Title: DevOps Engineer (Environmental Scientist or Engineer)
Location: Bellingham, WA or other AQ office
Job Type: Regular Full-time
What’s the Opportunity?
Anchor QEA is seeking a full-time DevOps Engineer with a background in environmental science or environmental engineering. This position is expected to be fully in-office or hybrid at any Anchor QEA office, with a preference for Bellingham, WA. The applicant will have 3–7 years of experience as a DevOps Engineer with a background in the environmental sciences to build automated infrastructure and tools to support the evaluation of large-scale environmental data sets and complex scientific environmental models. The ideal candidate is motivated to develop internal and project related applications; has a strong interest in our company vision of being an inclusive, sustainable, and growing environmental innovator making generational impacts; and demonstrates effective collaboration with clear written and verbal communication. This role will also support internal initiatives to improve data workflows, develop reusable tools, and enhance the reliability and usability of technical resources across projects.
Responsibilities:
Technical Enablement and Tooling:
- Identify technology needs, promote solutions, and drive adoption with relevant staff.
- Support the administration and implementation of DevOps platforms used to support computational work in the sciences and engineering teams.
- Support the development and improvement of internal software, data resources, and technical workflows by contributing to the design, maintenance, and documentation of tools, processes, and code libraries.
- Help improve the reliability, usability, and consistency of technical resources used across projects and internal initiatives.
- Contribute to reusable solutions that support data analysis, modeling, visualization, and related scientific computing needs.
Applied Project Work:
- Support the automated infrastructure to interpret environmental data using statistical, coding, and visualization tools, including R and Python.
- Collaborative support to the development and application of environmental models, including optimization of I/O, improving the efficiency of mathematical model simulations, and supporting the development of methods to present results and communicate findings to technical and nontechnical audiences.
- Data Systems Operations: overseeing the reliability and performance of large-scale data sets and model predictions used for high-volume environmental monitoring and scientific analysis.
- Cross-functional collaboration between software developers, environmental scientists, and regulatory specialists to streamline digital workflows and reduce technical silos.
- Security & Compliance: integrating automated security best practices into pipelines to protect sensitive environmental data and ensure adherence to industry standards and government regulations.
What Are We Looking For?
Ideal candidates will have the following:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in environmental science, environmental or civil engineering, computer science, chemistry, mathematics, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred
- 3 to 7 years of relevant professional experience
- Proficiency in one or more scientific computing languages, preferably Python or R, and experience with related libraries such as NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, or Tidyverse
- Experience with modern software development and cloud computing environments, including platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and GitHub, as well as Linux/UNIX systems and containerized workflows
- Familiarity with software development and technical computing practices such as version control, reproducible workflows, artefact storage and reporting, API integration, data automation, collaborative development, and related concepts
- Experience in applying statistical analysis and environmental modeling methods, particularly for contaminant fate and transport in aquatic systems
- Exposure to in-water and upland remediation projects, including environmental sampling, data analysis, and feasibility studies; contaminated sediment experience preferred
- Strong technical writing skills for planning documents, data summaries, and regulatory reports
- Experience supporting or improving technical tools, workflows, or other shared computational resources
- Strong critical thinking, sound technical judgment, and effective written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with ArcGIS or related geospatial tools a plus
What Can You Expect?
A collaborative work environment where we encourage everyone to bring their authentic self. We offer competitive compensation and benefits. Benefits detailed below.
Who Are We?
Anchor QEA provides environmental planning, science, and engineering consulting services with the mission of transforming our environment and communities with integrity and vibe. With more than 500 people in offices across the United States, our collective vision is to be an inclusive, sustainable, and growing environmental innovator making generational impacts. By embodying our core values, we strive to be our clients’ first choice for solving their most challenging problems and to be our employees’ reason to be excited about going to work each morning. Learn more about Anchor QEA at www.anchorqea.com.
How to Apply?
Apply online through Anchor QEA’s Open Positions page at https://www.anchorqea.com/careers/careers-open-positions/. Veterans are encouraged to apply.
Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to [email protected]
Additional Information
We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, Anchor QEA is committed to a diverse, multi-cultural work environment. Anchor QEA does not discriminate in employment based on age, race, creed, gender, religion, marital status, veteran’s status, national origin, disability or sexual orientation. Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a comprehensive background check.
Salary and Other Compensation:
- Salary Range: $73,500-$95,000
- Other potential bonus types: Billable Time Bonus, Spot Bonus, Milestone Anniversary Bonus, Receiving Professional License/Certification Bonus, Peer-reviewed Publication Bonus, Employee Referral Bonus.
Base Level Benefits for Regular Full-Time Positions:
- Healthcare: Medical, dental, vision, basic life and AD&D insurance
- Paid Company and Floating Holidays: 7 paid company and 2 floating holidays annually
- Vacation: 2 weeks accrued paid vacation based on length of service. Vacation may vary by level.
- Sick and Safe Time: 80 hours annually
- Retirement Plan: 401k plan with an employer match * Further information on benefits: https://anchorqea.com/careers/benefits/
