Senior DevOps Engineer

Accelerate how Gallup builds and deploys software by helping engineering teams deliver applications faster, more reliably and at scale.

In this high-impact role, you’ll be responsible for designing and optimizing release pipelines, driving automation, and implementing cloud infrastructure that accelerates delivery and ensures high availability. You’ll work closely with developers, architects, security associates and operations teams to establish best practices and bring stability and scalability to our engineering workflows.

You’ll develop systems that power global insights — analyzing what the world is thinking and delivering employee engagement, strengths development and wellbeing solutions — among other high-impact projects. If you’re a proven DevOps leader ready to fuel innovation and make a global impact, apply today.

What You’ll Do

Collaborate with software engineering, infrastructure and security teams to streamline delivery, reliability and observability

Design, implement and maintain GitHub Actions-based CI/CD pipelines that support our diverse set of applications and services

Drive adoption and continuous improvement of DevOps practices across platforms and environments, helping teams fully leverage our existing framework

Manage releases across multiple AWS regions and environments, ensuring seamless delivery

Solve complex infrastructure and deployment challenges with a strong focus on scalability, observability and automation

Support teams working across multiple applications, stacks and languages, quickly understanding and adapting to full-stack architectures and deployment flows

Mentor and coach infrastructure engineers, fostering a DevOps culture across software teams

What Makes You Stand Out

DevOps expertise: You’ve built or significantly scaled a DevOps practice from the ground up.

Strategic technical ownership: You have a strong sense of ownership in guiding DevOps strategy, tooling choices and architectural direction.

Hands-on experience with modern tools: You have deep experience with GitHub Actions (CI/CD), AWS ECS, Docker and/or Podman container tooling, Terraform, CloudFormation, and observability tools like Dynatrace.

Cross-functional collaboration: You work seamlessly with diverse application teams and quickly integrate into their workflows.

Mentorship and team growth: You have a proven track record of mentoring others and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

What You Need

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, MIS or a related field, or equivalent experience, required

At least five years of experience designing and managing CI/CD solutions, with at least one year of experience with GitHub Actions, required

At least five years of experience working with AWS cloud technologies (including ECS and Lambda), IaC tools (especially Terraform) and MySQL required

At least five years of experience scripting with Bash, Python or PowerShell required

At least three years of experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, ECS) required

End-to-end testing experience required

Deep knowledge of security and compliance industry best practices required

Experience leading DevOps initiatives required

Familiarity with SRE implementation and best practices required

Working experience in an Agile environment required

At least two years of experience leading technical design and implementation of DevOps solutions required

A demonstrated track record of mentoring and supporting the growth of other engineers required

Exposure to large, complex software solutions preferred

A commitment to working on-site at Gallup’s Omaha office two to three days per week required

About Gallup

At Gallup, we change the world, one client at a time, through extraordinary analytics and advice on everything important facing humankind. Learn more about our work and life at Gallup .

Gallup offers a robust benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and other insurance options; a fully vested 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching; an employee stock ownership program; family-building benefits; an employee assistance program; and various reimbursements and activities that enhance our associates’ wellbeing. We also offer an estimated annual salary range of $135,000-$170,000 for this role. Salaries are based on a variety of factors, including an individual’s education, experience and skills.

Gallup is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

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