Sr. DevOps Engineer
$107,430–$176,490 year
Hybrid · San Jose, California, United States or Frisco, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Senior DevOps Engineer responsible for designing, building, and operating large-scale Kubernetes platforms (EKS/GKE) with a focus on reliability, scalability, and developer productivity. Hybrid role based in Frisco, TX with onsite as-needed and remote work when not onsite. Responsibilities include managing Kubernetes clusters lifecycle, building CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Harness), implementing Backstage as a developer platform, creating reusable Terraform modules, enabling AI-driven deployment insights, and enforcing DevSecOps and secure software supply chains. Collaborates across platform, SRE, and engineering teams to improve reliability and developer experience. Skills include Kubernetes (EKS/GKE), Terraform, CI/CD tooling, Golang/Python, Istio/Cilium, multi-cloud (AWS/GCP), Backstage, and observability concepts.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years in DevOps / Platform Engineering with strong hands-on experience in Kubernetes (EKS/GKE) at production scale
- Proficient in Terraform and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Harness)
- Strong programming skills in Golang or Python
- Hands-on experience with Backstage developer platform
- Experience working across multi-cloud environments (AWS + GCP)
- Experience with service mesh (Istio / Envoy), Cilium, and API gateways (Envoy Gateway, Kong)
- Understanding of Apache Kafka architecture and operations
- Exposure to AI-powered DevOps / AIOps solutions for deployment insights and automation
- Experience implementing DevSecOps practices and securing software supply chains within CI/CD pipelines
- Strong communication, collaboration, and technical documentation skills
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