Sentara is hiring a DevOps Engineer!

This position is fully remote.

Overview

Software product development focuses on developing multiple types/categories of software including end-user applications, enterprise data architecture, and operating systems/utility software and tools, which provides a platform for running end-user applications for external customers. The work includes:

•Understanding the domain of the software problem and/or functionality, the interfaces between hardware and software, and the overall software characteristics

•Using programming, scripting, and/or database languages to write the software code

•Supporting software test engineering, DevOps, deployment, maintenance, and evolution activities by correcting programming errors, responding to scope changes, and coding software enhancements •Applying knowledge of software development best practices, including technical design specifications, coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain Azure cloud infrastructure using Terraform (IaC-first approach)
  • Build and support Kubernetes (AKS) environments, including container deployment
  • Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub and related tooling
  • Collaborate with development teams to enable self-service infrastructure and deployment capabilities
  • Apply DevOps best practices across build, release, and operational processes
  • Troubleshoot infrastructure, networking, and deployment issues across cloud environments
  • Contribute to platform standardization, governance, and reusable module development

Required Qualifications

  • Strong experience with Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure
  • Proven expertise in Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and management
  • Hands-on experience with GitHub (source control, workflows, CI/CD integration)
  • Experience designing, deploying, and managing Kubernetes (AKS) environments
  • Solid understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation principles
  • Ability to apply GenAI capabilities to improve productivity, code quality, and operational efficiency
  • Experience working with Application Release Orchestration tools (e.g., Massdriver, Redhat, GitLab, Harness, etc.)
  • Ability to work independently and make decisions in ambiguous environments
  • Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure
  • Knowledge of cloud networking concepts (VNet, routing, connectivity, security)
  • Familiarity with Kanban, Scrum, or other frameworks supporting Agile delivery
  • Exposure to platform engineering concepts and developer self-service models

Impact

This role directly contributes to:

  • Accelerating cloud adoption and standardization
  • Enabling developer productivity through automation and self-service
  • Improving system reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency

Ways of Working (Critical to Success)

This role requires a strong alignment to Sentara’s engineering culture:

  • Operates with an Agile mindset, focusing on incremental delivery and continuous improvement
  • Embraces ambiguity—comfortable with “we don’t know what we don’t know yet”
  • Prioritizes value-driven decision making, not just task execution
  • Seeks and applies feedback continuously
  • Contributes to a diverse culture of shared ownership and team accountability

Team & Culture Expectations

We are looking for engineers who:

  • Have an attitude of curiosity and growth mindset
  • Are comfortable operating with autonomy (“ask for forgiveness vs. permission” mindset)
  • View themselves as owners, partners, relationship builders; not order-takers
  • Courageously engage in two-way feedback and transparent communication
  • Partner with leadership, teammates, and external dependencies to identify blockers and improve effectiveness

This is a highly collaborative environment where success depends on proactive communication, ownership, and continuous learning.

Education

  • 3+ years of relevant experience with a degree (Required)

or

  • 5+ years of relevant experience without a degree (Required)

Certification/Licensure

  • No specific certification or licensure requirements

    Experience

    • Typically requires 5+ years of relevant experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or infrastructure automation
    • Equivalent combination of education and 3+ years of relevant experience will be considered

    We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay rate for Full Time employment is: $80,204.80 – $133,681.60. Additional compensation may be available for this role such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

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    Keywords: Azure, AKS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Cloud native provisioning, GitHub, Terraform, MassDriver, PHI,

    Sentara Health, an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system, celebrates more than 135 years in pursuit of its mission – “we improve health every day.” Sentara is one of the largest health systems in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, and among the top 20 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the country, with 34,000 employees, 12 hospitals in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina including 10 hospitals with the prestigious Magnet® recognition, and the Sentara Health Plans division which serves more than 1 million members in Virginia and Florida. Sentara is recognized nationally for clinical quality and safety, and is strategically focused on innovation and creating an extraordinary health care experience for our patients and members. Sentara was named a Health Quality Innovator of the Year (2024), was recognized by Forbes as “America’s Best-In-State Employer” (2024), “Best Employer for Veterans” (2022, 2023), and “Best Employer for Women” (2020), and named to IBM Watson Health’s “Top 15 Health Systems” (2021, 2018).

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    Our Culture

    At Sentara, our differences are our strengths. The unique backgrounds, skills, and experiences that each Sentara colleague brings to work make Sentara special and allow us to deliver excellent service and care to our patients, members, and communities.

    Our Benefits

    We are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!

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    The Sentara Nursing Experience

    Making a meaningful impact on health requires compassion, dedication, continuous learning, teamwork and collaboration. At Sentara, we also recognize that in valuing the professional and personal well-being of our nurses, we build a stronger, more supportive workplace for our nurses. And that’s making us healthier from the inside out. These principles unite our nurses across various roles and locations.

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    The Sentara Clinical Experience

    No matter where you choose to join us, in an inpatient or outpatient setting, you will be part of an interdisciplinary Clinical team passionate about quality care and patient safety. You will have access to the tools and technologies you need to succeed and the chance to learn and grow through training and educational programs so you can advance your career as a Clinical professional.

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    The Sentara Support Services Experience

    Each day, the Sentara Support Services team helps improve healthcare at more than 300 Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina sites. We perform various patient care activities, provide multiple services, and handle administrative functions that support our patients and their families. These vital functions include assisting the medical team in all aspects of medical care, such as treatments, procedures, and diagnostic and laboratory testing.

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    The Medical Group Experience

    As part of Sentara Health, Sentara Medical Group providers have diverse opportunities across regions and inpatient and outpatient locations. For those providers based in one of 12 hospitals, we have close working relationships with the administration, ensuring a collegial and collaborative environment where all can come together around shared initiatives.

    Guided by a dedicated board of providers, Sentara Medical Group not only offers leadership opportunities for its providers but also underscores the group’s crucial role in fulfilling Sentara’s overarching mission to meet the needs of our diverse patient populations, some of our most vulnerable communities. Our physicians and APPs enjoy opportunities for both personal and professional career growth through a network of resources aimed to cultivate an environment suitable for a lifelong career home.

    Your Perspective Matters

    Nurses are the heartbeat of our exceptional team. Our approach empowers nurses to actively participate in decision-making. Our nurses have a stake in shaping their workplace as well as their own career growth; one of the benefits of our focus on supporting and valuing team members. This framework encompasses our nursing mission, vision, values, philosophy, and the essential elements of our Professional Practice Model.

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    2024 Health Quality Innovator of the Year
    2024 LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer. Human Rights Campaign. Healthcare Equality Index.
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    We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer

    Sentara Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to the hiring, advancement, and fair treatment of every individual. Sentara and its affiliates do not discriminate against any individual or group of individuals on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, marital status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, medical condition, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristics.

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