Senior DevOps Engineer

McAfee

Senior DevOps Engineer at McAfee responsible for building production-scale platforms on Kubernetes. Implementing CI/CD systems and collaborating with cross-functional teams for engineering efficiency.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeFrisco • California, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $107,430 - $176,490 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ApacheAWSCloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJenkinsKafkaKubernetesPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, and operate large-scale Kubernetes platforms (EKS/GKE), including multi-region deployments for high availability and scalability.
Manage Kubernetes cluster lifecycle including provisioning, upgrades, patching, scaling, & BCP/DR.
Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, and Harness to improve deployment efficiency and reliability.
Design, build, and operate EKS clusters with technologies such as Karpenter, Cilium, Istio/Envoy, and IRSA/Pod Identity.
Contributes to the implementation and adoption of Backstage as a developer platform, including templates, scaffolding workflows, and service catalog.
Build reusable Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) modules and platform automation frameworks.
Implement AI-driven capabilities such as deployment risk analysis, anomaly detection, and pipeline insights (where applicable).
Develop strategies for upgrades and patching with minimal downtime and operational risk.
Support platform security posture by implementing DevSecOps practices and secure software supply chain controls.
Define and contribute to platform observability, including metrics, logs, traces, and operational dashboards.
Define SLIs/SLOs and platform health metrics.
Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and reliability improvement initiatives.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve developer experience, platform adoption, and operational efficiency.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in DevOps / Platform Engineering with strong hands-on experience in Kubernetes (EKS/GKE) at production scale.
Proficient in Terraform and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Harness) with focus on automation, reliability, and scalability.
Strong programming skills in Golang or Python and solid understanding of Kubernetes networking, RBAC, and autoscaling.
Hands-on experience with Backstage developer platform, including software templates, scaffolding workflows, and service catalog.
Ability to build and contribute to golden paths and reusable developer workflows to improve engineering productivity and adoption.
Experience working across multi-cloud environments (AWS + GCP) and understanding cross-cloud deployment patterns.
Experience with service mesh (Istio / Envoy), Cilium, and API gateways (Envoy Gateway, Kong).
Familiarity with JFrog Artifactory / Curation or similar artifact governance tools.
Understanding of Apache Kafka architecture and operations.
Exposure to AI-powered DevOps / AIOps solutions for deployment insights and automation.
Experience implementing DevSecOps practices and securing software supply chains within CI/CD pipelines.
Strong communication, collaboration, and technical documentation skills.
Contributions to CNCF ecosystem or Backstage OSS are a plus.
Cloud architecture certifications (AWS/GCP Solutions Architect) is a plus.
Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD, CKS) is a plus.
DevOps & Infrastructure: HashiCorp Terraform Associate or equivalent CI/CD certificate is a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus Program
401k Retirement Plan
Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, Short Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Coverage
Paid Parental Leave
Support for Community Involvement
14 Paid Company Holidays
Unlimited Paid Time Off for Exempt Employees
96 Hours of Sick Time and 120 Hours of Vacation for Non-Exempt Employees Accrued Each Year

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Hard Skills & Tools

KubernetesTerraformCI/CDGolangPythonDevSecOpsservice meshApache KafkaInfrastructure as Codemulti-cloud environments

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationtechnical documentation

Certifications

AWS Solutions ArchitectGCP Solutions ArchitectCKACKADCKSHashiCorp Terraform Associate