Staff DevOps Engineer

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

8+ years of DevOps, platform, or infrastructure engineering experience.

5+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience in production, including cluster architecture, upgrades, and multi-tenant environments.

Strong hands-on experience operating cloud infrastructure across AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Strong GitOps experience with Argo CD or Flux.

Strong Infrastructure-as-Code experience with Terraform or Pulumi.

Deep understanding of container orchestration, networking, ingress, and service mesh technologies such as Istio, Linkerd, or Cilium.

Experience with middleware and messaging technologies such as Nginx, Kafka, and Redis at scale.

Experience with GPU scheduling, node pools, and resource quotas supporting ML/AI training or inference workloads in GKE and EKS.

Experience designing internal developer platforms or paved-road tooling for engineering organizations.

Strong Linux, networking, storage, and security fundamentals.

Experience operating observability platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or OpenTelemetry at platform scale.

Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical direction across teams.

Demonstrated ability to understand, calculate, forecast, and optimize cloud and Kubernetes infrastructure costs, including evaluating the cost implications of architecture, capacity, compute, and resource-allocation decisions.

Experience with capacity planning and resource optimization, balancing performance, reliability, scalability, and infrastructure cost.

Kubernetes policy-as-code and security tooling such as OPA/Gatekeeper, Kyverno, or image-scanning technologies.

AWS, GCP, Azure, CKA, or CKS certifications.

AI matters to this role primarily as an infrastructure and platform workload , not simply as an end-user productivity tool.

Experience designing infrastructure capable of supporting ML/AI training or inference workloads.

Understanding of GPU scheduling, resource allocation, node pools, quotas, reliability, and cost considerations for AI workloads.

Ability to work with AI/ML engineering teams to translate workload requirements into scalable Kubernetes and cloud platform capabilities.

Nextiva DNA (Core Competencies)

Nextiva’s most successful team members share common traits and behaviors:

Drives Results : Action-oriented problem solvers who quickly bring clarity and simplicity to ambiguity, challenge the status quo, and lead meaningful change; celebrating wins to fuel momentum. They act swiftly and pragmatically, learning and improving as they go.

Critical Thinker: Data-driven, forward-thinking individuals who identify key drivers, anticipate risks, and deliver clear recommendations. They confidently leverage AI and automation to reduce friction, improve decision-making, and focus on higher-value work.

Right Attitude: Collaborative, competitive, and resilient team players who jump in to solve tough problems, learn from setbacks, and foster a culture of service, respect, and care for customers and teammates.

Total Rewards

Our Total Rewards offerings are designed to allow Nexties to take care of themselves and their families so they can be their best, in and out of the office.

Our compensation packages are tailored to each role and candidate's qualifications. We consider a wide range of factors, including skills, experience, training, and certifications, when determining compensation. We aim to offer competitive salaries or wages that reflect the value you bring to our team. Depending on the position, compensation may include base salary, hourly wages, incentives, or bonuses.

Health 🍏 - Major Health insurance for you, your legal partner, and children under 25 years, including Vision and Dental coverage

Insurance 💼 - Life Insurance (24 times your monthly salary)

Work-Life Balance ⚖️ - Newly hired full-time employees at Nextiva receive 10 personal days before their first anniversary, 12 vacation days on their first anniversary, and 5 personal days annually thereafter in addition to vacation time

Financial Security 💰 - Enjoy a 30-day Christmas bonus, 50% vacation premium, company-matched food vouchers (1 UMA/month), and a 13% matched savings fund (capped at 1.3x annual UMA)

Wellness 🤸‍ - Employee Assistance Program and comprehensive wellness initiatives

Growth 🌱 - Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities and career advancement

At Nextiva, we're committed to supporting our employees' health, well-being, and professional growth. Join us and build a rewarding career!

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