Senior DevOps Engineer (Tech Lead)

Primer exists to make the world a safer place. We do this by providing trusted decision-ready AI to the world's most critical organizations. Our software enables leaders, operators, and analysts to better understand the changing world around us in real time and make informed decisions when the stakes are high. Primer has offices in San Francisco, Pasadena, CA and Arlington, VA. For more information, please visit

As a Senior DevOps Engineer you will be a key member of the DevOps and Security teams, maintaining and improving core infrastructure for building, deploying, and operating our hosted and on-prem solutions. You will partner with Product Managers and Engineers to solve the technical challenges of our machine learning technology and contribute in discovery, design and implementation of solutions to improve infrastructure as well as the build and release pipelines. Ultimately, you will transform the CI / CD pipeline to meet deployment needs while making it efficient and resilient.

Role Responsibilities - How You Will Make an Impact

• Own and manage cloud infrastructure (EKS, AKS) including production clusters
• Drive usability improvements and enhance the efficiency of the continuous build and release processes
• Implement and manage security measures to protect customer data and monitor networks and systems in partnership with the security team
• Improve system observability to support rapid iteration and maintain service stability
• Establish a foundation for an SRE function
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to software and infrastructure

Technical Skills - Need to Have (Required)

Nice to Have :

The annual cash compensation range for this position is US $180,000 to US $230,00. Final compensation will be determined based on experience and skills and may vary from the range listed above.

Primer works closely with the U.S. defense and intelligence establishment. Any offer of employment is conditioned on an applicant or employee being able to meet any applicable government contract requirements. The company may rescind any offer of employment to an applicant or terminate an employee if the applicant or employee is unable to perform the functions of the position in compliance with applicable government contracts or if an applicant or employee makes a false attestation of compliance.

What We Offer

We are a series D funded company with investors from Addition, USIT, Lux Capital, Amplify Partners, Addition Capital, Bloomberg Beta, and others. We are intentional around building a diverse and inclusive team of subject matter experts to better advocate for the needs of our users.

We care a lot about our work and about the well being of our team. We encourage everyone to work at a sustainable pace and have a flexible vacation policy for team members to utilize, Wellness Days and 100% paid leave for parents of growing families.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits. This includes full medical, dental, and vision coverage, fertility benefits through Carrot, mental health coverage on demand with Headspace Care , Gympass Membership via Wellhub, One Medical Membership, 401(k), remote work stipends, and monthly internet allowance.

Primer is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Please see the United States Department of Labor's EEO poster and EEO poster supplement for additional information.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at info@primer.com.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Salary : $180,000