Staff DevOps Engineer

Newmark; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Competitive compensation

Growth opportunities and AI resources

Job summary

Newmark is seeking a senior infrastructure/Platform engineer to own the tech architecture for cloud-native platforms and CI/CD pipelines across multiple teams. You will design scalable infrastructure, integrate agentic AI workflows, and set organization-wide standards for IaC, security, and observability.

You will mentor engineers, lead design reviews, and drive AI-driven operational capabilities while partnering with product and security leadership to align roadmaps with business strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred with 12+ years in infrastructure/engineering.
• Expert-level IaC and CI/CD tooling experience at scale.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, containers, and Kubernetes.
• Strong cloud experience across Azure, AWS, or GCP and security/compliance exposure.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large initiatives and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive technical architecture for cross-team infra initiatives.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud-native infra and deployment pipelines.
• Architect and integrate agentic AI workflows into DevOps and platform operations.
• Set standards for IaC, CI/CD, security, and observability across the org.
• Lead technical design reviews and provide guidance to multiple teams.
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers to raise the technical bar.

Skills

Cloud architecture

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Observability

Security/compliance

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

LangChain

Databricks

Kafka

Job description

• Own and drive the technical architecture for complex, cross-team infrastructure initiatives spanning cloud platforms, CI/CD, and observability.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable, resilient cloud-native infrastructure and deployment pipelines supporting Newmark's platform footprint, including Line of Business Applications, AI Platforms (Newmark Document Intelligence (NDI), Ngage, the Newmark AI Exchange), and core enterprise systems.
• Architect and integrate agentic AI workflows (autonomous agents, LLM-driven automation, AI copilots) into DevOps and platform operations — such as automated incident triage, self-healing infrastructure, and AI-assisted change review — to drive reliability and efficiency.
• Set engineering standards and best practices for infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, security, and observability across the organization, including responsible use of AI-assisted operations tooling.
• Lead technical design reviews and provide architectural guidance to multiple engineering and platform teams.
• Partner with product, security, and engineering leadership to translate business strategy into scalable infrastructure roadmaps, including AI-driven operational capabilities.
• Identify and resolve systemic performance, reliability, and scalability issues across cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines.
• Own incident response and disaster recovery strategy for platforms in scope, driving blameless postmortems and durable, systemic fixes.
• Mentor and coach senior and mid-level engineers, raising the technical bar across the organization on both platform engineering and applied AI/automation practices.
• Drive adoption of modern infrastructure tools and practices to improve developer velocity and system resilience.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technologies and industry trends, particularly in AI-driven infrastructure automation, and assess their applicability to the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or related field preferred.
• 12+ years of experience in infrastructure/software engineering, with demonstrated experience architecting cloud infrastructure and CI/CD systems at scale.
• Expert-level proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Bicep, or similar) and CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins).
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, containerization, and orchestration (Kubernetes) at scale.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and cloud-native architecture patterns.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale technical initiatives across multiple teams.
• Strong background in observability and monitoring tooling (metrics, logging, tracing) and incident response practices.
• Deep understanding of security and compliance practices — identity (Zero Trust, Entra ID/Azure AD), secrets management, and audit/change controls in a regulated or public-company environment (SOX or similar).
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and influence technical direction without direct reporting authority. Preferred Qualifications
• Nice to have experience designing multi-agent systems, tool-calling architectures, or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines for operational or infrastructure use cases.
• Nice to have Hands-on experience building or integrating agentic AI systems, LLM-powered operations tooling, or AI agent orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, MCP) into infrastructure and DevOps workflows.
• Nice to have Track record of speaking, writing, or open-source contributions that demonstrate technical thought leadership, especially in applied AI and infrastructure automation.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and real-time data processing (e.g., Kafka, Event Hubs, Kinesis).
• Nice to have Familiarity with data platforms such as Databricks.
• Prior experience in commercial real estate, fintech, or operations/transaction systems.

Why Join Us?

• Shape the technical direction of business-critical platforms at enterprise scale, including next-generation agentic AI initiatives.
• Be part of a high-impact team where ownership, innovation, and technical excellence drive success.
• Competitive compensation, growth opportunities, and access to world-class engineering and AI resources.
• Collaborative Culture: Join a high-caliber team with deep expertise across full-stack development, cloud, agentic AI, and distributed systems.
• Growth & Learning: Access world-class learning resources and mentorship to advance your career.
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible working hours and hybrid options.

Salary Range Language

The expected base salary for this position ranges from $190,000 to $220,000 annually. The actual base salary will be determined on an individualized basis taking into account a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, education, and, where applicable, licenses or certifications held. In addition to base salary and a competitive benefits package (including health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off and a 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching), this position may be eligible for additional types of compensation including discretionary bonuses and other short- and long-term incentives (e.g., deferred cash, equity, etc.).

Working Conditions:Normal working conditions with the absence of disagreeable elements.

Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Newmark is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

About Us

Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK), together with its subsidiaries ("Newmark"), is a world leading commercial real estate advisor and service provider to large institutional investors and other owners, global corporations and other occupiers, and lenders. Built with purpose and driven by excellence, Newmark's comprehensive platform is uniquely tailored to provide superior outcomes to clients. For the twelve months ended June 30, 2026, Newmark generated revenues of more than $3.6 billion. As of June 30, 2026, Newmark and its business partners together operated from over 195 offices with more than 10,000 professionals across four continents. Learn more at nmrk.com or follow @newmark . Discussion of Forward-Looking Statements about Newmark Statements in this document regarding Newmark that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These include statements about the Company's business, results, financial position, liquidity, and outlook, which may constitute forward-looking statements and are subject to the risk that the actual impact may differ, possibly materially, from what is currently expected. Except as required by law, Newmark undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see Newmark's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors and Special Note on Forward-Looking Information set forth in these filings and any updates to such risk factors and Special Note on Forward-Looking Information contained in subsequent reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K.

Job Info

• Job Identification 249747
• Posting Date 10/02/2026, 09:05 PM
• Locations Chicago, IL, United States New York, NY, United States