DevOps Engineer, Platform

VMware is hiring a DevOps Engineer, Platform to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a DevOps Engineer, Platform, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a contract, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — US (CST)). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code What we offer: • Generous paid time off and company holidays • Annual learning and professional development budget • Flexible working hours across US time zones • Home office and wellness stipends • 100% remote, work-from-anywhere-in-the-US culture How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. VMware is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 2+ years of relevant experience • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • On-call and incident response experience • Strong troubleshooting skills • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar Nice to have: • Experience working in a fully remote or distributed team • A track record of taking ownership and shipping independently