About this role
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 11 audit 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.
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 11 audit 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.
Tech stack
KubernetesTerraformDockerAWSPythonSnowflake
About LI-COR Biosciences
LI-COR Biosciences is hiring for the senior devops engineer role. NewJob aggregates active openings directly from LI-COR Biosciences's applicant tracking system, so this listing is current.
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