Senior Cloud-Native Platform Engineer

McAfee, Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

401k retirement plan

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

Paid parental leave

Sick time & vacation

Job summary

McAfee, Inc. is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and operate large-scale Kubernetes platforms (EKS/GKE) across regions, with a focus on reliability and automation.

You will enhance CI/CD pipelines, contribute to Backstage developer platform, and build reusable Terraform modules for platform automation. The role requires hands-on expertise in cloud-native tech, multi-cloud patterns, and secure software supply chain practices, with on-site collaboration in Frisco, TX as

Qualifications

• 5+ years in DevOps / Platform Engineering with strong hands-on experience in Kubernetes (EKS/GKE) at production scale.
• Proficient in Terraform and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Harness) with focus on automation, reliability, and scalability.
• Strong programming skills in Golang or Python and solid understanding of Kubernetes networking, RBAC, and autoscaling.
• Hands-on experience with Backstage developer platform, including software templates, scaffolding workflows, and service catalog.
• Ability to build and contribute to golden paths and reusable developer workflows to improve engineering productivity and adoption.
• Experience working across multi-cloud environments (AWS + GCP) and understanding cross-cloud deployment patterns.
• Experience with service mesh (Istio / Envoy), Cilium, and API gateways (Envoy Gateway, Kong).
• Familiarity with JFrog Artifactory / Curation or similar artifact governance tools.
• Understanding of Apache Kafka architecture and operations.
• Exposure to AI-powered DevOps / AIOps solutions for deployment insights and automation.
• Experience implementing DevSecOps practices and securing software supply chains within CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate large-scale Kubernetes platforms (EKS/GKE), including multi-region deployments for high availability and scalability.
• Manage Kubernetes cluster lifecycle including provisioning, upgrades, patching, scaling, & BCp/DR.
• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, and Harness to improve deployment efficiency and reliability.
• Design, build, and operate EKS clusters with technologies such as Karpenter, Cilium, Istio/Envoy, and IRSA/Pod Identity.
• Contributes to the implementation and adoption of Backstage as a developer platform, including templates, scaffolding workflows, and service catalog.
• Build reusable Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) modules and platform automation frameworks.
• Implement AI-driven capabilities such as deployment risk analysis, anomaly detection, and pipeline insights (where applicable).
• Develop strategies for upgrades and patching with minimal downtime and operational risk.
• Support platform security posture by implementing DevSecOps practices and secure software supply chain controls.
• Define and contribute to platform observability, including metrics, logs, traces, and operational dashboards.
• Define SLIs/SLOs and platform health metrics.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve developer experience, platform adoption, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Harness

Backstage

Karpenter

Cilium

Istio

Envoy

IRSA

RBAC

Autoscaling

Tools

GitHub Actions

Harness

Backstage

JFrog Artifactory

Terraform

Job description

McAfee, Inc. is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and operate large-scale Kubernetes platforms (EKS/GKE) across regions, with a focus on reliability and automation.

You will enhance CI/CD pipelines, contribute to Backstage developer platform, and build reusable Terraform modules for platform automation. The role requires hands-on expertise in cloud-native tech, multi-cloud patterns, and secure software supply chain practices, with on-site collaboration in Frisco, TX as