Sr Staff Dev-Ops Engineer

A Staff DevOps Engineer is an experienced technical leader who takes ownership of designing, implementing, and maintaining complex DevOps solutions that span multiple domains - such as infrastructure, automation, and delivery pipelines. This role requires independence, accountability, and the ability to drive initiatives that impact the entire organization.

About Renesas Electronics

• Altium Limited, a part of the Renesas Group and headquartered in San Diego, California, is a global software company accelerating the pace of electronics innovation.
• We are redefining electronic product creation in a software-defined world with our industry-first cloud-based platform that unites every stakeholder and phase of electronics development.
• From startups to world’s technology giants, our digital platforms give more power to PCB designers, supply chain, and manufacturing, letting them collaborate as never before.
• At Altium, our teams are empowered to innovate, collaborate globally, and help create the future of electronics development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on long-term DevOps roadmaps and contribute to defining architectural direction across the organization, acting as a subject matter expert (SME) and technical leader.
• Design and manage scalable, multi-cloud or hybrid environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) using advanced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and tools like Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation.
• Own and optimize build, release, and continuous integration pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions for large-scale, complex, and concurrent product deployments.
• Implement advanced monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (e.g., Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack) to ensure high availability and proactive incident resolution.
• Independently lead DevOps projects - from planning through execution to delivery - leveraging a Scrum team composed of engineers with varying levels of experience.
• Mentor senior and junior engineers, create reference implementations and documentation, and elevate the overall DevOps maturity within the organization.
• Integrate security best practices (DevSecOps) into the delivery lifecycle and ensure compliance with frameworks such as CIS or NIST.
• Proven ability to independently manage DevOps projects, build actionable plans, and deliver results.

Requirements

• 7-12 years of professional experience in software engineering, SRE, or DevOps roles.
• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in computer science or a related engineering field.
• Strong proficiency in scripting and automation languages such as Python, Go, or Bash.
• Exceptional cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and lead initiatives without direct authority.

Preferred

• Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration at scale.

Benefits

• We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary.

Project Leadership

More information will be provided during the hiring process.