DevOps Jobs in Washington
DevOps jobs in Washington are among the most active in the country, concentrated in cloud infrastructure, enterprise software, and federal contracting and open to candidates from early-career engineers through principal-level architects. Seattle, Bellevue, and Redmond anchor most of the hiring, with major employers like Microsoft, Amazon, and Boeing maintaining deep, ongoing DevOps practices in the region. The most in-demand specialties are Kubernetes and container orchestration, CI/CD pipeline engineering, and cloud-native development on AWS and Azure. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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DESCRIPTION
This role leads operations and debug tools in DevOps & Release, reporting to the Director, DevOps & Release. It owns the telemetry and metadata store, mission operations consoles, anomaly triage, fleet characterization, and device-side log ingestion. Before anything is handed on, the bar is: each tool has its own tests and release gate; ready before first launch. It hands off to its customers as follows: operations and debug tools to operations, Satellite SW, IVR, and Customer.
What the team needs to achieve
- Each tool has its own tests and release gate; ready before first launch.
- Hand-offs that meet their service level: operations and debug tools to operations, Satellite SW, IVR, and Customer.
- Measured, rising capability and efficiency of the team, with manual work falling release over release.
How the team is measured
- Operations and debug tools ready before first launch.
- Time to reproduce a field anomaly.
Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Key job responsibilities
- Own the telemetry and metadata store, mission operations consoles, anomaly triage, fleet characterization, and device-side log ingestion.
- Meet the bar before every hand-off: each tool has its own tests and release gate; ready before first launch.
- Work directly with engineers in the boundary teams as partners, through agreed contracts and service levels.
- Automate everything a person would otherwise do twice.
- Hire, coach, and grow the team, with clear expectations and career development for every engineer.
- Define the team's metrics and service levels, and improve them release over release.
- Make the team's decisions data-driven and its quality measurable, and escalate early when risks cross team boundaries.
- Set the team's roadmap and the structure and mechanisms that deliver it, and negotiate the boundaries of the area with peer teams.
- Build the mechanisms and best practices that make the team's work repeatable, measurable, and improving.
About the team
D2D Software is an evolving organization of many teams: Software Architecture & Specifications; Software Delivery & Business Ops; Software Integration, Verification & Reliability; DevOps & Release; Satellite Software Development; Ground Software Development; and Customer Software Engineering & Support. Each Director owns business outcomes: delivering the commitments, and the capability and efficiency of their teams. Teams work as internal customers and suppliers with agreed service levels, interfaces are agreed centrally while designs stay local, and engineers are expected to work directly with engineers across every boundary. Milestones are committed deadlines for delivery with quality, not gates to wait on, and every team runs on one toolchain and one system of record. Every measure is derived from the systems of record, never self-reported, and we improve release over release with a target of perfection.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- 5+ years of software development experience
- Experience in managing technical teams with significant personnel management experience and examples of developing engineers and building successful teams
- Experience hiring and developing engineers, setting clear goals, and giving regular feedback and coaching
- Experience leading a team where the problem and strategy are not yet fully defined, working backwards from the customer
- Experience building operations or debug tools for a fleet of devices, vehicles, or satellites
- Experience with telemetry stores and log analysis at scale
- Experience across the full software development lifecycle, having shipped software and maintained it in production
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- A record of writing clear narratives and running data-driven reviews
- Experience with mission operations software
- Experience with device-side diagnostic logs
- Experience managing managers or leading several teams
- Experience setting a multi-year direction for an area, designing the team structure and mechanisms to deliver it, and aligning several teams around it
- Experience setting strategy where the problem, opportunity, and strategy are not defined, telling one-way from two-way doors, and presenting decisions and strategy narratives to senior leaders across the organization
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Redmond - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually
DESCRIPTION
This role leads operations and debug tools in DevOps & Release, reporting to the Director, DevOps & Release. It owns the telemetry and metadata store, mission operations consoles, anomaly triage, fleet characterization, and device-side log ingestion. Before anything is handed on, the bar is: each tool has its own tests and release gate; ready before first launch. It hands off to its customers as follows: operations and debug tools to operations, Satellite SW, IVR, and Customer.
What the team needs to achieve
- Each tool has its own tests and release gate; ready before first launch.
- Hand-offs that meet their service level: operations and debug tools to operations, Satellite SW, IVR, and Customer.
- Measured, rising capability and efficiency of the team, with manual work falling release over release.
How the team is measured
- Operations and debug tools ready before first launch.
- Time to reproduce a field anomaly.
Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Key job responsibilities
- Own the telemetry and metadata store, mission operations consoles, anomaly triage, fleet characterization, and device-side log ingestion.
- Meet the bar before every hand-off: each tool has its own tests and release gate; ready before first launch.
