Sr Staff Dev-Ops Engineer

Job description

A Staff DevOps Engineer is an experienced technical leader who takes ownership of designing, implementing, and maintaining complex DevOps solutions that span multiple domains - such as infrastructure, automation, and delivery pipelines. This role requires independence, accountability, and the ability to drive initiatives that impact the entire organization.

Core Responsibilities

Technical Leadership: Collaborate on long-term DevOps roadmaps and contribute to defining architectural direction across the organization, acting as a subject matter expert (SME) and technical leader.

Infrastructure

Design and manage scalable, multi-cloud or hybrid environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) using advanced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and tools like Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation.

CI/CD

Own and optimize build, release, and continuous integration pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions for large-scale, complex, and concurrent product deployments.

Reliability & Observability

Implement advanced monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (e.g., Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack) to ensure high availability and proactive incident resolution.

Project Ownership

Independently lead DevOps projects - from planning through execution to delivery - leveraging a Scrum team composed of engineers with varying levels of experience.

Mentorship & Enablement

Mentor senior and junior engineers, create reference implementations and documentation, and elevate the overall DevOps maturity within the organization.

Security & Compliance

Integrate security best practices (DevSecOps) into the delivery lifecycle and ensure compliance with frameworks such as CIS or NIST.

Required Qualifications

Experience: 7-12 years of professional experience in software engineering, SRE, or DevOps roles.

Education

Bachelor’s or Master's degree in computer science or a related engineering field.

Orchestration & Containers

Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration at scale.

Programming

Strong proficiency in scripting and automation languages such as Python, Go, or Bash.

Soft Skills

Exceptional cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and lead initiatives without direct authority.

Project Leadership

Proven ability to independently manage DevOps projects, build actionable plans, and deliver results.