Senior Engineer, Site Reliability

Royal Caribbean Group; Town of Florida, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Caribbean Group in Miramar, Florida is seeking a Senior Engineer, Site Reliability to design, implement, and operate the infrastructure, automation, and systems that keep our software reliable at scale. This full-time, on-site role reports to the Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering and partners with Engineering, Operations, QA, and Security.

You will build IaC with Terraform, run CI/CD with GitHub Actions and Argo CD, manage Kubernetes clusters, and implement observability with

Qualifications

• 6+ years of proven experience as a DevOps Engineer, including senior-level responsibilities.
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Hands-on experience with GitHub for version control, branching strategies, workflows, and repository management.
• Strong proficiency in Terraform for IaC.
• Expertise with GitHub Actions and Argo CD for CI/CD.
• Deep experience working with Kubernetes (Cloud and On-premises); OpenShift experience is a plus.
• Experience with Ansible for configuration management.
• Strong understanding of monitoring and logging platforms such as Splunk and AppDynamics.
• Familiarity with security best practices, DevSecOps principles, and compliance frameworks.
• Generative AI experience is preferred (integrating AI workflows, automation, or AI-driven tooling).

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure automation: design, build and maintain IaC using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• CI/CD engineering: create, optimize, and maintain pipelines with GitHub Actions and Argo CD.
• Containerization & orchestration: deploy and operate workloads on Kubernetes (cloud/on‑prem) with OpenShift as a plus.
• Observability & monitoring: implement monitoring, logging, and alerting with Splunk and AppDynamics.
• Security & compliance: apply DevSecOps practices and automated security controls.
• Collaboration & enablement: work with Engineering, Operations, QA, and Security teams to streamline workflows.
• Mentorship: provide technical guidance and coaching to junior DevOps engineers.

Skills

DevOps leadership

Terraform

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Argo CD

Ansible

OpenShift

Observability

Security (DevSecOps)

AI workflow tooling

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

GitHub

Argo CD

Terraform

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Splunk

AppDynamics

Ansible

Job description

Senior Engineer, Site Reliability

Journey with us!Combine your career goals and sense of adventure by joining our exciting team of employees. Royal Caribbean Group is pleased to offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, and excellent career development opportunities, each offering unique ways to explore the world.

We are proud to be the vacation‑industry leader with global brands — including Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises — the most innovative fleet and private destinations, and the best people. Together, we are dedicated to turning the vacation of a lifetime into a lifetime of vacations for our guests.

The Royal Caribbean Group’s Information Technology Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Senior Engineer, Site Reliability reporting to the Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering.

This position is onsite and based in Miramar, Florida.

This position is also not eligible for work authorization sponsorship.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic and innovative team. In this role, you will design, implement, and maintain the infrastructure, automation, and systems that support the development, deployment, and reliability of our software applications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure Automation: Design, build, and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform or CloudFormation to streamline provisioning and configuration of cloud and on‑prem resources.
• CI/CD Engineering: Create, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and deployment tools such as Argo CD to automate build, test, security scanning, and release workflows.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Deploy, scale, and operate workloads on Kubernetes (Cloud and On‑prem). Experience with OpenShift is a strong plus.
• Observability & Monitoring: Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting systems using Splunk, AppDynamics, and related tools to proactively identify, diagnose, and resolve issues.
• Security & Compliance: Apply DevSecOps best practices, ensure adherence to security standards, and implement automated security controls and compliance guardrails.
• Collaboration & Enablement: Work closely with Engineering, Operations, QA, and Security teams to streamline development workflows and promote DevOps best practices.
• Mentorship: Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to junior DevOps engineers to foster team growth.

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills:

• 6+ years of proven experience as a DevOps Engineer, including senior-level responsibilities.
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Hands‑on experience with GitHub for version control, branching strategies, workflows, and repository management.
• Strong proficiency in Terraform for IaC.
• Expertise with GitHub Actions and Argo CD for CI/CD.
• Deep experience working with Kubernetes (Cloud and On‑premises); OpenShift experience is a plus.
• Experience with Ansible for configuration management.
• Strong understanding of monitoring and logging platforms such as Splunk and AppDynamics.
• Familiarity with security best practices, DevSecOps principles, and compliance frameworks.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
• Generative AI experience is preferred (integrating AI workflows, automation, or AI-driven tooling).

It is the policy of the Company to ensure equal employment and promotion opportunity to qualified candidates without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, sexuality, gender identity or expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Royal Caribbean Groupand each of its subsidiaries prohibit and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment.