Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer
Design, build, and maintain scalable AWS and Azure cloud infrastructure using Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines in a fully on-site role at an advanced nuclear energy startup.
- Compensation
- $165K–$190K / yr
- Location
- Torrance, California, United States
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Infrastructure Engineering
- Strong hands-on AWS experience (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, EKS, Lambda, CloudFormation)
- Working knowledge of Azure (AKS, Azure DevOps, VNets, Azure AD)
- Solid experience administering and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters in production
- Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
- Hands-on GitHub Enterprise experience including repository management and access controls
- Strong Terraform proficiency for infrastructure-as-code
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or Go
- Solid understanding of networking concepts (DNS, load balancing, VPNs, firewalls)
- Experience with containerization technologies (Docker) and container registries
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Datadog)
- Strong understanding of cloud security best practices (IAM, secrets management, least privilege)
Nice to have
- Relevant certifications (AWS DevOps/Solutions Architect, CKA, Azure DevOps Expert)
- Prior US Airforce or Navy service in technical fields
- Experience with GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux)
- Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
- Familiarity with policy-as-code tools (OPA, Sentinel)
- Experience in regulated environments (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS)
- Background in software development or systems engineering
Full description
About Valar Atomics
At Valar Atomics, we're redefining what's possible in energy. Our mission is to make clean, high-temperature nuclear power scalable—unlocking abundant energy for industry, hydrogen, and next-generation manufacturing. We are a team of builders, engineers, and operators who believe nuclear energy should be fast to deploy, factory-made, and built for the real world. Our first pilot plant in Orangeville, Utah will demonstrate how advanced nuclear systems and fuel fabrication can power the future. Joining Valar Atomics means becoming part of a company where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level.
The Team
As part of the Business organization, IT & Enterprise Software delivers the technology infrastructure, enterprise applications, and digital tools that power Valar's operations. The team ensures secure, reliable, and scalable technology solutions that support every function across the company.
The Role
Valar Atomics is looking for an experienced Cloud DevOps Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure primarily in AWS, with additional support for workloads in Azure. The ideal candidate has hands-on expertise with Kubernetes, CI/CD pipeline design, GitHub Enterprise, and Terraform, and thrives in a fast-paced environment where automation and reliability are top priorities.
You'll work closely with software engineering, security, and platform teams to streamline deployments, improve system observability, and drive infrastructure-as-code best practices across the organization.
This position is fully on-site at our Torrance, CA location. Relocation assistance is not available.Key Responsibilities
- AWS: Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure primarily on AWS (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda, EKS, etc.), with secondary support for Azure services
- Kubernetes: Build, manage, and optimize Kubernetes clusters (EKS and/or AKS) for containerized workloads, including scaling, networking, and security configurations
- CI/CD: Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes across multiple environments
- GitHub Enterprise: Manage source control workflows, branch policies, and repository administration
- Terraform: Write, maintain, and review Terraform modules to provision and manage infrastructure as code across cloud providers
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure system reliability and rapid incident response (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor)