Sr. Staff DevOps Engineer

As a DevOps Sr Staff Engineer, you will play a critical leadership role in driving the evolution of our DevOps practices. Performing hands-on technical execution, as well as providing strategic leadership, you will be 

responsible for guiding and growing the DevOps function across the organization. 
 

You will manage day-to-day DevOps activities, ensure release quality and velocity, and support the team in building robust, scalable, and secure CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure. Your technical expertise, problem-solving 

mindset, and passion for automation will be vital in improving the efficiency and reliability of our software delivery lifecycle. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Lead and mentor the DevOps team, setting clear goals, offering constructive feedback, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. 

• Oversee daily DevOps operations including build/release management, CI/CD pipelines, environment management, and infrastructure reliability. 

• Drive technical decisions and provide guidance on tooling, automation strategies, and architecture. 

• Collaborate with engineering, QA, and product teams to prioritize work, align objectives, and ensure seamless deployments. 

• Identify opportunities for automation and implement solutions to reduce manual work and improve delivery speed. 

• Ensure system scalability, performance, and security are considered in all DevOps solutions. 

• Monitor and improve infrastructure reliability, alerting, and observability. 

• Advocate for best practices in DevOps and promote a high-energy, accountable, and collaborative team culture. 

Required Skills and Experience: 

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering 

• Proven expertise in: 

• CI/CD tools, particularly Jenkins 

• Scripting (e.g., bash, and Python) 

• Strong experience with Terraform infrastructure-as-code and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure). 

• Hands-on experience with Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service), and Kubernetes-based deployments. 

• Proficiency in containerization tools (e.g., Docker). 

• Experience working with relational databases (e.g. SQL Server, Cockroach DB) and managing database CI/CD and configuration tasks. 

• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools such as Kloudfuse, Sumo Logic, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or ELK stack. 

• Deep understanding of deployment pipelines, infrastructure automation, and system security best practices. 

• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical and business needs. 

• Passionate, self-motivated, and enthusiastic about DevOps practices and modern infrastructure. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Prior experience in a fast-paced product or platform engineering environment. 

• Exposure to security, compliance, and audit requirements in CI/CD and infrastructure. 

• Cloud or Kubernetes-related certifications (e.g., AWS DevOps Engineer, CKA). 

• Experience integrating DevOps practices into SDLC and cross-functional workflows.