Senior Lead DevOps Engineer

Job Identification: 207306

Job Category: Technology

Job Schedule: Full time

Equal Opportunity Employer EOE, including disability/vets

Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You

This role is based at one of our corporate offices in McLean, VA, Dallas, TX, or Memphis, TN

This is your chance to be a part of an in-house Technology team that's creating consumer-facing, cutting-edge technologies revolutionizing the hospitality industry around the world! As a Senior Lead DevOps Engineer , you will bring your technical skills to a hospitality company with an award-winning culture. On the DevOps team reporting to the Director Pipeline and Platform Engineering, you will support projects at the forefront of hospitality technology progress.

What you'll do during a typical day:

• Architect next-generation cloud platforms and automation solutions.

• Devise and evolve code-driven automation strategies that ensure environment consistency across development, testing, and production.

• Build long-term automation solutions using scripting and programming (Groovy, Shell, Python, Terraform, or Java/JavaScript).

• Understand new architectural concepts and recommend improvements from an infrastructure and security perspective.

• Understand and support API Gateways / API Management platforms (e.g., WSO2, Apigee, Kong, AWS API Gateway, MuleSoft).

• Understand API lifecycle management including design, versioning, security (OAuth2/JWT), throttling, and monitoring.

How you'll collaborate with others:

• Provide technical leadership and implementation guidance for UI, APIs, and microservices.

• Work with development teams to guide best practices, design patterns, and operational standards.

• Support reliability engineering efforts and participate in on-call rotations for mission-critical and revenue-impacting cloud services.

Deliverables you'll take ownership of:

• Design and implement enterprise DevOps architectures, reference patterns, and tooling strategies.

• Implement and maintain CI/CD tools and pipelines across the organization (GitLab preferred).

• Drive the MSK/Kafka roadmap, including upgrades, observability, and architectural improvements

• Enable seamless, secure, and available software builds and deployments across Agile teams.

• Configure, tune, deploy, and operate Kubernetes clusters (EKS preferred).

• Maintain containerized applications with Docker or similar technologies.

What It Takes to Make the Stay

You have these minimum qualifications:

• Seven (7) years of professional work experience in Technology or related field

• Five (5) years with CI tools such as GitLab (preferred), or Bamboo.

• Four (4) years architecting and developing automation to support Continuous Delivery.

• Four (4) years administering Kubernetes.

• Four (4) years on AWS cloud platforms

• Proficiency in scripting/programming in Bash

• Experience supporting reliability efforts, on-call rotations

• Experience deploying and operating API platforms in Kubernetes environments (EKS preferred)

• This is a hybrid role and would require to be near one of our three US office locations (McLean, Dallas, Memphis)

• Travel up to 10%

It would be useful if you have:

• Bachelor's Degree, or Associate's Degree plus 6+ years of Technology related experience, or High School Degree/GED plus 12+ years of Technology related experience

• Ten (10) + years of professional work experience in Technology or related field

• Five (5) years of CI tool experience (GitLab or Bamboo), Cloud and Kubernetes platforms.

• Three (3) years of management experience

• Scripting experience in Python or Terraform

How We'll Help You Thrive

At Hilton, the hospitality we're known for doesn't end with our guests. We proudly invest in our Team Members' wellbeing, supporting you through all of life's moments. When you join Hilton, our exceptional care extends to you with unmatched perks and benefits, including*:

• Incredible travel perks - Enjoy 110 nights of deeply discounted travel, with room rates as low as $40/night at our world-class hotels through our Go Hilton travel program

• Own a piece of Hilton - Through our employee stock purchase program (ESPP), you can invest in Hilton shares at a 15% discount to help build your financial future

• Paid parental leave - Because family matters. We offer paid leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents

• Personalized caregiving support - Access dedicated caregiving concierge services to help navigate caregiving for yourself and your loved ones

• Crisis concierge - In times of loss, our Crisis Concierge offers a single, compassionate point of contact for both practical support and emotional care

• Mental health resources - Your wellbeing comes first. Eligible Team Members can access free counseling and support through our best-in-class Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Generous paid time off (PTO) - Recharge, relax, and take time for what matters most

• Health & welfare benefits - From checkups to dental cleanings to new glasses, we offer a variety of health plans that keep you and your family covered

• Financial security for your future - Our retirement plans make it easier to save for what's next

*Benefits availability may vary depending on Team Member's location as well as terms and conditions of employment and are subject to the terms and conditions of each specific program/plan.

Join an Award-Winning Workplace Culture

At Hilton, we don't just deliver exceptional experiences for our guests-we build an exceptional workplace for the Team Members who make it all possible. As a global leader in hospitality, we've welcomed more than 3 billion guests worldwide, all while staying true to our founding vision: to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality.

Our award-winning culture has earned us repeated recognition on the World's Best Workplaces list by Great Place to Work and Fortune. With our suite of world-class brands ( , and a company-wide commitment to providing the best stay for every guest, we're setting new standards for the future of travel.

Whether you're starting your career or exploring something new, Hilton supports your journey every step of the way. Come for the job, stay for the career-and help us make every stay a little more magical.

Curious about life at Hilton? Explore our Careers Blog ( to see why we're more than a great place to stay-we're a great place to work.