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Ad Hoc LLC · 1 day ago

Senior DevOps Engineer (Remote)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$130K/yr - $160K/yr

7+ years exp

Ad Hoc LLC is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. The Senior DevOps Engineer will serve as a foundational leader in building and operating HHS’s next-generation digital platform, focusing on architecting and managing key components to ensure operational strength, automation, and cloud maturity.

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Responsibilities

The Senior DevOps Engineer will serve as a foundational leader in building and operating HHS’s next-generation digital platform—one designed for velocity, intelligence, and real-time responsiveness

In this role, the Senior DevOps Engineer will architect and manage key components of the platform:

Kubernetes-based compute environments

High-performance CI/CD systems

Event-driven and streaming infrastructure

Observability, reliability, and automated recovery frameworks

Secure cloud environments optimized for modern data and AI workloads

They will also define platform patterns that allow HHS to rapidly integrate new data sources, scale AI features, and ingest high-frequency social/media signals—all while ensuring performance, trust, and reliability

This Work Empowers HHS To

Deliver real-time public health insights

Support AI-enhanced content, analysis, and communication

Quickly adapt to emerging digital demands

Integrate diverse data systems and communication channels

Operate a flexible, resilient, and extensible platform built for the future

Participates in technical depth interviews with new candidates

The Senior DevOps Engineer ensures HHS has the operational strength, automation, and cloud maturity needed to support a modern, data-rich, AI-enabled public health ecosystem

Qualification

Infrastructure as CodeKubernetesCI/CD ArchitectureEvent-Driven ArchitecturePythonCloud InfrastructureSystems ObservabilitySecrets ManagementWorkflow OrchestrationHealthcare InteroperabilitySecurity Compliance Automation

Required

Bachelor's and 7+ years of experience + Relevant years of experience may be substituted for education

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi) - For orchestrating standardized, secure, and automated cloud environments supporting AI pipelines and real-time data flows

Python or Node.js with REST/GraphQL frameworks (FastAPI, Express, Apollo) - For building advanced automation, platform services, and internal APIs supporting AI-driven workflows, streaming data capabilities, and cross-team deployment tooling

Event-Driven Architecture Tools (Apache Kafka, AWS EventBridge, or Azure Event Hubs) - Essential for powering real-time event streams that support AI model triggers, high-velocity social/media communication ingestion, platform health telemetry, and automated operational workflows

OpenAPI/AsyncAPI Specifications with API Gateway Platforms (Kong, AWS API Gateway, Azure API Management) - To architect, secure, and govern API layers that serve diverse data consumers and integrate emerging AI components and communication channels across HHS

Cloud Infrastructure & Containerization Expertise (AWS, Azure, or GCP) - CI/CD Architecture & Automation (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar)

CI/CD Architecture & Automation (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar) - Ability to architect and maintain enterprise-grade CI/CD systems that enable rapid, safe delivery of services that will fuel AI capabilities, streaming workflows, and high-volume data exchange

Systems Observability & Reliability Tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Datadog, ELK) - Expertise in building platform-wide observability strategies, setting SLIs/SLOs, and automating detection and remediation for mission-critical services

Preferred

Secrets & Configuration Management (Vault, AWS SSM, Parameter Store) - Useful for managing secure credentials and dynamic configuration across distributed systems

Workflow Orchestration (Apache Airflow, Prefect) - Helpful for coordinating complex automated operations, migrations, and data preparation workflows that feed AI models or real-time communication features

Healthcare Interoperability Experience (FHIR, HL7) - Beneficial for designing platform patterns that interface with healthcare systems and secure data-sharing channels across HHS

Security, Compliance, and Audit Automation - Experience implementing automated compliance controls aligned with federal requirements for highly dynamic, data-driven environments