Staff Consultant – DevOps

Role Overview

• We help client teams use DevOps practices to create more observable, sustainable, and predictable environments by integrating operations capabilities into development teams.
• Delivering primary DevOps solutions to clients across: Cloud Architecture and Deployment in at least one major cloud provider
• Hands-on experience running production services on Kubernetes and managed container platforms, including rollout strategies, autoscaling, and observability
• Able to weigh tradeoffs between container orchestration (k8s vs. ECS) and serverless container platforms when advising clients
• Comfortable with event-driven serverless (Lambda, Cloud Functions) and knowing when it's the right tool versus a long-running container
• Infrastructure as Code
• Configuration Management
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Monitoring and Observability
• Creating high-quality infrastructure to meet the needs of its users and businesses
• Applying security best practices in deployment pipelines and cloud environments
• Helping clients achieve Service Level Agreements and Service Level Objectives by providing observable infrastructure
• Implementing high-availability and disaster recovery architecture
• Identifying technology, communication, and process issues and proposing improvements
• Sharing best practices for cloud architecture that are fault-tolerant, highly available, and cost-effective for the client’s business
• Mentoring by sharing experience and knowledge with client developers and operations teams so they are well-positioned to succeed, even long after we're gone
• Collaborating internally with other Test Double agents on infrastructure best practices
• Learn new frameworks, languages, tech, and techniques to adapt to changing client needs
• Communicate openly and honestly with everyone, even if the news will not be positively received

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software development
• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud computing, or operations
• 3+ years of experience in consulting
• Strong understanding of Configuration Management tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform
• CI/CD Pipelines like Jenkins, CircleCI, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD
• Demonstrated ability to direct AI in delivery—defining problems, applying quality checks, and producing consistent results, with examples of improving team workflows
• Containerized deployment strategies like Kubernetes, AWS Elastic Container Service, Docker
• Observability and monitoring tools like CloudWatch, Grafana, and DataDog
• Low ego, high emotional intelligence (EQ), and a mindset of continuous improvement
• Experience leading teams in decomposing work and maintaining a healthy backlog that is valuable to the business
• Experience balancing competing priorities and influencing teams towards high-quality software development practices
• Ability to communicate effectively across different levels or positions within an organization
• Proficiency in designing, architecting, and refactoring systems of moderate complexity worked on by teams of 10+
• Ability to resolve conflicts and issues within the delivery team
• Experience in mentoring and leading the technical direction of software engineers
• Expertise in designing and delivering systems to production in the use of one or more of the following: Ruby, Go, Python, JavaScript/Typescript.

Tech Stack

• Ansible
• AWS
• Chef
• Cloud
• Docker
• Grafana
• JavaScript
• Jenkins
• Kubernetes
• Puppet
• Python
• Ruby
• Terraform
• TypeScript
• Go

Benefits

• Remote First
• Work from anywhere, travel required for critical client and company functions
• Time off: 5 weeks flexible time off (vacation and sick time) + 10 Paid Holidays, 2 week sabbatical after 5 years
• Company Ownership: ESOP Employee stock ownership program
• Test Double is 100% employee owned
• Family Support: 8 weeks paid parental leave at 100% of salary, plus additional unpaid
• Retirement: Company Contribution of 3% of salary to (401k)
• Continuing Education: 1 week of conference attendance (and up to $3,000 of expenses)
• Health: Premium health/dental/vision insurance (80-100% covered)
• New computer hardware purchase every 3 years
• Co-working space reimbursement (1/2 rent up to $500 monthly)
• Company-wide in-person retreat every ~2years
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance