Senior Staff DevOps Engineer, Sonatus

• We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Staff DevOps Engineer to join our technology team
• The ideal candidate will be a driving force in establishing and maintaining our automated continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, managing our hybrid infrastructure (On-Premises and Cloud), and promoting a strong DevOps culture across the organization
• This role requires deep technical expertise, excellent problem-solving skills, and a passion for automation and scalability in both legacy and cloud environments
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or similar role, with experience managing large-scale production environments
• Hybrid Infrastructure: Demonstrated experience in managing and integrating on-premises infrastructure with public cloud services
• Cloud Proficiency: Strong experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• On-Prem Expertise: Expert-level knowledge of virtualization technologies like VMware vSphere or Hyper-V
• IaC Expertise: Strong practical experience with Terraform or a similar IaC tool
• Container Technology: Deep understanding and hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Configuration Management: Proficiency with a tool like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
• Scripting: Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python or Bash)
• Operating Systems: Expert-level understanding of Linux and/or Windows Server operating systems
• Networking: Strong knowledge of enterprise networking concepts (VLANs, Firewalls, Load Balancing, VPNs) in a data center context

Desirable

• At Sonatus, we’re driving the transformation to AI-enabled software-defined vehicles
• Traditional automotive software methods can’t keep pace with consumer expectations shaped by the mobile industry—where features evolve rapidly, update seamlessly, and improve continuously
• That’s why leading OEMs trust Sonatus to accelerate this shift
• Our technology is already in production across more than 5 million vehicles on the road today and rapidly expanding
• Headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, with 250+ employees worldwide, Sonatus combines the agility of a fast-growing company with the scale and impact of an established partner
• Backed by strong funding and proven by global deployment, we’re solving some of the most interesting and complex challenges in the industry. Join us and help redefine what’s possible as we shape the future of mobility
• Hybrid Infrastructure Management: Design, deploy, and maintain robust infrastructure across both public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and on-premises data centers
• Design and Implement CI/CD: Develop, maintain, and optimize robust automated CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) to ensure fast, reliable, and secure software releases for applications deployed across both environments
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Design and manage infrastructure using IaC tools like Terraform and integrate them with tools for managing on-premises hardware/VMs
• Containerization and Orchestration: Manage and maintain containerized applications using Docker and orchestrate them with Kubernetes (or similar tools like OpenShift) in both cloud and on-premises clusters
• Automation: Automate repetitive tasks and provision resources using scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet) for both physical and virtual machines
• Monitoring and Logging: Implement and manage comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk) to ensure high availability across the entire infrastructure footprint
• Virtualization: Manage and maintain virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware vSphere, Hyper-V) used in the on-premises environment
• Security: Integrate security best practices (DevSecOps) into the CI/CD process and ensure security compliance for both cloud and on-premises systems
• Troubleshooting: Act as an escalation point for production issues, rapidly diagnosing and resolving complex infrastructure and application problems in the hybrid environment