Senior DevOps Engineer

Private Destinations•Seattle, WA

8d•$124,600 - $168,200•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Engineer, DevOps is responsible for driving the company's DevOps and platform engineering implementation, transforming infrastructure and application delivery from manual, one-off processes into automated, repeatable, and scalable practices. The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer with deep expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and immutable infrastructure patterns. This role sits within the Cloud and DevOps Platforms function in Infrastructure and Operations and leads a small team (3-5 FTEs and/or contract resources) that builds the automation, tooling, and standards supporting the company's commercial, business, and fleet application environments, including automated provisioning on the virtualization and container platform and its native Kubernetes capabilities. The platform team builds and maintains the paved road that application teams drive on: it owns CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure such as code, cloud automation, deployment tooling, and the standards and guardrails application teams build on top of. Application teams retain ownership of application code and application-level production support, and a managed services partner operates the platform against defined standards. The Senior Engineer champions DevSecOps and shift-left practices, embedding security and compliance validation into automated pipelines, and fosters shared ownership across development, operations, and security teams in place of siloed, manually maintained systems. This role will be challenged with competing priorities and deadlines and will be required to ensure all recommendations are in compliance with corporate policies and procedures, all while living out the company's culture essentials.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in DevOps, platform engineering, site reliability, or infrastructure automation roles
Minimum 5 years in a corporate technology environment
Demonstrated hands-on experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code in production environments
Strong Linux and container/Kubernetes experience
Experience with public cloud platforms; Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) experience highly desirable
Experience with VMware platforms and their container/Kubernetes capabilities highly desirable
Experience implementing DevSecOps practices and automated compliance/security validation
Strong focus on Operational Excellence
Experience defining standards for and working alongside a managed services partner highly desirable
5+ years in the cruise line or hospitality industry is highly desirable

Nice To Haves

Prior experience leading or mentoring a small technical team is preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Designs, builds, and implements the target DevOps operating model. Delivers Infrastructure as Code and automated provisioning so environments are version-controlled, repeatable, and disposable, and establishes centralized secrets management, configuration management standards, and policy-as-code guardrails for security, cost, and compliance. Replaces manual “ClickOps” processes and one-off solutions with standardized deployment pipelines, golden-path reference templates, and defined lifecycle management, including upgrade paths, version tracking, and integration into the broader delivery ecosystem. Partners with business owners, IT product managers/business analysts, and infrastructure teams to scope and prioritize automation work.
Leads and manages a small team (3-5 FTEs and/or contract resources) responsible for DevOps and platform engineering. Leadership of the team includes setting clear expectations, offering constructive feedback, and nurturing professional growth, including building team skills in Linux, containers, automation, and IaC tooling. Monitoring team performance, resolving conflicts, and fostering cross-departmental collaboration are crucial for aligning project priorities with organizational goals. Promotes continuous improvement and a shared-responsibility culture between development and operations to drive successful project execution.
Builds and operates CI/CD pipelines and platform automation to provide premium service to our customers. Automates provisioning, deployment, and scaling on the virtualization and container platform, including software-defined networking, load balancing, and the native Kubernetes/container stack. Establishes monitoring, alerting, and performance optimization frameworks, including SLO/SLI-based reliability measurement and self-healing and high-availability patterns, and produces the consistent, structured operational data that AIOps and AI-driven insights depend on. Performs proof-of-concepts for new business and technical use cases and serves as the L3 escalation point for platform and infrastructure issues, working with internal engineers and the managed services partner to permanently resolve integration and performance issues.
Implements DevSecOps and shift-left practices: integrates security and compliance checks early in the development lifecycle and automates continuous validation of security policies within delivery pipelines. Defines security policies and compliance measures in partnership with the Global Security team. Develops comprehensive error handling, disaster recovery, and high-availability strategies within a robust security and compliance framework. Represents DevOps on internal Architectural Review Boards and participates in code, configuration, and design reviews to ensure alignment with architectural and security standards.
Documents automation, pipelines, and platform processes in a manner that is standardized across Holland America IT, ensuring proper knowledge transfer so systems are never handed over without documentation. Provides training, guidance, and support to engineering and operations teams on DevOps best practices, IaC, and containerization to reduce technical debt across the environment.