Senior DevOps Architect & Release Lead (AWS)

R Systems; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

R Systems is seeking an experienced DevOps Manager to lead technical and people efforts in a large-scale public sector modernization initiative. The role balances management, hands-on engineering, and release management to deliver reliable, secure software in AWS.

The incumbent will guide cloud architecture, CI/CD, IaC, and deployment automation, while coordinating with PM, QA, security, and operations to ensure high availability and efficient production releases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 15+ years of IT experience with at least 10 years in DevOps.
• 5+ years of experience leading DevOps or Infrastructure teams.
• Strong experience designing and supporting AWS cloud environments.
• Proven experience managing CI/CD pipelines in enterprise environments.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent).
• Strong scripting experience using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience with Git-based version control systems.
• Strong understanding of networking, security, IAM, DNS, load balancing, and cloud architecture.
• Experience implementing monitoring and logging solutions.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage the DevOps team while fostering automation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Define DevOps strategies, standards, and best practices across the software development lifecycle.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance for cloud infrastructure and deployment automation.
• Participate in sprint planning, technical design discussions, and production readiness reviews.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to support project delivery and operational excellence.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure within AWS.
• Build, enhance, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using modern DevOps tools.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using IaC.
• Manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions.
• Troubleshoot deployment failures, infrastructure issues, and production incidents.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for performance, availability, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Support security best practices, vulnerability remediation, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment automation and release quality.

Skills

DevOps leadership

AWS cloud

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

Docker

Kubernetes

Python Bash PowerShell

Git version control

Monitoring/observability

Release management

Education

Bachelors in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

Git

Job description

R Systems is seeking an experienced DevOps Manager to lead technical and people efforts in a large-scale public sector modernization initiative. The role balances management, hands-on engineering, and release management to deliver reliable, secure software in AWS.

The incumbent will guide cloud architecture, CI/CD, IaC, and deployment automation, while coordinating with PM, QA, security, and operations to ensure high availability and efficient production releases.