Sr Staff Dev-Ops Engineer
About The Position
A Staff DevOps Engineer is an experienced technical leader who owns the design, implementation, and maintenance of complex DevOps solutions across infrastructure, automation, and delivery pipelines. The role calls for independence and accountability, and for driving initiatives that affect the organization as a whole. The engineer collaborates on long-term DevOps roadmaps and architectural direction, designs and manages scalable multi-cloud or hybrid environments, and owns large-scale build, release, and continuous integration pipelines. The role also advances reliability and observability, independently leads DevOps projects through delivery, mentors engineers, and integrates security practices and compliance into the delivery lifecycle. Altium Limited, part of the Renesas Group and headquartered in San Diego, California, is a global software company focused on accelerating electronics innovation. Its cloud-based platform brings together stakeholders and phases of electronics development. Altium describes its teams as empowered to innovate and collaborate globally, and says it offers a competitive benefits package alongside salary; further details are provided during the hiring process.
Requirements
- 7–12 years of professional experience in software engineering, SRE, or DevOps roles.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related engineering field.
- Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration at scale.
- Strong proficiency in scripting and automation languages such as Python, Go, or Bash.
- Exceptional cross-functional collaboration skills, including the ability to influence stakeholders and lead initiatives without direct authority.
- Proven ability to independently manage DevOps projects, build actionable plans, and deliver results.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate on long-term DevOps roadmaps and contribute to architectural direction across the organization as a subject matter expert and technical leader.
- Design and manage scalable multi-cloud or hybrid environments using advanced Infrastructure as Code principles and tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation.
- Own and optimize build, release, and continuous integration pipelines for large-scale, complex, and concurrent product deployments.
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to support high availability and proactive incident resolution.
- Independently lead DevOps projects from planning through execution and delivery, leveraging a Scrum team with engineers of varying experience levels.
- Mentor senior and junior engineers, create reference implementations and documentation, and improve the organization's DevOps maturity.
- Integrate security best practices into the delivery lifecycle and ensure compliance with frameworks such as CIS or NIST.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package alongside salary; further information will be provided during the hiring process.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
