Senior DevOps Engineer

Shape the future of DevOps at Gallup by designing and scaling modern, cloud-native pipelines from the ground up.

We’re looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to take the lead in building and growing our DevOps capabilities. 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

• Optimize development and release processes by collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Lead the design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines to streamline code integration, testing and deployment
• Automate workflows and cloud operations using AWS CLI and GitHub CLI
• 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
• Mentor and coach junior DevOps engineers and champion best practices and DevOps principles across the organization

What Makes You Stand Out

• CI/CD mastery: You have extensive experience designing, implementing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines to accelerate software delivery.
• Cloud and scalability expertise: You deeply understand AWS and have led the way in optimizing for high availability, security, cost and performance.
• Problem-solving and incident management: You have experience proactively troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues and managing production incidents under pressure.
• Leadership and mentorship: You have successfully led DevOps initiatives from the ground up, collaborated across teams (e.g., development, security, operations) and mentored junior engineers to promote 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 (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) required
• At least five years of experience working with AWS cloud technologies and IaC, such as Terraform, 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, Kubernetes) required
• End-to-end testing experience required
• Deep knowledge of security and compliance industry best practices required
• Experience leading DevOps initiatives required
• Familiarity with networking and system administration required
• Working experience in an Agile environment required
• Experience mentoring junior engineers required
• Exposure to large, complex software solutions preferred
• A commitment to working on-site at Gallup’s Omaha office at least three days a week required

What You’ll Experience

• Mission-driven work: Make a meaningful difference for organizations, governments and individuals with your unique contributions, commitment to service and exceptional outcomes.
• Engaged teams: Join world-class managers, highly productive colleagues and knowledgeable mentors who are enthusiastic about their work.
• Learning opportunities: Focus on continuous growth by developing your strengths, feeding your curiosity, challenging conventional thinking and experimenting.
• Brand strength, startup energy: Thrive in an innovative culture backed by a trusted brand.
• A collaborative environment: Work where your ideas, perspectives and experiences are welcome and valued.
• A vibrant