Senior DevOps Architect — Cloud, CI/CD & Reliability

Spectrum; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum is hiring a Principal DevOps Engineer in Charlotte, NC. The role focuses on building robust, scalable cloud systems, defining roadmaps for cloud workloads, and streamlining deployment processes across teams to improve performance and reliability.

You will develop modules, upgrade production environments, and drive DevOps practices while creating well-documented code and intuitive tool interfaces. A strong background in JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or Python is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years software engineering experience in JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, or Python.
• 5-8 years DevOps engineering experience.
• 4-5 years automating CI/CD pipelines with tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins or Argo and managing blue/green and canary deployments.
• 2-3 years using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation or Bicep and GitOps workflows.
• 2-3 years working with Helm and Kubernetes management tools including ArgoCD, EKS or GKE.
• 2-3 years working with AWS, Azure, GCP and hybrid integration with on-premises systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, monitor and troubleshoot cloud systems within your assigned areas.
• Define strategy, roadmaps and reference architectures for cloud workloads including network, security, data and applications.
• Build and optimize tools for automated deployment, implement DevOps pipelines and collaborate with engineering teams to streamline and simplify deployment and resolve production issues.
• Develop and deploy new modules, upgrades, and fixes within production environments.
• Serve as a specialist for performance and reliability, solving design challenges and developing specialized skillsets.
• Articulate recommendations for enhancing performance through gap analysis, identifying practical alternatives and assisting with modifications.
• Drive improvements in capacity, reliability, availability, monitoring, and performance of Spectrum’s core systems.
• Create well-documented, flexible code in Spectrum’s standard programming languages.
• Design intuitive interfaces for DevOps tool stacks that feature clear navigation.
• Evaluate and introduce technologies that enhance efficiency, performance, and reliability.
• Work closely with team members and operations to advance DevOps methodology.
• Provide comprehensive documentation support for developers and testers.
• Adapt objectively to iterative changes and evolving technology requirements.

Skills

Software engineering

JavaScript

TypeScript

Java

Python

DevOps

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Master’s Degree

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Argo

Terraform

CloudFormation

Bicep

Helm

ArgoCD

EKS

GKE

AWS

Azure

GCP

Maven

Ant

Angular

React

Job description

Spectrum is hiring a Principal DevOps Engineer in Charlotte, NC. The role focuses on building robust, scalable cloud systems, defining roadmaps for cloud workloads, and streamlining deployment processes across teams to improve performance and reliability.

You will develop modules, upgrade production environments, and drive DevOps practices while creating well-documented code and intuitive tool interfaces. A strong background in JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or Python is required.