Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer

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Valar Atomics

Splitting the Atom in Utah, 2026

NuclearPowerand Energy

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valaratomics.com

11-50 employees

Oil and Gas

El Segundo, California

2023

Privately Held

22k LinkedIn followers

Raised $599M

• 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.
• 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,
• Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment velocity, reduce
• lead time, and support GitOps practices
• Enforce and improve cloud security best practices, including IAM policies,
• secrets management, and compliance standards
• Troubleshoot production issues across cloud infrastructure, container
• orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines
• Participate in on-call rotation and incident response as needed
• Document infrastructure architecture, runbooks, and operational procedures
• Continuously evaluate and recommend new tools, technologies, and processes to
• improve system reliability and developer experience

Required

• 5+ years of experience in a DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or
• Cloud Infrastructure Engineering role
• AWS: Strong hands-on experience with core services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS,
• EKS, Lambda, CloudFormation, etc.)
• Azure: Working knowledge (AKS, Azure DevOps, VNets, Azure AD, etc.)
• Kubernetes: Solid experience administering and troubleshooting clusters in
• production environments
• CI/CD: Proven experience building and maintaining pipelines (e.g., GitHub
• Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar)
• GitHub Enterprise: Hands-on experience including repository management,
• branch protection, and access controls
• Terraform: Strong proficiency for infrastructure-as-code, including module
• design and state management
• 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, or similar)
• Strong understanding of security best practices in cloud environments (IAM,
• secrets management, least privilege access)

Preferred

• Relevant certifications (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified
• Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Azure
• Administrator/DevOps Engineer Expert)
• Prior military service in US Air Force or Navy, particularly in
• communications, networking, cybersecurity, IT, or other technical fields, is
• highly valued. Relevant military training and operational experience will be
• considered alongside civilian industry experience.
• Experience with GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux)
• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
• Familiarity with policy-as-code tools (OPA, Sentinel)
• Experience working in regulated or compliance-driven environments (SOC 2,
• Background in software development or systems engineering

• Equity ownership in a rapidly growing advanced energy company
• Free daily lunch and dinner provided onsite
• Generous PPE stipend
• High-impact startup environment with significant ownership and autonomy
• Opportunities for rapid career growth and internal advancement
• Direct collaboration with experienced operators, engineers, and industry
• leaders
• The opportunity to help build and scale transformative energy technology from
• the ground up
• We are committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S.
• citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).