DevOps Engineer

Staff Dev Ops Engineer

📍 Mountain View CA (Hybrid – 3x/week) | Full-Time

We’re looking for a Staff Dev Ops Engineer to own and scale the core systems powering developer velocity and platform reliability  you're passionate about Terraform, scalable cloud infrastructure, and enabling high-performance engineering teams, this is your opportunity to lead from the front.

In this hybrid role, you’ll operate at the intersection of Developer Productivity and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). You’ll design, implement, and maintain the infrastructure that enables our teams to build quickly and operate with confidence.

From codifying infrastructure using Terraform to leading Dev Ops initiatives and building internal tooling, you'll play a critical role in shaping how Kognitos ships software and scales systems.

• Own and evolve our Infrastructure as Code systems using Terraform

• Design and maintain scalable, cloud-native infrastructure (primarily AWS)

• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub Actions and other tools

• Lead monitoring and observability efforts using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog

• Improve internal tooling to streamline developer workflows and automate manual processes

• Champion reliability, security, and performance across our systems

• Mentor other engineers and promote Dev Ops best practices across the organization

Technical Skills

• 5–8+ years in Infrastructure, SRE, Dev Ops, or Developer Productivity roles

• Deep experience with Terraform and other Infrastructure as Code tools

• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

• Proficiency with container technologies (Kubernetes, Docker)

• Solid scripting or automation experience (Python, Bash, or Go)

• Experience with CI/CD systems and practices (Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)

Soft Skills

• Proven ability to take ownership and lead infrastructure projects end-to-end

• Strong communicator who can work across teams and technical levels

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and adaptable in a fast-paced environment

• Experience with observability and alerting tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)

• Exposure to security automation or compliance tooling

• Prior experience at a startup or on high-growth engineering teams

You do not need to match all of the listed expectations to apply for this position. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.

Kognitos is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.