Senior DevOps Engineer

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Job Overview We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join a distributed team of specialist and senior engineers spanning multiple locations globally. In this role, you will be a hands-on technical contributor and force multiplier — working alongside specialist engineers to raise the collective bar through knowledge sharing, unblocking, and collaborative problem-solving. You will bring deep expertise in Azure-based Kubernetes platforms and a breadth of DevOps practice to help deliver and evolve our infrastructure at scale. A Day In The Life Kubernetes & Container Platform Design, deploy, and operate Kubernetes workloads on Redhat OpenShift and AKS in production and test environments, with consideration for future AWS expansion. Define cluster topology, multi-tenancy models, RBAC policies, namespace strategy, and workload placement standards. Implement and contribute to GitOps workflows using ArgoCD; manage the broader Kubernetes tooling ecosystem including Helm, Kustomize, ingress controllers, and service mesh. Maintain container image standards including base image governance, vulnerability scanning, and registry hygiene. CI/CD, IaC, & Cloud Platform Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines that enable fast, reliable delivery; introduce progressive delivery patterns where appropriate. Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform; contribute to shared module libraries and uphold consistent standards across environments. Contribute to cloud architecture decisions on Azure (VNet design, IAM, private connectivity, cost optimization) with an eye toward multi-cloud extensibility. Observability, Reliability, & Security Work within the observability stack (metrics, logging, tracing, alerting) to ensure consistent coverage and actionable signal across platform components. Drive SLO/SLI practices, lead blameless post-mortems, and systematically reduce classes of production incidents. Enforce security by default including secrets management, policy enforcement (OPA/Gatekeeper or Kyverno), network policies, and compliance posture. Technical Leadership & Enablement Act as a technical resource and mentor for engineers on your team, sharing knowledge, reviewing work, and removing blockers to keep delivery moving. Produce and maintain clear documentation, architecture decision records (ADRs), and runbooks to support team-wide understanding. Participate in architecture reviews and roadmap planning, ensuring platform concerns are well represented in cross-functional decisions. What will help you thrive in this role? BTech/MTech/MCA 10+ years in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering; prior experience at a principal or staff level. Deep, hands-on Kubernetes expertise, including Redhat Openshift or AKS in production environments. Hands-on proficiency with Terraform for infrastructure as code, and ArgoCD for GitOps-based deployments. Strong Azure platform knowledge: networking, identity, cost management, and Azure-native services. Experience with observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry) and security practices (secrets management, policy enforcement). Demonstrated ability to mentor and elevate peers, communicate technical concepts clearly, and collaborate effectively across distributed teams. Experience migrating workloads to Kubernetes or managing on-premises Kubernetes deployments. Familiarity with containerization strategies and best practices for legacy application modernization. AWS experience or multi-cloud background. Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD, or CKS). Hubbell Incorporated Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently. The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses. We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe. Hubbell Utility Solutions Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible. Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class. The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.