Sr DevOps Engineer

McLane Company, Inc; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

PTO on day one

401(k) profit sharing

Pet insurance

Maternity/paternity leave

Employee assistance program

Discount programs

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

McLane Company, Inc. is seeking a Sr DevOps Engineer in Texas to design, deploy, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and containerized workloads using Kubernetes and Docker.

The role supports cloud-native deployment, IDP initiatives, and modern deployment patterns in a hybrid work model with onsite days near Temple, TX. You will collaborate with engineering, platform, and security teams to improve deployment automation, observability, and performance across enterprise apps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Integration Engineering, SRE, or related roles.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with cloud platforms and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
• Experience with Git workflows and Git branching strategies.
• Experience with Helm charts and Helm-based deployments.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to read, write, and understand English at work level.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support CI/CD pipelines for rapid software delivery.
• Manage and deploy containerized workloads using Kubernetes and Docker.
• Support cloud-native application deployment and orchestration.
• Configure Kubernetes resources: Deployments, Pods, Services, ConfigMaps, Secrets, Ingress.
• Develop and maintain Helm charts to streamline deployments.
• Implement secret management across dev and prod.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve delivery and automation.
• Support Git-based workflows and branching strategies.
• Implement blue-green, canary, rolling deployments, feature flags, and A/B testing.
• Contribute to Internal Developer Platform (IDP) initiatives.
• Troubleshoot deployment, infrastructure, and performance issues.
• Collaborate with security teams to implement DevOps best practices.
• Create automation scripts and deployment standards.
• Support monitoring, observability, and performance management.

Skills

DevOps

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Git workflows

Helm

Secrets management

IDP

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Helm charts

Job description

Take your career further with McLane!

McLane teammates, the driving force behind our success, are diverse professionals who work together seamlessly to keep our operations running smoothly. McLane leaders think long-term, act with purpose, and inspire high performance. They lead with accountability, communicate clearly, and drive results through collaboration, innovation, and continuous growth. They empower each teammate to learn from industry leaders, develop their skills, and build lasting connections nationwide.

McLane is seeking a Sr DevOps Engineer to support the development, deployment, automation, and operational management of enterprise applications and integration platforms.

This role is ideal for an engineer with hands-on experience in containerized environments, cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and developer enablement tools. The successful candidate will help build and maintain modern DevOps practices that empower development teams to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable applications.

The ideal candidate will possess strong working knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD platforms, infrastructure automation, deployment strategies, secrets management, and Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs).

This is a hybrid position which will require the candidate to report and work from the office at least three days a week. Therefore, interested candidates should be within a 50-minute radius from Temple, TX.

Benefits you can count on:

• Day 1 Benefits: medical, dental, and vision insurance, FSA/HSA, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off begins day one.
• 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan after 90 days.
• Additional benefits: pet insurance, maternity/paternity leave, employee assistance programs, discount programs, tuition reimbursement program, and more!

What You'll Do:

• Design, implement, and support CI/CD pipelines that enable rapid and reliable software delivery.
• Manage and deploy containerized workloads using Kubernetes and Docker technologies.
• Support cloud-native application deployment, orchestration, and operational processes.
• Configure and maintain Kubernetes resources including Deployments, Pods, Services, ConfigMaps, Secrets, and Ingress components.
• Develop and maintain Helm charts to streamline application deployments.
• Implement and support secrets management solutions across development and production environments.
• Partner with engineering teams to improve software delivery, deployment automation, and operational efficiency.
• Support Git-based development workflows and branching strategies.
• Implement and promote modern deployment patterns such as Blue-Green, Canary, Rolling Deployments, Feature Flags, and A/B Testing.
• Contribute to Internal Developer Platform (IDP) initiatives that improve developer productivity and self-service capabilities.
• Troubleshoot deployment, infrastructure, integration, and performance issues across environments.
• Collaborate with software engineers, architects, platform teams, and security teams to implement DevOps best practices.
• Create automation scripts, operational documentation, and deployment standards.
• Support monitoring, observability, and performance management initiatives across enterprise applications.

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Integration Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or related technical roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with containerization technologies including Docker.
• Experience working with Kubernetes (K8s) environments.
• Working knowledge of Deployments, Pods, Services, ConfigMaps, Secrets, Image Repositories/Image Streams, Namespace Management.
• Experience with cloud platforms and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience managing and supporting application orchestration and deployment automation.Hands-on experience with Secrets Management solutions and practices.
• Experience building, supporting, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency with one or more CI/CD platforms including Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions.
• Experience with source control management and Git workflows.Knowledge of Git branching strategies including GitFlow, Trunk-Based Development.
• Experience implementing modern deployment strategies including Blue-Green Deployments, Canary Releases, Rolling Deployments, Feature Flags, A/B Testing.
• Experience developing and maintaining Helm charts.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• This position requires the ability to read, write, and understand English at a level sufficient to perform job-related tasks effectively and safely. This includes understanding work instructions, safety protocols, and communications essential to the role. The requirement is directly related to the nature of the job and ensures compliance with workplace safety and operational standards.

Fit the following? We want you here!

• Teamwork oriented
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Detailed

Candidates may be subject to a background check and drug screen, in accordance with applicable laws.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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