✦ Luna Orbit — DevOps & SRE

Lead Software Engineer, DevOps - Card Tech

at Discover Financial Services

📍 San Francisco, CA Onsite 💰 $215K – $245K USD / year Posted April 03, 2026
Salary $215K – $245K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 4+ years
Education Bachelor's degree
Category DevOps & SRE

Lead DevOps engineering and cloud-native initiatives for Card Tech platform, guiding a portfolio of projects and a team of developers. Use Java, Python, SQL, Ruby and Go with container orchestration and IaC tooling to deliver scalable cloud-based solutions while mentoring the engineering community.

  • Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in machine learning, distributed microservices, and full stack systems to meet regulatory needs
  • Collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions that empower millions of users
  • Mentor engineers and participate in internal/external tech communities
  • Develop cloud-based solutions using Java, Python, SQL, Ruby and Go with Docker and Kubernetes
  • Use Ansible and Terraform to automate configuration management and deployment

Stacks include Java, Python, SQL, Ruby, Go; Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration; Ansible and Terraform for configuration and deployment; AWS/Azure/GCP for cloud native tech; Linux/Unix for system administration; Apache Mesos/Marathon/Spark; Cassandra and Elasticsearch for data stores.

The ideal candidate is a mid-to-senior DevOps engineer with 4+ years in DevOps and 3+ years in cloud-native technologies, plus strong containerization and IaC experience. They should be comfortable leading a team, mentoring others, and driving cloud adoption in a regulated financial services environment.

Bachelor's degree4+ years DevOps Engineering3+ years Cloud Native technologies (Amazon Web ServicesMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud Platform)4+ years of Unix or Linux system administration
7+ years of DevOps Engineering experience4+ years of coding and scripting (PythonSQLJavaJavaScriptGolangBashPerl or Ruby)4+ years of technologies Apache MesosMarathonor Apache Spark4+ years of using build and deployment tools (JenkinsDocker)2+ years of experience with distributed database systems (CassandraElasticSearch)2+ years of experience deploying clustered web services2+ years of experience working within Agile Development Practices
Amazon Web ServicesMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesDockerJenkinsAnsibleTerraformPythonJavaSQLRubyGoUnixLinuxApache MesosMarathonApache SparkCassandraElasticSearch
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JavaPythonSQLRubyGoUnixLinuxDockerKubernetesAnsibleTerraformJenkinsAmazon Web ServicesAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud PlatformCloud NativeApache MesosMarathonApache SparkCassandraElasticSearch
LeadershipMentoringCollaborationCommunicationProblem-solvingAdaptability
Industry Financial Services
Job Function Lead DevOps engineering and cloud-native initiatives for Card Tech platform
Role Subtype DevOps Engineer
Tech Domains Amazon Web Services, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Unix, Apache Mesos, Apache Spark, Cassandra, ElasticSearch, Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, Python, Java, SQL / PostgreSQL, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform
Lead Software EngineerDevOpsAWSAmazon Web ServicesKubernetesDockerJenkinsTerraformAnsiblePythonJavaSQLRubyGoUnixLinuxApache MesosMarathonApache SparkCassandraElasticSearchAgileCloud Native technologiesMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud Platform

Bachelor's degree required, 4+ years DevOps, 3+ years Cloud Native technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP), 4+ years Unix/Linux administration

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