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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer, Staff - DevOps - **Company:** News Corporation - **Location:** Austin, TX, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Application Lifecycle Management, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Systems, Github, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Octopus Deploy, Role-Based Access Control, Reliability Engineering, Cloud Services, Ansible, Prometheus, Runbook, Software Engineering, Software Vulnerability Management, Datadog, Policy as Code, Circleci, Cloud Platform System, Istio, Grafana, HybridCloud, Core Api, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloudformation, Amazon Relational Database Service, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, AWS Fargate, Route53, Functional Programming, Terraform, Splunk, New Relic (SaaS), Docker, Pagerduty, Jenkins, Golang - **Published:** August 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d837f388f1011286 ## About the Role * 8+ years of experience in cloud platform, DevOps, infrastructure, SRE, or software engineering roles with significant infrastructure ownership. * 4+ years of hands-on experience designing, provisioning, and troubleshooting AWS infrastructure in production environments. * 3+ years of experience managing production-grade Kubernetes or Amazon EKS environments. * Demonstrated experience building reusable platform capabilities, cloud governance systems, internal tooling, or self-service infrastructure used by multiple engineering teams. * Experience influencing technical standards and architecture across team boundaries without relying on formal management authority. * Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. Technical Skills * Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, EKS, EC2, RDS, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, Fargate, Route 53, AWS Organizations, and related cloud services. * Kubernetes & Containers: Kubernetes, EKS, Docker, Helm, cluster governance, workload security, networking, and lifecycle management. * IaC & Automation: Terraform preferred; CloudFormation, CDK, Terragrunt, Ansible, Python, Go, Java, or Bash. * CI/CD & GitOps: Argo CD, CircleCI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or comparable delivery platforms. * Governance & Security: Cloud Custodian, AWS Service Control Policies, policy as code, IAM, RBAC, secrets management, vulnerability management, or comparable controls. * Developer Platforms: Backstage, service catalogs, internal developer portals, self-service infrastructure, platform APIs, or paved-path design. * Observability & Operations: Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, PagerDuty, OpsGenie, distributed systems monitoring, incident response, and post-incident analysis. Preferred Qualifications * Direct experience with Cloud Custodian, Backstage, AWS SCPs, or FinOps practices. * Experience with Istio or another service mesh, including secure service-to-service communication and traffic management. * Experience with multi-account, multi-region, hybrid-cloud, or regulated environments. * Experience building automated remediation, policy enforcement, or cloud cost-management systems. * Certifications such as Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional, or AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional. Professional Qualities * Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly. * Collaborative approach to working across engineering, security, finance, product, and business teams. * Self-motivated and comfortable solving ambiguous problems in a growing platform organization. * Data-driven decision-making with empathy for developer experience. * Practical judgment about when to standardize, when to provide flexibility, and how to drive adoption of shared platform capabilities. * RealOwnership mindset with a focus on durable systems, measurable outcomes, and continuous improvement. How We Work: We balance creativity and innovation on a foundation of in-person collaboration. For most roles, our employees work three or more days in our offices, where they have the opportunity to collaborate in-person, adding richness to our culture and knitting us closer together. ## Description * Lead the design, implementation, and scaling of an enterprise self-service CI/CD platform and cloud-native application runtimes. * Define reusable platform patterns that improve delivery speed, reliability, security, and operational consistency across engineering. * Partner with engineering leaders and technical teams to assess platform needs, make architecture tradeoffs, and guide adoption of shared capabilities. AWS & Kubernetes Platform Engineering * Design, provision, and operate production-grade AWS infrastructure, including EKS, EC2, RDS, VPC, IAM, S3, Lambda, Fargate, Route 53, and related platform services. * Build and manage highly available EKS clusters across multiple regions in a resilient, multi-cluster topology. * Define operational patterns for Kubernetes access control, workload security, networking, upgrades, observability, and lifecycle management. * Support reliable containerized workloads using Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, and related cloud-native technologies. * Optimize workload scheduling, cluster capacity, autoscaling, and cloud resource utilization using tools and patterns such as Karpenter. CI/CD & GitOps Platform Engineering * Standardize and maintain enterprise-scale CI/CD workflows using platforms such as CircleCI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI. * Deploy and evolve multi-cluster GitOps workflows using Argo CD to automate application lifecycle management across environments. * Build reusable pipeline templates and automation that abstract cloud complexity for product developers. * Integrate infrastructure as code, policy checks, security validation, and operational readiness into delivery workflows. Cloud Governance, Security & Paved Paths * Build and improve self-service platform capabilities that allow engineering teams to provision and operate infrastructure without unnecessary manual intervention. * Run and extend internal developer portal capabilities such as Backstage, including service catalogs, plugins, onboarding workflows, and platform documentation. * Build and extend policy-as-code and automated remediation capabilities using tools such as Cloud Custodian, AWS Organizations, AWS Service Control Policies, or equivalent technologies. * Create detection, reporting, and remediation workflows that identify cloud risk, configuration drift, orphaned resources, and cost issues before they become operational problems. * Work with Engineering, Security, and Finance to translate governance requirements into automated, developer-friendly controls. FinOps, Observability & Reliability * Drive cloud cost optimization through rightsizing, utilization analysis, reserved capacity, Savings Plans, spot usage, autoscaling, and workload lifecycle management. * Build cost controls, dashboards, alerts, and reporting that help teams understand resource consumption and make cost-conscious architecture decisions. * Improve platform observability using tools such as Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or equivalent technologies. * Contribute to incident response, post-incident reviews, runbooks, and reliability improvements for shared platform capabilities. * Improve deployment reliability, disaster recovery readiness, and operational resilience across engineering. Technical Leadership & Collaboration * Provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams through architecture reviews, design guidance, documentation, and hands-on delivery. * Mentor engineers in infrastructure automation, cloud governance, platform engineering, and operational best practices. * Maintain an active coding footprint in Python, Go, Java, Bash, or similar languages used to build platform automation and internal tooling. * Build alignment across Engineering, Security, Finance, and other business partners while communicating complex technical concepts clearly. ## Related Videos - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Rate-limiting using eBPF and Istio: How to protect your SaaS customers from themselves](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100220-rate-limiting-using-ebpf-and-istio-how-to-protect-your-saas-customers-from-themselves) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [DevOps at Netflix](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/270-devops-at-netflix) - [Retooling and refactoring - an investment in people.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/371-retooling-and-refactoring-an-investment-in-people) - [Empowering Thousands of Developers: Our Journey to an Internal Developer Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1519-empowering-thousands-of-developers-our-journey-to-an-internal-developer-platform) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [The Best Software Developer Blogs to Read](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/156-the-best-software-developer-blogs-to-read) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [What Makes WeAreDevelopers World Congress Different From Every Other Tech Event?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/701-what-makes-wearedevelopers-world-congress-different-from-every-other-tech-event)