Senior DevOps Engineer

Jobs for Humanity • Austin, TX

91d • $138,000 - $145,000

About The Position

At Macmillan Learning, we're committed to driving innovation that transforms education. We seek team members who thrive on pushing boundaries, envisioning future possibilities, and building solutions that make a lasting impact. Whether you're a Pioneer shaping bold new ideas, a Builder turning possibilities into reality, or a Stabilizer optimizing for success, you'll play a vital role in advancing our mission. If you're excited by the prospect of testing new technologies, implementing transformative strategies, and thriving in a fast-paced, innovative environment, we’d love to hear from you! The Senior DevOps Engineer works closely with engineering and cloud operations engineering staff to ensure that the applications and pipelines they build can scale, stay available, are secure, and handle failure. This Senior Engineer regularly demonstrates a mix of development, networking, infrastructure security, and system-administrations skills. The Senior DevOps Engineer works closely with developers, facilitating the development process by removing obstacles interfering with ongoing development. The Senior DevOps Engineer works with the engineering and AWS Operations teams in order to build secure, reliable, scalable infrastructure and meets business goals and objectives. Candidates who are able to work a hybrid schedule from our Austin, TX office 2–3 days per week are preferred.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 7+ years' experience in DevOps/Platform Engineering or similar role, with a strong background in software development and infrastructure operations.
• Proficiency with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration tools.
• Proficiency with declarative management tools such as Terraform, Crossplane, or CloudFormation.
• Experience with the AWS Cloud Platform.
• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
• Experience in scripting and programming languages such as Python or Bash.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or ArgoCD.
• Exceptional troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills.
• Proven track record of driving process improvements and implementing best practices in DevOps methodologies.
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements in cloud environments.
• Experience with agile development methodologies and DevOps practices in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Nice To Haves

• Skilled in automating AI/ML workflows, including model training, testing, deployment, and monitoring for seamless production integration.
• Experienced in managing cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Capable of embedding security throughout the AI lifecycle, ensuring compliance with standards like GDPR and HIPAA.
• Adept at leveraging AI for code quality analysis, automated testing, predictive maintenance, resource allocation, and incident response.
• Continuously explores and integrates innovative tools and methodologies to improve AI/ML workflows and system performance.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, and evolve secure, resilient, and observable infrastructure systems in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, GCP).
• Architect solutions with an intuitive understanding of how application code runs, scales, and interacts with its environment.
• Build and maintain internal tools, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and observability frameworks that integrate cleanly into modern software development practices.
• Engage deeply with developers to understand deployment needs, runtime behaviors, and pain points.
• Create and maintain documentation that captures operational standards, architecture decisions, and tooling workflows.
• Continuously participate in improving and codifying practices for environment provisioning, incident response, and deployment workflows.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and bonus plan
• Generous Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Contributions to your 401k retirement account through Fidelity
• Generous paid time off, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program, Education Assistance Program
• 100% employer-paid life and AD&D insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees