Senior DevOps Engineer

Sr Software EngineerCox Automotive is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with deep DevOps expertise to operate at the Release Train level, partnering across approximately 14 engineering teams. You will work alongside fellow DevOps engineers to elevate the consistency, quality, and maturity of our engineering practices.The right person for this role is as comfortable coaching and influencing as they are architecting solutions. You bring strong technical credibility, a bias toward standardization, and a genuine desire to help teams grow their own capabilities.You'll champion the adoption of AI-powered tooling across the DevOps practice — from intelligent CI/CD pipelines and automated code review to AI-assisted incident response and infrastructure management. We're looking for someone curious about how AI can reduce toil, speed up delivery, and elevate the team's capabilities, not just someone who follows existing playbooks.What You'll Do:Partner with engineering teams across the Release Train to identify gaps in DevOps maturity and drive targeted improvements.Diagnose and troubleshoot cross functional production service issues.Define and champion standards, patterns, and best practices for CI/CD, infrastructure, cloud, and containerization — making it easy for teams to do the right thing.Act as a force multiplier: guide teams to implement solutions themselves rather than creating dependency on the DevOps function.Collaborate with your DevOps peer to ensure consistent tooling, shared practices, and coordinated delivery across teams.Identify systemic friction points across the Release Train and drive cross-team alignment to resolve them.Contribute to roadmaps, standards documentation, and community of practice forums that scale DevOps knowledge organization-wide.Evaluate and recommend tooling improvements that reduce toil and increase developer productivity.Who You Are:Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 4 years' experience in a related field; or a different combination, such as a master's degree and 2 years' experience; a Ph.D. and 1 years' experience in a related field; or 8 years' experience in a related field with no degree.Proven ability to influence outcomes across multiple teams without direct authority — a natural coach and collaborator.Deep experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines at scale (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or equivalent).Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GHE) and a solid understanding of cloud-native patterns.Proficiency with container orchestration technologies, particularly Kubernetes.Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CDK.Strong ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to engineers and non-engineers alike.A systems thinker who looks for root causes and scalable solutions rather than one-off fixes.Availability for rotational on-call duties outside of standard business hours may be requiredNice to haveExperience working within a SAFe or Agile Release Train structure.Familiarity with developer experience (DevEx) principles and inner-loop optimization.Background in platform or enabling team models (e.g. Team Topologies).Experience building or contributing to internal developer platforms.Core technologiesCI/CD (Jenkins / GitHub Actions) AWS Terraform CDK Docker GitDrug TestingTo be employed in this role, you'll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.BenefitsThe Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.About UsThrough groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells – or simply uses – cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.EOE, including disability/vets