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Walmart Canada · 1 month ago

Staff, Software Engineer - DevOps

Bellevue, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$143K/yr - $286K/yr

6+ years exp

Walmart Inc. is a leading retailer committed to innovation and technology. The Staff Software Engineer - DevOps will play a crucial role in architecting and optimizing CI/CD pipelines while leading the adoption of DevOps principles to enhance the reliability and security of fraud detection systems.

DeliveryRetailShopping

Responsibilities

Architect, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code solutions tailored for fraud detection and prevention platforms

Lead the design and rollout of SRE tooling, including monitoring, alerting, and incident response automation for high-risk transactional systems

Drive adoption of DevOps and SRE principles across the team, mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction

Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure high availability, resilience, and security of fraud detection services

Participate in on-call rotations, applying deep technical expertise to swiftly diagnose and mitigate production issues, ensuring high availability and minimal disruption to customer support experiences

Champion operational excellence by identifying and eliminating toil, automating repetitive tasks, and improving system observability

Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications

Contribute to the development and enforcement of internal standards and best practices for deployment, change management, reliability, and security

Qualification

Cloud platforms GCPCloud platforms AzureCloud platforms AWSKubernetesCI/CD toolsScriptingAutomationLinux internalsConfiguration managementObservability stacksSecurity conceptsCommunicationMentoring mindset

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience

8+ years of experience in software engineering, DevOps, or SRE roles, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership or staff/principal capacity

Deep expertise in cloud platforms (GCP, Azure, or AWS), Kubernetes, and container orchestration

Strong understanding of Linux internals, enabling quick troubleshooting and root cause analysis

Strong proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, Go, Bash, or similar)

Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD), configuration management (e.g., Ansible, Terraform), and observability stacks (Openobserve, Prometheus, Elasticsearch, Grafana, Splunk)

Familiarity with security concepts and best practices

Proven track record of designing and operating highly available, scalable, and secure distributed systems—ideally in transactional or fraud prevention environments

Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, mentoring mindset

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years' experience in software engineering or related area

Option 2: 6 years' experience in software engineering or related area

Preferred

Experience with real-time data processing, or high-throughput transactional platforms

Experience with AI agents, MCP, or similar technologies

Experience with Spanner and/or Cassandra

Contributions to open-source DevOps/SRE tools or communities

Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related area

Knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly

Knowledge of accessibility best practices