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Evolv Technologies Inc.
Waltham, MA, US
Source: Evolv Technologies Inc. careers · View original posting
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The Elevator Pitch
Are you passionate about building secure, compliant cloud platforms that support mission-critical systems? Evolv is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to design, operate, and continuously improve cloud infrastructure that meets federal security and compliance requirements. In this role, you will partner closely with Platform, Security, Compliance, and Engineering teams to enable reliable, audit-ready cloud environments while balancing velocity, security, and operational excellence.
Success in the Role: What are performance outcomes over the first 6–12 months you will work toward completing?
Meet with Platform, Security, Compliance, and Engineering stakeholders.
Develop an understanding of Evolv’s cloud architecture, security posture, and compliance obligations.
Become familiar with existing FedRAMP boundaries, documentation, and system diagrams.
Gain access to infrastructure, monitoring, logging, and compliance tooling.
Driving day-to-day operations of FedRAMP-aligned cloud environments.
Implementing and maintaining technical controls.
Assist with evidence collection, validation, and operational documentation.
Identify gaps, risks, or inefficiencies and propose remediation or automation opportunities.
Be a trusted technical owner for FedRAMP cloud infrastructure and compliance operations.
Help maintain audit-ready systems through continuous monitoring and evidence generation.
Reduce manual compliance effort through automation and repeatable infrastructure patterns.
Influence cloud and platform decisions with a security-first, reliability-focused mindset.
The Work: What type of work will you be doing? What assignments, requirements, or skills will you be performing on a regular basis?
Design, deploy, and operate AWS cloud infrastructure in FedRAMP-authorized environments.
Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code for secure and repeatable deployments.
Support DevSecOps pipelines with security controls, logging, and policy enforcement.
Partner with Security and Compliance teams during audits, assessments, and Plan of Action & Milestone activities.
Manage logging, monitoring, vulnerability management, and incident response workflows.
Document architectures, operational processes, and compliance evidence clearly and consistently.
Collaborate across teams to improve reliability, security posture, and operational maturity.
U.S. Citizen or Green-card holder
5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or platform operations roles.
Hands-on experience operating AWS environments.
Experience working in compliance-driven or regulated environments.
Strong understanding of Linux, networking, IAM, and cloud security fundamentals.
Experience using Infrastructure as Code and automation tools.
Clear communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally.
Compensation
The base salary range for this full-time position is $137,000–$220,000. In addition to base salary, this role offers a competitive target bonus, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package. This range reflects our commitment to pay transparency and equity, in alignment with applicable state laws. Our compensation ranges are determined based on factors such as role, level, location, market benchmarks, and internal equity. The posted range represents the good-faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this role across U.S. locations.
Actual compensation within the range will be based on the candidate’s skills, experience, education, and geographic location.
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