Senior DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer

Ryan, an award-winning global tax services and software provider, is the largest Firm in the world dedicated exclusively to business taxes. The Firm provides an integrated suite of federal, state, local, and international tax services on a multijurisdictional basis, including tax recovery, consulting, advocacy, compliance, and technology services. At Ryan, we liberate our clients from the burden of being overtaxed, freeing their capital to invest, grow, and thrive. Join Ryan's multidisciplinary team of more than 2,800 professionals and associates, serving over 16,000 clients in more than 50 countries, and help us solve tax issues for many of the world's most prominent Global 5000 companies.

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled DevOps Engineer with a strong software development background to lead the design and implementation of a fully automated CI/CD ecosystem and Internal Developer Portal (IDP). The ideal candidate began their career as a software developer and naturally gravitated toward cloud infrastructure, automation, and platform engineering. You are passionate about enabling engineering teams to build, test, and deploy software faster and more reliably through automation, self-service tooling, and cloud-native best practices. This role will be instrumental in building a scalable, secure, and developer-centric platform that standardizes software delivery across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain fully automated CI/CD pipelines for Java,.Net, and Node.js applications.
• Build standardized deployment workflows across AWS and/or Azure environments.
• Implement automated testing, security scanning, and quality gates within pipelines.
• Establish reusable pipeline templates and shared libraries to enforce best practices.
• Optimize build and deployment performance, reliability, and observability.
• Architect and implement an Internal Developer Portal to provide self-service infrastructure, application templates, and deployment workflows.
• Enable "golden paths" for engineering teams to accelerate onboarding and reduce cognitive load.
• Integrate IDP with CI/CD systems, cloud infrastructure, identity management, and observability platforms.
• Maintain service catalogs, documentation standards, and ownership metadata.
• Continuously improve developer experience through feedback and platform enhancements.
• Design and manage cloud infrastructure in AWS and/or Azure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform required).
• Build reusable Terraform modules and enforce governance through policy-as-code.
• Implement secure, scalable networking and cloud-native architecture patterns.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Champion DevOps culture: automation-first mindset, continuous improvement, collaboration, and transparency.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting strategies for both infrastructure and applications.
• Integrate DevSecOps practices including vulnerability scanning and secrets management.
• Partner with development teams to improve reliability, performance, and deployment practices.
• Lead Proof-of-Concept (PoC) initiatives to evaluate and introduce new tools, platforms, and automation processes.

What You Bring

• 10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, DevOps, cloud engineering, or platform engineering.
• Demonstrated evolution from software development into cloud infrastructure and automation.
• 6+ years of hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g. Harness, CloudBees, Jenkins) and modern software delivery practices.
• Deep development expertise in Java and/or Node.js application environments.
• Strong hands-on experience in AWS and/or Azure, including networking, serverless and other managed cloud infrastructure.
• Advanced proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code principles.
• Experience designing scalable cloud-native architectures.
• Experience leading technical evaluations and Proof-of-Concept (PoC) initiatives for new tools and processes.
• Strong understanding of secure software delivery, git branching strategies, and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes preferred).
• Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python, or similar).
• Excellent collaboration skills with the ability to work cross-functionally across engineering, security, and operations teams.
• Clear, transparent communication style with a bias toward documentation and shared ownership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building or implementing a commercial Internal Developer Portal (e.g., Harness IDP, Port, or similar).
• Experience implementing platform engineering concepts and developer self-service models.
• Familiarity with service mesh, API gateways, or cloud-native networking.
• Experience implementing security automation and compliance guardrails.
• Knowledge of observability platforms (Datadog, Prometheus, ELK, Cloud-native tools).
• Experience in multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• AWS and/or Azure certifications (Professional-level preferred).
• Additional certifications in DevOps, Kubernetes, or cloud technologies are a plus.

Key Traits We're Looking For

• Builder mindset: You enjoy designing and building platforms from the ground up.
• Developer-first thinking: You care deeply about developer experience.
• Automation enthusiast: If it can be automated, you automate it.
• Cloud-native architect: You think in scalable, resilient patterns.
• Collaborative and transparent leader: You foster open communication, shared ownership, and strong cross-team collaboration.

Impact of This Role

• Establish a standardized, fully automated CI/CD ecosystem.
• Deliver a modern Internal Developer Platform that accelerates software delivery.
• Reduce manual processes and deployment risk.
• Improve developer productivity and operational reliability.
• Lay the foundation for scalable, secure cloud-native growth.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or similar major.

Valid driver's license required.

Required Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have strong knowledge of Azure, AWS, DevOps principles, Azure DevOps, Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server – Availability Groups, scripting (Python, PowerShell), automation (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, etc.), and containerization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes.

Certificates and Licenses:

AWS and/or AWS Specialty and/or Professional Certifications preferred

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment:

• Standard indoor working environment.
• Occasional long periods of sitting while working at computer.
• Position requires regular interaction with employees at all levels of the firm as well as interaction with external vendors and clients as necessary.
• Independent travel requirement: up to 10%.

Compensation Pay Transparency:

• For certain California based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $124,000.00 - $163,900.00
• For other California based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $114,000.00 - $150,700.00
• For Colorado based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $109,000.00 - $144,100.00
• For Illinois based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $114,000.00 - $150,700.00
• For other Illinois based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $109,000.00 - $144,100.00
• For Maryland based roles,