DevOps Engineer, GovCloud Mid Senior

Salesforce

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$96,300–$260,100 / yr
Posted
44 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 26, 2026

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $156k
This role $178k
$77k most similar roles pay here $280k

This role pays more than 71% of similar roles. Most pay $126,750–$185,875 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $178k versus about $156k for comparable roles.

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Salesforce is the world''s leading customer relationship management (CRM) platform, offering cloud-based software for sales, service, marketing, analytics, and application development. Industry: Enterprise Software & Cloud Computing

Salesforce currently has 106 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,500–$260,100 across 98 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · DevOps Engineer, GovCloud Mid Senior

The DevOps Engineer, GovCloud Mid/Senior joins a team of Systems, Site Reliability, and DevOps Engineers focused on ensuring maximum availability, performance, and security compliance for Government Cloud infrastructure. This role involves solving infrastructure problems with reusable code, managing Kubernetes deployments at scale, and building automated CI/CD pipelines to support government customers. You will develop production-grade software using an AI-first approach, utilizing advanced prompt engineering to create reliable system contexts. Key technical requirements include expertise in AWS environments, IaaS based TCP/IP networking (Transit Gateway, VPC, Security Groups), and Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or Ansible. Additionally, the role requires proficiency in Linux systems, Docker, Python, Golang, Shell scripting, and log management tools such as Splunk or ELK to manage highly sensitive customer data within a complex third-party cloud environment.

What does a DevOps Engineer earn?

Median $126800 from 89 postings across 26 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Manage and optimize Government Cloud infrastructure to ensure maximum availability and security compliance.
  • Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines to support feature velocity and production stability.
  • Develop, deploy, and manage large-scale Kubernetes clusters and containerized applications.
  • Perform advanced prompt engineering to create reliable, secure, and production-ready AI outputs.
  • Design and orchestrate complex systems where AI agents integrate into human workflows.
  • Create and maintain a shared system context repository of designs, constraints, and standards for AI operations.
  • Automate manual governance processes into automated solutions using infrastructure as code.
  • Critically evaluate both human and AI-generated code for quality, security, and performance.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen capable of passing Criminal Justice Information Services screening and fingerprint scans.
  • Proven expertise in AWS environments, including infrastructure build and optimization.
  • Skilled in IaaS based TCP/IP networking protocols such as transit gateway, VPC, security groups, and Route tables.
  • 3+ years experience deploying distributed applications with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS, GKE).
  • 3+ years of experience in Infrastructure as Code and configuration management using Terraform or Ansible.
  • 3+ years of Linux system engineering experience.
  • 2+ years of experience managing infrastructure/application security for highly sensitive data (IAM, CI/CD, PKI).
  • 3+ years of experience with CI orchestration services like Spinnaker or Jenkins.
  • 2+ years of experience with scripting and programming languages such as Shell, Python, or Golang.
  • Advanced prompt engineering skills to create reliable, secure, and production-ready AI outputs.
  • Demonstrated AI-first approach using tools like GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or Cursor in development workflows.

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