Senior DevOps Engineer

LI-COR is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to help architect, deploy, secure, and operate our global cloud-based IoT platforms for environmental data management. This role will support both our global infrastructure and our expanding cloud operations in China. The position will focus on high-availability cloud operations, Kubernetes-based microservice infrastructure, security operations, observability, automation, and regulatory/compliance support for all cloud systems. 
 
This is a remote role. We are open to candidates located within the United States or China. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Provision, configure, secure, and administer customer-facing cloud infrastructure supporting all cloud platforms. 

• Design and execute deployment plans for software releases across development, staging, and production environments. 

• Participate in DevOps on-call rotation and incident response activities. 

• Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Kubernetes, and Docker. 

• Manage observability and monitoring systems using Grafana, Prometheus, OpenSearch, and related tooling. 

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks. 

• Administer identity and access management, secrets management, and role-based access controls. 

• Oversee cloud backup, redundancy, disaster recovery, and failover testing processes. 

• Support cybersecurity initiatives including vulnerability remediation, patch management, log monitoring, and security posture assessments. 

• Collaborate closely with Software Engineering, Product Management, IT, and Security teams. 

• Support cloud deployments and operational compliance activities within the US and China. 

• Work with AWS and Alibaba Cloud infrastructure and services for US and China-based deployments. 

• Help design and maintain secure remote DevOps operational models for systems hosted in US and China. 

• Support operational requirements related to MLPS, PIPL, cross-border data transfer controls, 21-CFR Part 11audit logging, and cloud security architecture. 

• Coordinate with legal, regulatory, and infrastructure partners regarding cloud operations and compliance. 

• Troubleshoot and resolve operational issues across distributed cloud infrastructure environments. 

• Develop operational tooling, scripts, dashboards, and infrastructure automation. 

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience). 

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure engineering, or SRE-related roles. 

• Strong experience operating production systems in AWS and Alibaba cloud environments. 

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Linux administration, and CI/CD systems. 

• Experience with cloud monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, OpenSearch, or New Relic. 

• Experience supporting high-availability microservice-based cloud platforms. 

• Strong scripting and automation experience using Python, shell scripting, or similar technologies. 

• Experience managing MySQL environments. 

• Experience supporting cloud infrastructure security, IAM, and vulnerability management. 

• Previous experience working with cloud systems operating in China. 

• Understanding of global and China cloud regulatory and operational requirements. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience operating regulated or compliance-sensitive cloud environments. 

• Experience supporting global SaaS or IoT cloud platforms. 

• Experience with secure hybrid cloud architectures and regional cloud isolation models. 

• Experience with AWS and Alibaba Cloud networking, VPC design, and infrastructure hardening. 

• Experience with Stripe as a billing system. 

• Experience with security tooling such as SonarQube, vulnerability scanners, SIEM systems, or endpoint monitoring. 

• Familiarity with Snowflake or large-scale cloud data platforms. 

• Experience supporting international DevOps teams and distributed operations. 

About LI-COR Cloud Systems 

LI-COR Cloud and InTempConnect are cloud-based IoT platforms used globally for environmental monitoring, scientific instrumentation, and remote data management. The platform supports connected devices across the LI-COR, HOBO, and InTemp product portfolios and are used by researchers, universities, government organizations, and commercial customers worldwide.