At a Glance
As a DevOps Platform Engineer you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines that power our secure messaging platform. You will work closely with engineering teams to automate deployments, improve system reliability, and ensure our FreeBSD-based infrastructure runs at peak performance across multiple regions.
Where You'll Be
This role is fully remote and open for US based applicants only. You may work from your home office or a shared office space.
What You Will Do
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.
- Manage and optimize FreeBSD-based server infrastructure across multiple regions.
- Implement infrastructure as code practices for reproducible environments.
- Monitor system performance and respond to incidents with appropriate urgency.
- Collaborate with engineers to improve development workflows and tooling.
- Maintain security best practices for infrastructure and deployment processes.
- Manage DNS, load balancing, and network configuration.
- Automate routine operational tasks to improve efficiency.
- Document infrastructure architecture and operational procedures.
What We Are Looking For
- Strong experience with FreeBSD system administration.
- Proficiency with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Forgejo Actions, or similar).
- Experience with configuration management and infrastructure automation.
- Knowledge of networking fundamentals (DNS, TCP/IP, TLS, SMTP).
- Familiarity with containerization or jail-based isolation on FreeBSD.
- Experience with monitoring and logging systems.
- Understanding of security hardening and best practices.
- Experience with ZFS, poudriere, and FreeBSD ports is a strong plus.
- Familiarity with Zig build systems is a bonus.
Compensation
Compensation depends on location and experience. Average monthly salary for this position is between $2,500 and $3,500. This is a contract remote-only position with no travel requirements.
What to Expect
Your job is not your life. Our employees work Monday–Thursday for 6 hours a day (9:30 AM to 3:30 PM Eastern). We offer paid federal, Christian, and Catholic holidays — including Columbus Day, Halloween, Election Day, and your Birthday. Everyone has access to flexible unlimited "take as you need" vacation. Our business shuts down at the end of each year in observance of Yule, usually the last 12 days of December.
We do not use video conferencing — our meetings are audio only. Daily interaction is primarily text-based communication with real-time chat and (of course) email.
There are no Agile or Scrum rituals. We schedule new releases during the fall and publish refinements during the spring, giving both customers and developers ample time to plan.
Interview Process
- Resume Review
- Email-Based Screening Questionnaire
- Technical Skills Assessment / Interview
- Background Check & Identity Verification
- Offer
SecureMessage does not ask for references. We believe this is an outdated practice and prefer to get to know you by you alone.