DevOps Engineer (Core)

Island is the ideal environment for enterprise work, where security is everywhere without ever getting in the way.

The Island Enterprise Platform unifies AI enablement, network access, data protection, identity, and endpoint control into one coherent workspace—so organizations get universal visibility and control, and users get a fast, fluid, beautifully simple experience. It's not just a better way to secure work. It's a better way to work. Backed by investors like Coatue Management, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital and Cyberstarts, and trusted by some of the largest, most respected enterprises on the planet, Island is redefining what the modern workplace can be.

Come join us in building something that's already changing how the world works.

We’re looking for a hands-on IT Support to join our team and play a key role in keeping our employees productive. This role combines technical problem-solving with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership.

Come join us in building something that's already changing how the world works.

What You'll Be Doing

• Build, harden, and evolve our Linux, macOS, Windows, and Android CI builder fleet — the OS images, AMIs, Terraform, and Jenkins agents that every pipeline runs on.
• Develop tooling and automation in Python, Terraform, and Groovy.
• Improve the developer experience across the team's pipelines, tooling, and self-service workflows.
• Maintain the build, test, and release ecosystem that enables our engineers to develop Island Browser on top of Chromium — keeping them moving fast while we ship a safe, high-quality product.
• Operate the release and update infrastructure that delivers new browser versions and security fixes to our customers at a fast, predictable cadence.
• Build and maintain AI agents that assist in delivery quality and accelerate pipeline debugging.
• Partner with cross-domain teams to deliver reliable, end-to-end solutions for our customers.
  
  

• 2+ years of experience in software development, CI/CD, or DevOps.
• Strong debugging and analytical skills.
• Hands-on experience with Python.
• Solid working knowledge of Linux; comfortable operating on macOS and Windows.
• Agility and the ability to context-switch across parallel workstreams.
• Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills — able to design and roll out infrastructure that serves multiple teams and domains.
  
  

• Experience with operating systems internals and virtualization technologies.
• Background in AWS, GCP, Docker, Terraform, or similar cloud and IaC stacks.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD systems, especially Jenkins pipelines.
• Working knowledge of networking fundamentals (VPC, DNS, TLS).
• Security background — hands-on with code-signing, certificates, HSMs, or secret management.
• Prior exposure to Chromium or other large open-source codebases, and comfort working within open-source ecosystems.