Lead DevOps Engineer

About the role

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to enhance development efficiency and software delivery across a portfolio of connected energy products. This role will collaborate with firmware, software, and quality engineering teams to develop automation, CI/CD pipelines, testing infrastructure, and developer platforms that improve reliability, reduce manual effort, and support the long-term sustainment and evolution of products.

The ideal candidate is passionate about automation, developer productivity, CI/CD technologies, and creating efficient engineering workflows that enable teams to deliver secure, reliable, and high-quality products.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting firmware, embedded software, backend services, and engineering tools.
• Develop automation solutions that reduce manual effort and improve engineering efficiency.
• Build and maintain engineering infrastructure, development platforms, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions supporting development, testing, and release operations.
• Enhance developer experience through self-service tools, automation frameworks, and platform improvements.
• Support release management, artifact management, deployment automation, and environment management.
• Implement monitoring, observability, and operational excellence practices across development and production systems.
• Design and maintain development, build, and release processes that support cybersecurity, regulatory, and product compliance requirements throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Support automated test execution environments and integration with quality engineering processes.
• Drive adoption of DevOps and DevSecOps best practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure, deployment, and automation challenges.
• Partner with firmware, software, and quality engineering teams to improve reliability, scalability, security, and engineering productivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Build Engineering, Release Engineering, or related roles.
• 4+ years of experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• 4+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
• 4+ years of experience with containerization technologies and automated build/test environments.
• 4+ years of scripting and automation experience using Bash, Python, or similar languages.
• 3+ years of experience with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship, now and in the future.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting highly available software delivery and engineering automation platforms.
• Experience with source control systems and modern software development practices.
• Strong troubleshooting, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Experience with GitHub Enterprise and CI/CD pipeline automation using GitHub Actions, including self-hosted runner administration, workflow optimization, and enterprise security best practices.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot and their application to software development, infrastructure automation, and engineering productivity.
• Experience supporting embedded software, firmware, or IoT product development environments.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and test infrastructure.
• Knowledge of cloud security, monitoring, and observability solutions.
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and container-based deployments.
• Experience supporting embedded software build, test, and release processes, including Makefile-based build systems.
• Experience implementing DevSecOps practices and supporting compliance-driven development environments.

Pay

The expected annual salary range for this role is $105,000 – $154,000. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Schedule

This is a full-time role working Monday–Friday during daylight hours. This position is hybrid (2 days from home) and can be based out of Monn Township, PA or Peachtree City, GA.