Mcafee LLC

Mcafee LLC

Lead DevOps Engineer

Frisco, Texas, USA · full-time

Sponsorship not specified$107k-$176kDetected 27 days ago
GoGitAWSGCPCloud PlatformsKubernetesTerraformCI/CDGitHub ActionsJenkinsDevOpsSite Reliability EngineeringPlatform EngineeringKafkaMachine LearningCybersecurityIncident ResponseSupply ChainRecruitingLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • This role combines deep technical execution with leadership, owning platform architecture, enterprise DevOps capabilities, and developer experience initiatives, including Backstage-based internal platforms and AI-enabled delivery systems.
  • This is a Hybrid Position located in Frisco, TX.
  • We are only considering candidates within a commutable distance to the Frisco office.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, implementation, and operation of large-scale Kubernetes platforms (EKS/GKE) with multi-region architectures ensuring high availability, scalability, and resilience.
  • Own Kubernetes lifecycle management including provisioning, upgrades, patching, scaling, and disaster recovery readiness.
  • Design, build, operate, and harden EKS clusters using Karpenter, Cilium, Istio/Envoy, and IRSA/Pod Identity.
  • Design and implement enterprise CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Harness to improve deployment frequency and release quality.
  • Implement AI-driven capabilities for deployment risk analysis, failure prediction, anomaly detection, release scoring, and automated RCA insights.
  • Own and drive adoption of Backstage as the internal developer platform, including software templates, golden paths, scaffolding workflows, and service catalog.
  • Implement secure software supply chain practices and integrate DevSecOps controls into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Develop and execute upgrade and patching strategies with minimal downtime and operational risk.
  • Lead architecture reviews, drive platform governance, and ensure cross-functional alignment with engineering, security, and SRE teams.
  • For further details, please discuss with the Talent Acquisition Partner.

Nice to have

  • 8+ years in DevOps / Platform Engineering.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes (EKS/GKE) in production at scale.
  • Deep expertise in Terraform and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Harness).
  • Experience with Backstage developer platform (templates, scaffolding, service catalog).
  • Knowledge of cloud-native networking, RBAC, autoscaling, and cluster operations.
  • Experience implementing DevSecOps and secure supply chain practices.
  • Contributions to Backstage OSS or CNCF ecosystem.
  • Experience with Service mesh (Istio / Envoy), Cilium.

Skills

  • Drive multi-cloud platform strategy and modernization initiatives.
  • Strong programming skills in Golang or Python.

Compensation

  • The starting pay range for this position is $107,430.00-$176,490.00.

Benefits

  • We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.
  • Define platform health metrics, SLIs/SLOs, and implement operational dashboards and observability practices.
  • Leverage AI for platform health insights, cost optimization, and predictive capacity planning.

Equal opportunity

  • We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone at McAfee to bring their authentic selves to work every day.
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