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General Motors · 1 month ago

Staff DevOps Engineer, Web

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

General Motors is a company focused on innovation in the automotive industry. They are seeking a Staff DevOps Engineer to design and maintain cloud infrastructure and automation for web applications, while also leading improvements in deployment pipelines and system reliability.

AutomotiveElectric VehicleInformation ServicesManufacturingTransportation

No H1B

Responsibilities

Architect and manage cloud infrastructure (Azure preferred)

Design, implement, and automate CI/CD pipelines for web applications, microservices, and SaaS platforms

Manage Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters and containerized workloads

Automate infrastructure changes using Terraform, Helm, and related IaC tools

Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions (DataDog) for both internal and SaaS systems)

Develop backend services and APIs to support system integrations and workflow automation

Collaborate with our vendors to optimize performance, reliability, and integration with GM systems

Lead technical discussions and mentor junior engineers on DevOps principles

Continuously evaluate emerging technologies to enhance GM’s DevOps ecosystem

Qualification

AzureCI/CD automationTerraformKubernetesJava with Spring BootPythonNode.jsHTTP APIsSoft skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience

8+ years in software engineering with 5+ years in DevOps/SRE roles

Expertise with CI/CD automation, container orchestration, and cloud platforms (Azure required)

Expertise with cloud automation technology such as Helm, Terraform, and/or ArgoCD

5+ years of experience contributing to the architecture, documentation and design of new and existing systems (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling)

Experience working with multi-tier production software systems utilizing and implementing HTTP APIs (REST, GraphQL) and Content Management Systems, like Adobe Experience Manager

Deep understanding of web protocols (HTTP/HTTPS), caching strategies, CDN integration, and load balancing

Proficiency in backend programming languages (Java with Spring Boot, Python, or Node.js)

Enthusiastic about the opportunity of impacting the engineering culture from the bottom up

Preferred

Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field

10+ years in software engineering with deep DevOps expertise

7+ years of experience contributing to the architecture, documentation and design of new and existing systems (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling)

Experience with multi-cloud environments and advanced observability practices

Familiarity with API-driven architectures and SaaS integration patterns

Benefits

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.