Senior DevOps Engineer, Age of Learning
$120-180k
Digital educational materials
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Digital educational materials
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$120-180k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help children everywhere build a strong foundation for academic success and a lifelong love of learning.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate has strong experience with GitLab CI/CD, AWS, Docker, and scripting in Python or Bash, with a security-first mindset and deep Linux expertise. Bonus points for experience with Okta integration, developer portals like Backstage.io, and mobile or gaming CI/CD pipelines
- 7+ years of hands-on DevOps engineering experience in production environments
- Strong experience with GitLab CI/CD including pipeline design, GitLab Runner configuration, and cache optimization
- 5+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience including EKS cluster management, Bare-Metal clusters, Helm charts, and GitOps workflows
- Strong proficiency with Infrastructure as Code using OpenTofu with multiple providers (AWS, Vault, Okta, DataDog)
- Experience with Packer for automated image building across multiple operating systems
- Hands-on experience with Docker containerization and container orchestration
- 5+ years working with AWS services including S3, EC2, IAM, EKS, Transit Gateways, Cloudfront, etc
- Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash/Shell, and TypeScript
- Strong experience with HashiCorp Vault for secrets management and authentication
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools, preferably DataDog
- In-depth knowledge of Git workflows, branches, tags, hooks, and GitOps practices
- Experience with VMware vSphere or similar virtualization platforms
- Strong understanding of security best practices, including SAST, vulnerability scanning, and zero-trust architecture
- Experience troubleshooting build and configuration issues on Linux, macOS, and Windows
- Deep understanding and knowledge of Linux administration and management, with a focus on networking
- Experience with Flux CD for GitOps-based continuous deployment
- A security-first focused mindset
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- Experience with OIDC/SAML authentication integration with Okta or similar identity providers
- Knowledge of Active Directory/LDAP integration
- Experience with Backstage.io for developer portals and service catalogs
- Familiarity with AI Model Context Protocol (MCP) or similar API integration frameworks
- Experience with mobile and gaming platform CI/CD (iOS, Android, Unity)
- Experience with Renovate or similar automated dependency management tools
- Knowledge of CloudFormation and multi-account AWS architectures
- Experience with Rapid7 or similar security monitoring tools
- Background in multi-platform build automation including Apple certificate and signing management
- Contributions to open-source DevOps projects or tools
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a DevOps Engineer to design, automate, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure across Linux, Windows, and macOS environments
- This role involves managing Kubernetes clusters (EKS and on-prem), implementing Infrastructure as Code with OpenTofu, Ansible, and CloudFormation, and building monitoring and security solutions using DataDog and Vault
- Design, implement, and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for multi-platform builds including Linux, Windows, and macOS
- Manage and optimize Kubernetes infrastructure across multiple production and development EKS clusters and on-premise clusters
- Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Ansible, Cloudformation, Packer, and OpenTofu
- Implement and maintain GitLab Runner infrastructure across multiple environments
- Deploy and maintain monitoring solutions using DataDog for Kubernetes clusters and infrastructure health
- Work with container orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm charts
- Implement security best practices including SAST scanning, vulnerability management, and zero-trust architecture
- Collaborate with development teams to identify and resolve deployment bottlenecks
- Build creative and optimized solutions to address infrastructure and automation requirements
- Contribute to and follow best practices established by the company
- Participate in an on-call rotation to support production systems, respond to incidents, and help maintain high uptime and reliability across environments
Our take
Age of Learning creates and distributes digital educational material to schools, educators, and families. The company's programs have been used worldwide to educate millions of children through a range of stories and games, many of which feature its main character ABCmouse.
As with many trends, the move to digitize education was accelerated by the global pandemic, with how children are taught reshaped by at-home classes and remote learning. Age of Learning has capitalized on the eagerness of parents and schools to continue embracing new technologies, launching its Personalized Mastery Learning Ecosystem for schools, which enables teachers, families, and administrators to focus on the individual learning needs of students, and accelerate literacy and maths skills through technology and learning science.
And this approach to education hasn't gone unnoticed, with the company named one of TIME's Top EdTech Companies of 2024 alongside making the GSV 150 list of Most Transformational Growth Companies in Digital Learning and Workforce Skills. Strengthening the companies reputation, Age of Learning is ready for continued growth and to shape the future of digital learning.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jul 2021
$300m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Aug 2020
$50m
SERIES B
Total funding: $500m
Company benefits
- 90% of employee health and welfare benefits premiums & 65% of dependent benefits premiums
- A 401(k) program with employer match
- 15 paid vacation days (increases to 20 days on your 3-year anniversary), 12 observed national paid holidays plus 9 sick days
- Our flexible work culture means 2 or more days in the office (hybrid) or 100% fully remote options available for most positions
Company HQ
Downtown, Glendale, CA
Leadership
Alex Galvagni
(CEO & CPO)Initially joined Age of Learning in 2016 as CPO in 2016 and became CEO in 2023. Prior to this, they were a General Manager at Warner Gros. Entertainment Group of Companies, Head of Studios at Crowdstar, and President & COO at Transpera.
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