Senior DevOps Engineer

Restaurant365•Irvine, CA

4d•$132,000 - $198,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Restaurant365 is a SaaS company disrupting the restaurant industry! Our cloud-based platform provides a unique, centralized solution for accounting and back-office operations for restaurants. Restaurant365âs culture is focused on empowering team members to produce top-notch results while elevating their skills. Weâre constantly evolving and improving to make sure we are and always will be âBest in Classâ ... and we want that for you too! This role requires a hybrid work schedule based out of one of our office locations: Austin, TX; Irvine, CA; or Akron, OH. The Senior DevOps Engineer will be directly responsible for leading the design and delivery of automation frameworks, infrastructure standards, and cloud services. Qualified candidates will demonstrate advanced technical aptitude, the ability to evaluate trade-offs and long-term maintainability, and a strong propensity for learning new tools and techniques in a fast-paced environment. You will collaborate closely with development, architecture, and security teams to deliver new services and features, while influencing broader technical direction and ensuring operational excellence for Restaurant365âs SaaS platform.

Requirements

BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).
6â10 years of related experience in DevOps, infrastructure automation, or cloud engineering.
Proven expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
Hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure services (e.g., AKS, ECS/EKS, Functions/Lambda, S3, ALB/ELB).
Proficiency with CI/CD tools (GitLab, Git, ArgoCD).
Advanced Linux engineering skills and solid Windows administration experience.
Familiarity with web server technologies (Nginx, Apache Tomcat).
Demonstrated ability to evaluate technical trade-offs and ensure long-term maintainability.
Recognized as a technical leader with significant contributions to complex projects.
Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to present technical solutions to cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

AWS or Azure certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead design and implementation of automation frameworks and provisioning standards.
Mentor engineers on best practices for automation, CI/CD, and infrastructure reliability.
Provide oversight on technical implementation to ensure scalability, maintainability, and security.
Represent the DevOps team as a technical leader in cross-functional projects and reviews.
Present solutions and recommendations to stakeholders, influencing technical direction.
Architect and automate infrastructure in public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) with a âsecurity-firstâ mindset.
Build and manage containerized environments (AKS, EKS, ECS, Kubernetes, Docker).
Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD).
Utilize scripting and automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, YAML, Python, Bash, PowerShell).
Ensure system reliability through monitoring, capacity planning, and incident response.
Implement and adhere to security policies; research and remediate vulnerabilities.
Partner with delivery teams (goal ratio 3:1) to provide DevOps support, including infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipeline delivery, and reliability best practices.
Collaborate with developers, architects, vendors, and IT to deliver reliable SaaS services.
Maintain documentation of cloud infrastructure, standards, and automation.
Stay current on infrastructure trends and recommend adoption of emerging technologies.