Staff Engineer (Dev Ops)

About Us:

Automation Anywhere is the leader in Agentic Process Automation (APA), transforming how work gets done with AI-powered automation. Its APA system, built on the industry's first Process Reasoning Engine (PRE) and specialized AI agents, combines process discovery, RPA, end-to-end orchestration, document processing, and analytics-all delivered with enterprise-grade security and governance. Guided by its vision to fuel the future of work, Automation Anywhere helps organizations worldwide boost productivity, accelerate growth, and unleash human potential.

Our opportunity:

As a DevOps Staff Engineer, you will play a critical leadership role in driving the evolution of our DevOps practices. Performing hands-on technical execution, as well as providing strategic leadership, you will be responsible for guiding and growing the DevOps function across the organization.

You will manage day-to-day DevOps activities, ensure release quality and velocity, and support the team in building robust, scalable, and secure CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure. Your technical expertise, problem-solving mindset, and passion for automation will be vital in improving the efficiency and reliability of our software delivery lifecycle.

Who you'll report to:

This role will report to our Sr. Director, Engineering

Location:

Hybrid role with regular onsite workdays in our San Jose, CA office required. Other U.S locations may be considered

You will make an impact by being responsible for:

• Leading and mentoring the DevOps team, setting clear goals, offering constructive feedback, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement
• Overseeing daily DevOps operations including build/release management, CI/CD pipelines, environment management, and infrastructure reliability
• Driving technical decisions and provide guidance on tooling, automation strategies, and architecture.
• Collaborating with engineering, QA, and product teams to prioritize work, align objectives, and ensure seamless deployment
• Identifying opportunities for automation and implement solutions to reduce manual work and improve delivery speed
• Ensuring system scalability, performance, and security are considered in all DevOps solutions.
• Monitoring and improve infrastructure reliability, alerting, and observability
• Advocating for best practices in DevOps and promote a high-energy, accountable, and collaborative team culture

You will be a great fit if you have:

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering

• Proven expertise in:

• CI/CD tools, particularly Jenkins

• Scripting (e.g., bash, groovy and Python)

• Strong experience with Terraform infrastructure-as-code and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)

• Hands-on experience with Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service), and Kubernetes-based deployments

• Proficiency in containerization tools (e.g., Docker)

• Experience working with relational databases (e.g. SQL Server, Cockroach DB) and managing database CI/CD and configuration task

• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools such as Kloudfuse, Sumo Logic, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or ELK stack

• Deep understanding of deployment pipelines, infrastructure automation, and system security best practices

• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical and business needs

• Passionate, self-motivated, and enthusiastic about DevOps practices and modern infrastructure.

• Strong experience with artifact repository tools (i.e Nexus, JFrog)

• Prior experience in a fast-paced product or platform engineering environment preferred

• Exposure to security, compliance, and audit requirements in CI/CD and infrastructure preferred

• Cloud or Kubernetes-related certifications (e.g., AWS DevOps Engineer, CKA) preferred

• Experience integrating DevOps practices into SDLC and cross-functional workflows preferred

You excel in these key competencies:

• Ability to lead, coach, and develop engineers, provide constructive feedback, set clear priorities, and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Ability to evaluate complex technical challenges, make sound architectural and operational decisions, balance short-term needs with long-term scalability, and drive DevOps strategy across the organization
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and effectively partner with Engineering, QA, Product, Security, and Infrastructure team
• Proven ability to proactively identify issues, troubleshoot complex systems, drive root-cause analysis, and take ownership of delivering reliable, scalable, and secure solution
• Passion for learning, embracing change, driving automation, optimizing processes, and continuously improving software delivery, operational efficiency, and team performance

The base salary range for this position is $190,000 - $210,000 a year. The base salary ultimately offered is determined through a review of education, industry experience, training, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant in alignment with market data and other factors. This position is also eligible for a discretionary bonus, equity and a full range of medical and other benefits.

Ready to Revolutionize Work? Join Us.

This is an opportunity to work with a global, passionate team pioneering technology that's redefining the way people work, everywhere. Join us and discover the many ways that you can have an impact, achieve your potential, and go be great.

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Benefits and perks you'll appreciate:

• Flexible work schedule / remote roles
• Unlimited Personal Time Off
• 12 holidays off per year
• 4 days volunteer time off per year
• Eligible for 4 company Achievement days off per year
• Variety of health care and well-being benefits
• Paid family/parental leave
• We are a designated "Best Place to Work" for 2 years in a row! Learn more here
• Newsweek's Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces in America 2023 - Learn more here

Automation Anywhere is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

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At this time, we typically do not offer visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates should generally be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

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