Staff DevOps Engineer, Cloud & Platform (Pittsburgh, PA)

Smith & Nephew • Pittsburgh, PA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Life. Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. Are you ready to shape the platforms that enable life changing medical technology? As a Staff DevOps Engineer, you will play a pivotal technical leadership role, owning and evolving the cloud and DevOps ecosystems that power our software development teams. This is a high impact opportunity to influence architecture, elevate engineering standards, and enable teams to deliver safer, higher quality software at scale.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience in DevOps, CI/CD, platform, or software engineering roles
• Proven experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines for complex, multi component systems
• Strong hands on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, including CI/CD services, IAM, networking, compute, and storage
• Experience with containers and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Python, Bash, or similar languages
• Advanced knowledge of Linux systems and troubleshooting in cloud environments
• The ability to influence, mentor, and collaborate across teams without direct authority

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in regulated environments such as medical devices, healthcare, or robotics is a plus

Responsibilities

• Owning and evolving cloud native CI/CD platforms that support complex, multi component software systems across development, test, and production environments
• Acting as a technical authority for DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud platform architecture, driving design decisions and best practices
• Building and maintaining robust, automated build and deployment pipelines across cloud and on premise environments
• Implementing infrastructure as code to provision and manage cloud and CI/CD infrastructure
• Partnering closely with application engineers, platform teams, IT, quality, and cybersecurity to ensure systems are secure, reliable, scalable, and compliant
• Improving reliability and observability through monitoring, logging, analytics, and resilience planning
• Mentoring and technically guiding engineers, raising the bar for DevOps practices and developer experience across teams
• Modernizing legacy build systems and leading continuous improvement initiatives across the software lifecycle

Benefits

• 401k Matching Program
• 401k Plus Program
• Discounted Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible Personal and Vacation Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Flex Holidays
• Paid Community Service Day
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account with employer contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Parental Leave
• Fertility and Adoption Assistance Program
• Discounts on fitness clubs
• Discounts on travel

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed