Cloud Operations Engineer, Linux Foundation

$80-100k

AWS

Docker

Linux

Node.js

Terraform

Jenkins

Redshift

RDS

Confluence

Slack

Zoom

Datadog

Senior level

Remote from US

Open source hub for developers

Job no longer available

Open source hub for developers

501-1000 employees

B2BEnterpriseSaaSDevOps

Job no longer available

$80-100k

AWS

Docker

Linux

Node.js

Terraform

Jenkins

Redshift

RDS

Confluence

Slack

Zoom

Datadog

Senior level

Remote from US

501-1000 employees

B2BEnterpriseSaaSDevOps

Company mission

To create new technology categories by identifying trends, accelerating the growth of nascent technologies, and removing barriers to adoption.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science related field or equivalent work experience
5+ years of relevant technical experience
Exceptional collaboration skills in a team environment
Administration of large multi-tenant production environments
Terraform/OpenTofu, AWS ECS, RDS, Redshift, VPC and other related experience
CI/CD experience using CircleCI, Jenkins Pipelines, GitLab CI or GitHub Actions
Proven track record working with a highly technical team in a distributed environment
Experience working with collaboration tools such as Zoom, Slack, Google Hangouts, GitHub and Confluence
Excellent English communication skills, written and spoken
Experience working in a highly visible role
Experience working with widely distributed teams
Experience working with open source projects

What the job involves

The Linux Foundation is creating the greatest shared technology investment in history by enabling open source collaboration across companies, developers, and users
The Linux Foundation Operations team is looking for a Cloud Operations Engineer to improve and expand the infrastructure we provide to our growing number of LFX products and Open Source projects
They will be focused on automating infrastructure management, by migrating infrastructure to code, using cloud native tools, and building scalable cloud infrastructure
Manage a large scale AWS infrastructure utilizing AWS services such as ECS, RDS, CloudWatch, Redshift, Lambda and Cloudformation
Instrument end to end APM tracing with Datadog in Go and Node applications
Automate GitHub repository creation and user management across the Linux Foundation
Leverage GitHub Actions to build CI/CD Pipelines using Docker, Go or Node to deploy services to Lambda and ECS
Utilize 1Password and 1Password connect with GitHub actions to deliver encrypted at rest secrets management
Proactively find optimizations in our current AWS architecture

Our take

The Linux Foundation powers decentralised innovation through its neutral, open-source hub for developers to code, manage, and scale open technology products and ecosystems. The company has a long-standing reputation as one of the most trusted sources on the market.

Utilised by a wide range of organisations, including some of the top enterprises in the world (such as Intel, Fujitsu, Microsoft, and Samsung), the company has over 17,000 organisations contributing to its hub, adding 51M+ lines of code each week.

The company also leads education programs, providing users with training & certification focused on area-specific technical competencies, called SkillCreds, to empower professionals to find new ways to stand out in the highly competitive technology landscape.

With a consistent and ever-growing portfolio of partnerships and innovative projects, along with its recently launched European division, The Linux Foundation is well-set to be a core contributor to open-source innovation around the globe for years to come.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

10% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.4)

Company

Funding (1 round)

Mar 2026

$12.5m

GRANT

Total funding: $12.5m

Company benefits

100% Paid Health Care for Families & Individuals
Unlimited PTO
12 Fully Paid Weeks of Parental Care for Primary and Secondary Caregivers
Full 401(k) Match (up to the government maximum)
Virtual Workforce
Stipend for Home Office Setup, Buying Computers, and Renting Co-Working Spaces

Company HQ

Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Jim Zemlin

(CEO)

Founder & former Director of Marketing at Corio. Previous VP of Marketing at Covalent.

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