Senior DevOps Engineer
Company websiteneros.tech (Neros Technologies, opens in new tab)
Base salary $165K to $231K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Torrance, CA
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- LocationTorrance, CA
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (2 h ago) · observed since
About this job
Who we are
Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America’s drone industrial base. We design and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are tested in combat, iterated at startup speed, and built at massive scale. Our team culture is fast, hands-on, and obsessed with closing the gap between design and deployment.
As drones transform the character of warfare, Neros is delivering the systems the West needs to compete on the modern battlefield and deter the adversaries of democracy. We’re hiring engineers, operators, and builders who want to move fast, take on extreme ownership, and get capability into the hands of warfighters in months, not years.
What you will be doing
The Senior DevOps Engineer is a key technical owner at Neros, responsible for the infrastructure, CI/CD, and secure-environment compliance that all of Neros' software ships onto. You'll leverage deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, automation, and back-end systems to design and operate robust, reliable, and auditable platforms. You'll make key architectural decisions, own delivery, and hold the bar for performance, security, and reliability.
You should have the following
- 5+ years of DevOps, infrastructure, or platform engineering experience
- Experience with Docker containerization and Kubernetes (or equivalent orchestration)
- Strong experience with Azure cloud services (deployment, networking, resource management, scaling)
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Azure Bicep)
- Hands-on administration and operation of CI/CD pipelines and runners in secure environments (e.g., GitLab CI)
- Deep Linux system administration experience (hardening, troubleshooting, performance tuning, configuration management)
- Experience designing and maintaining cloud-native and hybrid infrastructure architectures (dev/staging/prod) with repeatability and reliability
- Familiarity with network architecture concepts (VPNs, firewalls, DNS, load balancing, segmentation)
- Experience with secrets management, certificate lifecycle management, and PKI
- Ability to design and implement monitoring, alerting, and observability pipelines for infra + application health
Nice to Have
- Security & compliance experience (FIPS 140-2/140-3; implementing controls aligned with NIST SP 800-171 / 800-172 / 800-53)
- Familiarity administering IAM solutions (Okta; Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD) for SSO/MFA and identity governance
- Zero-trust security architecture; STIG hardening / RMF processes
- Embedded Linux, and embedded system interfacing; C/C++ familiarity
- Strong scripting for automation (Bash; Python)
US Salary Range
$165,000 - $231,000 USD
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are considered part of Neros' total compensation package.
We’re an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Source: Neros Technologies on Greenhouse · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($165,000) is above 41% of the 518 IT & Security roles in California listed on this site; 2 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $180,000; the middle half runs from $143,000 to $220,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 5, 2026.
This listingSenior DevOps Engineer$165K to $231K
Senior Embedded Linux Engineer$165K to $231K
Lead Mechanical Engineer$165,500 to $241,500
Cyber Security Engineer$166,000 to $232,500
Senior GNC Engineer$163,500 to $228,500
Senior Platform Engineer$163,500 to $228,500
Senior Perception Engineer$163,500 to $228,500
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Senior DevOps Engineer (this listing) | $165K - $231K |
| Senior Embedded Linux Engineer | $165K - $231K |
| Lead Mechanical Engineer | $165,500 - $241,500 |
| Cyber Security Engineer | $166,000 - $232,500 |
| Senior GNC Engineer | $163,500 - $228,500 |
| Senior Platform Engineer | $163,500 - $228,500 |
| Senior Perception Engineer | $163,500 - $228,500 |
Observed changes
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- First observed on the employer's board
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-06-29
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: Torrance, California, United States
$165,000 - $231,000 USD
- Method
- Employer text, read with fixed rules and re-verified
- Checked
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What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.