detail, professionalism, flexibility, and self-direction in your professional background, we hope you apply. SRA values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, and veterans to apply.
Summary/Objective
The DevOps Engineer III will collaborate with SRA's teams across our entire product portfolio to enhance our consulting practice by building and deploying tools and infrastructure that serve our employees and our clients.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Maintain and deploy infrastructure across SRA's diverse product portfolio (VECTR, XDR, and others) across cloud environments (AWS, Azure) and on-premises servers using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform).
- Assist Software Development team in defining best practices for operations and infrastructure to support internally developed tools and services.
- Implement and maintain Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tooling and pipelines using Azure DevOps (ADO) and GitLab, with fluency in both systems and ability to transition between them.
- Design and manage build automation and dependency management using modern build systems (Moon, Maven, Lage, or equivalent) across multiple projects and technology stacks.
- Remain current on information security and emerging threat trends, tools and methodologies to combat the same.
- Thoroughly document work in formal reports and present findings to management suitable for customer consumption.
Supervisory Responsibility
N/A
Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment [or remotely as needed/required]. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. This is a largely sedentary role.
Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply and email careers@sra.io with any questions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable disabled individuals to perform the essential functions of this role.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position and hours of work and days are Monday through Friday 8:30am to 5pm. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
Travel
N/A
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
EEO Statement
Security Risk Advisors is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at SRA are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, disability, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, or any similar category protected under federal, state, or local laws.
Requirements
Required Education and Experience
- Punctuality and timely attendance to external client and internal stakeholder needs.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent subject matter or experience.
- 5+ years previous professional operations or DevOps experience working with cloud or virtualized installations of custom software.
- Strong proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code, specifically Terraform (Pulumi a plus).
- Daily hands-on experience with CI/CD platforms; proficiency in both Azure DevOps (ADO) and GitLab with ability to work effectively in either environment.
- Experience with container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes).
- Scripting and programming experience in Python.
- Comfortable working with modern build systems and dependency management.
- Knowledge and comfort using and administrating Linux.
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
- Flexibility to accommodate changing schedules of client and project needs.
- Willingness to work extended hours to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work independently and articulate progress of projects to management.
- Experience patching production systems and monitoring dependencies for security vulnerabilities.
Preferred Qualifications and Experience
- Residence in Eastern time zone preferred.
- Experience with TypeScript.
- Ability to lead cross-team infrastructure implementation projects and delegate tasks to junior team members.
Benefits
Work with Experts: Robust internal training program, plus Company-paid external training. SRA recognizes the value of professional development for employees. Therefore, we encourage our employees to pursue continuing education and role-specific training. Every SRA employee is eligible to attend one training per year paid for by SRA.
Mental Health Services: SRA has partnered with BetterHelp to provide SRA employees with free mental health support. BetterHelp connects individuals with licensed therapists for chat, video, and phone sessions.
Medical / Dental / Other (regular full-time employees only)
- Generous medical, dental, and vision benefits at different price points.
- Company-paid disability and life insurance.
- Company 401(k) plan including annual 3% safe harbor contribution.
- Free patient advocacy service that helps find care providers and resolve insurance queries.
- Free financial advising.
- Generous parental leave, sick leave, and vacation policies.
- Possibility to work remotely or with a flexible schedule when needed and approved.
- Company-paid cell phone with discounted accessories.
- 1-2-3 Give Program: 1. SRA will give $1,000 to a charity of your choice. 2. If you give an additional amount (up to $1,000), then 3. SRA will match that amount up to $1,000.
- Other discounted, employee-paid benefits including pet insurance, legal support, and voluntary life insurance.