Qualcomm
Senior DevOps Engineer
$118K–$177K
San Diego, California · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years in Software Engineering, DevOps, SRE, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or related disciplines; minimum-qualification alternatives specify 2+ years with a bachelor's degree, 1+ year with a master's degree, or a PhD. Also requires 2+ years of academic or work experience with a programming language.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field; or a master's degree in a related field; or a PhD in a related field. Preferred qualifications also mention a bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Designs and operates cloud infrastructure, developer platforms, CI/CD tooling, and production systems that help engineering teams build and deploy software reliably at scale.
What you'll do
- Build and operate scalable infrastructure across AWS and Azure, including Kubernetes platforms and Infrastructure as Code.
- Develop CI/CD pipelines, automation, and tooling; improve reliability, security, observability, and operational efficiency.
- Troubleshoot production issues, participate in incident response, and provide technical guidance to engineers.
What they ask for
- Hands-on experience with public cloud environments such as AWS and/or Azure, Kubernetes, and Docker.
- Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD systems and Infrastructure as Code/configuration management.
- Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language, such as Python, Go, PowerShell, or Bash.
- Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a related field and 2+ years of related work experience; or Master's degree and 1+ year; or PhD; plus 2+ years of academic or work experience with a programming language.
Nice to have
- Experience with large-scale Kubernetes platforms, internal developer platforms, cloud security, or modern observability.
- AWS or Azure certifications; experience with messaging, data services, microservices, or serverless technologies.
Pay
$117,800.00 - $176,600.00 USD base salary
Tools
AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform/OpenTofu, CloudFormation, Ansible, Python
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