- Work directly with engineers in the boundary teams as partners, through agreed contracts and service levels.
- Automate everything a person would otherwise do twice.
- Hire, coach, and grow the team, with clear expectations and career development for every engineer.
- Define the team's metrics and service levels, and improve them release over release.
- Make the team's decisions data-driven and its quality measurable, and escalate early when risks cross team boundaries.
- Set the team's roadmap and the structure and mechanisms that deliver it, and negotiate the boundaries of the area with peer teams.
- Build the mechanisms and best practices that make the team's work repeatable, measurable, and improving.
About the team
D2D Software is an evolving organization of many teams: Software Architecture & Specifications; Software Delivery & Business Ops; Software Integration, Verification & Reliability; DevOps & Release; Satellite Software Development; Ground Software Development; and Customer Software Engineering & Support. Each Director owns business outcomes: delivering the commitments, and the capability and efficiency of their teams. Teams work as internal customers and suppliers with agreed service levels, interfaces are agreed centrally while designs stay local, and engineers are expected to work directly with engineers across every boundary. Milestones are committed deadlines for delivery with quality, not gates to wait on, and every team runs on one toolchain and one system of record. Every measure is derived from the systems of record, never self-reported, and we improve release over release with a target of perfection.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- 5+ years of software development experience
- Experience in managing technical teams with significant personnel management experience and examples of developing engineers and building successful teams
- Experience hiring and developing engineers, setting clear goals, and giving regular feedback and coaching
- Experience leading a team where the problem and strategy are not yet fully defined, working backwards from the customer
- Experience building operations or debug tools for a fleet of devices, vehicles, or satellites
- Experience with telemetry stores and log analysis at scale
- Experience across the full software development lifecycle, having shipped software and maintained it in production
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- A record of writing clear narratives and running data-driven reviews
- Experience with mission operations software
- Experience with device-side diagnostic logs
- Experience managing managers or leading several teams
- Experience setting a multi-year direction for an area, designing the team structure and mechanisms to deliver it, and aligning several teams around it
- Experience setting strategy where the problem, opportunity, and strategy are not defined, telling one-way from two-way doors, and presenting decisions and strategy narratives to senior leaders across the organization
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Redmond - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Artificial Intelligence
- Distribution & Wholesale
What Washington Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in DevOps jobs across Washington.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions
- Proficiency with container orchestration platforms, particularly Kubernetes and Docker
- Cloud platform experience on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, with Azure especially valued in Washington
- Scripting and automation skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for infrastructure management
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Ansible
- Experience working in Agile or SAFe environments alongside cross-functional engineering teams
DevOps Jobs in Washington: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a devops in Washington?
DevOps is not a state-licensed profession in Washington, so there is no board exam or registration required. Most employers expect a background in software engineering, systems administration, or IT operations, typically backed by a relevant degree or equivalent hands-on experience. Certifications like AWS Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Administrator, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator carry real weight with Washington employers and can substitute for a four-year degree in many hiring conversations.
How much do DevOpses make in Washington?
DevOpses in Washington earn a median of about $166,540 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $96,810 for the lowest 10% to over $255,350 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire devops in Washington?
Employers hiring devopss in Washington right now include Amazon, Blue Origin, and Amazon Web Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Washington's concentration of major cloud vendors and defense contractors means steady, high-volume DevOps hiring across both commercial software and government-adjacent programs.
Which Washington cities have the most devops jobs?
Seattle, Redmond, and Bellevue have the most devops openings in Washington. Seattle and Bellevue dominate because they host the headquarters and major engineering centers of Amazon and Microsoft, while Redmond is driven almost entirely by Microsoft's campus and its extensive network of partner and vendor organizations that support its cloud and enterprise products.
Are there remote devops jobs in Washington?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 67% of devops openings tied to Washington are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how naturally the role fits distributed work. Infrastructure automation, pipeline maintenance, and cloud operations are the areas most commonly offered remotely, while roles requiring on-site lab access or handling classified government systems tend to stay in-office.
How can I get hired as a devops in Washington with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving laterally from a related role, such as systems administrator, junior software developer, or IT support analyst, since Washington employers routinely hire from those backgrounds into associate DevOps or site reliability engineer titles. Large Washington technology employers run internship and new-graduate programs that explicitly bridge into DevOps tracks. Building a public portfolio on GitHub demonstrating CI/CD pipelines and Terraform configurations, and earning an entry-level cloud certification, gives candidates a concrete edge in Washington's competitive market.
Where can I find and apply to devops jobs in Washington?
You can find and apply to devops jobs in Washington on Migrate Mate, which lists current Washington openings updated on an ongoing basis. Search for roles that match your experience level, specialty, and preferred location, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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