Lead DevOps Engineer
Scout Motors2 months ago
Base Salary
$160k - $193k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain Scout’s cloud infrastructure platform using infrastructure as code practices.
- Build infrastructure with container orchestration technologies such as EKS and Kubernetes.
- Select managed cloud services that support platform engineering and software development goals.
- Design and build deployment automation, tools, and practices for secure software releases.
- Implement highly available, reliable, scalable, and performant cloud infrastructure components.
- Implement monitoring and logging solutions for proactive issue detection, troubleshooting, and analysis.
- Collaborate with security teams to meet industry standards and compliance requirements.
- Partner with product managers, developers, QA engineers, and systems integration teams to deliver robust systems.
- Lead engineers in building and maintaining infrastructure, site reliability, and engineering productivity systems.
- Own the internal developer portal and contribute to Scout’s developer experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 12+ years of hands-on experience as a DevOps engineer, systems architect, or software engineer focused on platform systems.
- Experience building automation with Python, Shell, Ruby, Rust, GoLang, or Java.
- Strong experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Expertise with Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
- Experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab Pipelines, Harness.io, or ArgoCD.
- Expert knowledge of AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Expert knowledge of Crossplane, Terraform, Pulumi, or CDK for infrastructure as code.
- Experience designing and developing software solutions for platform integrations, automations, and developer experiences.
- Ability to teach and coach engineers and teams, collaborate effectively, and troubleshoot complex problems.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and income protection plans
- 401(k) with employer match and immediate vesting
- 20 days of planned paid time off as accrued
- 40 hours of unplanned paid time off and 14 company or floating holidays annually
- Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave
- Paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave
- Full-time, exempt position with annual performance bonus eligibility
- Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, or Fremont, California; requires 4–5 days per week in the office and occasional travel
Tech Stack
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About Scout Motors
Scout Motors designs and manufactures electric trucks and rugged SUVs for consumer drivers, reviving the historic Scout off‑road brand. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company is building a manufacturing plant in Blythewood, South Carolina. Its lineup targets work and outdoor use, with both an all‑electric powertrain and a Harvester range‑extender option that integrates a gas generator for extended range.