Hiring: Senior DevOps Engineer Company: McAfee Location: Frisco, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 12:18:13 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, CI/CD, EKS, Envoy, GCP, GitHub Actions, Go, Infrastructure as Code, Istio, Jenkins, Kafka, Kubernetes, Python, RBAC, Root Cause Analysis, Service Mesh, Terraform About the job Experience: •5+ years in DevOps / Platform Engineering with strong hands-on experience in Kubernetes (EKS/GKE) at production scale. Required Skills: •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. Qualifications: •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. •Applied hands-on capability in Backstage developer platform, including software templates, scaffolding workflows, and service catalog. •Demonstrated capacity to build and contribute to golden paths and reusable developer workflows to improve engineering productivity and adoption. •Operational 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. •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. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!