DevOps Engineer

Plasticos Castella SA; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Austin is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to lead cloud-based initiatives and manage CI/CD pipelines. Responsibilities include architecting and maintaining infrastructures, mentoring junior engineers, and optimizing deployment strategies across various environments. Required is a BS degree in a relevant field and 7+ years in software development or DevOps. Familiarity with Azure, AWS, and containerization tools is essential, along with strong scripting capabilities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in a software DevOps/development/test capacity with enterprise server, storage, or networking products.
• Experience with cloud technologies, particularly AWS and Azure.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD strategies and practices.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design scalable CI/CD pipelines using Azure/AWS.
• Lead deployments across Docker Swarm and Kubernetes.
• Mentor junior DevOps engineers and manage release pipelines.

Skills

Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Python

Bash

Ansible

Infrastructure Automation

PostgreSQL

CI/CD

Education

BS degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field

MS preferred

Tools

Git

Terraform

Grafana

Job description

**This position supports hybrid work schedule depending on organization needs.**

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Architect, design, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using Azure/AWS DevSecOps.
• Build and optimize Docker-based microservices, images, and deployment pipelines.
• Lead deployments across Docker Swarm, Kubernetes/EKS, and multi-location environments.
• Develop infrastructure automation using Ansible, bash scripting, Terraform and Git-based workflow.
• Manage release pipelines using container registries, artifact feeds, template pipelines, and multi-stage workflows.
• Design multi-environment strategies for dev, QA, staging, and production deployment.
• Implement cloud-native services with AWS & Azure cloud platforms.
• Implement basic security practices, including IAM roles, secrets management, and access controls.
• Develop secure, modular, reusable build and release systems.
• Work closely with full-stack engineering teams (Angular, Java, Python, backend APIs, database engineers).
• Mentor junior DevOps engineers and lead DevOps roadmap decisions.

KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

DevOps Expertise

Azure DevOps pipelines, YAML templating, CI/CD strategy, Git branching models.

Containerization & Orchestration

Docker images, Docker Compose, Docker Swarm, multi-node/multi-location deployments.

Cloud Technologies

Azure deployments & infrastructure, AWS (IAM, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch).

Programming / Scripting Languages

Python, Bash, Linux/Unix administration, awk, shell automation, groovy.

Infrastructure Automation

Ansible playbooks, tasks/roles, inventory design, configuration management.

Distributed Deployment Architecture

Multi-site replication, node selection by IP, dynamic service routing.

Database Stack Experience

PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB operations & migrations.

Observability & Logging

CloudWatch monitoring, log collection, Prometheus, Grafana, reporting & metrics.

Version Control & Build Systems

Azure Devops, Git, Git submodules, artifact storage, registry solutions, Secrets Management.

Nice to have AI knowledge/experience and willingness to learn.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• BS degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field. MS preferred.
• 7+ years experience in a software devops/development/test capacity with enterprise server, storage or networking products.