Senior DevOps Engineer/ DevOps Team Lead

Sirion; Lehi (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI company in the United States is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer / DevOps Team Lead to enhance reliability and scalability of its cloud-native SaaS platform. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on responsibilities, such as owning CI/CD strategy and mentorship of engineers. Candidates should have 7+ years in DevOps, strong cloud knowledge, and experience with container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes. The position is based in Lehi, Utah and offers an innovative environment focused on AI solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of DevOps experience, including leadership in a cloud-native SaaS environment.
• Strong experience with AWS and Azure cloud platforms.
• Expertise in container orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure.
• Lead automation initiatives and design containerized platforms.
• Improve system reliability and operational efficiency.

Skills

DevOps experience

Cloud architecture

Analytical and troubleshooting skills

Container orchestration

Automation experience with Jenkins

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Jenkins

Job description

Senior DevOps Engineer / DevOps Team Lead

Sirion is the world’s leading AI‑native Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform, transforming the end‑to‑end contracting journey for enterprises. With Agentic AI at the core, the platform’s extraction, conversational search, and AI‑enhanced negotiation capabilities have revolutionized contracting across Fortune 500 companies like IBM, Coca Cola, Citi and GE. With more than 800 employees across the globe, Sirion comprises a team of AI engineers, legal experts, and researchers who are working relentlessly to build reliable and trustworthy CLM for businesses of tomorrow. Recognized by Gartner, IDC, and Spend Matters as a consistent CLM leader, Sirion sets the innovation benchmark for the category.

This position is in‑office and open in the following areas: Lehi, UT; Austin, TX; Denver, CO; Chicago, IL; Raleigh–Durham, NC.

Power the Future of AI & Why This Role Matters

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer / DevOps Team Lead to drive reliability, scalability, and operational excellence across Sirion’s global, cloud‑native SaaS platform. This role blends deep technical expertise with hands‑on leadership and plays a critical role in supporting Sirion’s AI‑led product ecosystem. You will own CI/CD strategy, cloud infrastructure, and automation standards, while mentoring engineers and partnering closely with Engineering, QA, Security, and IT teams to enable high‑quality, high‑velocity delivery.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Own and evolve CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure.
• Lead automation initiatives across infrastructure‑as‑code, observability, and performance engineering.
• Design, deploy, and support containerized platforms using Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
• Improve system reliability, deployment architecture, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with Engineering, QA, and IT to ensure smooth releases and rapid issue resolution.
• Establish governance for deployment processes, documentation, and environment configuration.
• Act as an escalation point for complex production issues and drive root cause analysis.
• Support Java‑based services and database integrations including MySQL and Oracle.
• Strengthen monitoring, alerting, and performance analytics using Prometheus, Nagios, and Hyperic.

Skills & Experience You Bring to the Table

Core Expertise

• 7+ years of DevOps experience, including leadership experience in a cloud‑native SaaS environment.
• Demonstrated technical leadership or team lead experience in production environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, reliability, and operational best practices.
• Experience applying FinOps principles to optimize cost, performance, and scalability.
• Proven ability to support enterprise‑grade, high‑availability systems.
• Experience participating in on‑call or rotational shift coverage.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills across infrastructure and deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong experience with AWS and Azure cloud platforms and infrastructure management.

Containers & Orchestration

• Expertise in container orchestration technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.

CI/CD & Automation

• Hands‑on automation experience with Jenkins, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, and Terraform.

Messaging & Streaming

• Experience with messaging systems such as Kafka and Pulsar.

Version Control

• Strong knowledge of version control tools including GitLab, GitHub, SVN, and Bitbucket.

Monitoring & Observability

• Proficiency with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Hyperic, Nagios, Cacti, Munin, Ganglia, Grafana, ElasticSearch APM, PingDom.

Application & Runtime Support

• Experience with Java deployments, Apache Tomcat, and HTTP Server.

Scripting & Automation

• Strong scripting skills using Python, Shell, Groovy, and PowerShell.

MLOps

• MLOps experience including model deployment, lifecycle management, pipeline automation, and monitoring.

Database integration & understanding of DBs

• MongoDB, Qdrant, PostGress.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We provide reasonable accommodations as required by law. These principles guide all aspects of employment including recruitment, development, promotions, compensation, and workplace programs.