Mcafee LLC
Lead DevOps Engineer
Frisco, Texas, USA · Senior · full-time
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$9,466 more — $116,896 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $116,896 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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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.
Equal opportunity
- We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone at McAfee to bring their authentic selves to work every day.
This listing is sourced directly from Mcafee LLC's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.