**ABOUT THIS POSITION** The Senior Lead DevOps Engineer will be responsible for managing and advancing our DevOps practices, focusing on optimizing CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure, and ensuring robust and scalable automation solutions. This role requires deep technical expertise, leadership capabilities, and the ability to drive strategic initiatives across teams. **WHAT YOU'LL DO** + Architecture & Design: Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and high-performance infrastructure solutions. Provide technical leadership in developing infrastructure strategies and DevOps practices. + CI/CD Optimization: Architect and enhance CI/CD pipelines to ensure efficient and reliable build, test, and deployment processes. Implement best practices to streamline and automate workflows. + Automation & Infrastructure-as-Code: Develop and manage infrastructure-as-code solutions using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation. Automate deployment and operational tasks to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort. + Infrastructure Management: Oversee and manage both cloud and on-premises infrastructure. Ensure systems are configured for high availability, performance, and scalability across various environments. + Monitoring & Performance Tuning: Implement and manage comprehensive monitoring and logging solutions. Analyze performance metrics, identify bottlenecks, and optimize system performance for both cloud and on-premises infrastructure. + Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with development, operations, and IT teams to integrate DevOps practices and tools. Provide technical guidance and support to other teams and stakeholders. + Leadership & Mentoring: Mentor and support junior engineers and team members. Provide guidance on best practices, troubleshooting, and professional development. + Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements and lead initiatives to enhance DevOps workflows. Develop and enforce best practices for deployment, configuration management, and operations. + Security & Compliance: Ensure that infrastructure solutions adhere to security best practices and compliance requirements. Implement security controls and practices to protect data and applications. + Project Management: Lead or contribute to major DevOps projects, including planning, execution, and delivery. Manage project timelines, resources, and stakeholder expectations. **WHAT YOU'LL NEED** Experience: 8+ years of experience in DevOps or a related field, with a proven track record of managing complex infrastructure environments and implementing DevOps practices. Technical Skills: + Infrastructure Management: Extensive experience with managing both cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and on-premises infrastructure. + CI/CD Tools: Advanced knowledge of CI/CD tools and technologies (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI). + Automation & Scripting: Proficiency with automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash). + Containers & Orchestration: Expertise in containerization (e.g., Docker) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes). + Monitoring & Logging: Strong experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack). + Problem-Solving: Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to tackle complex technical challenges and provide effective solutions. + Leadership: Proven leadership abilities, including mentoring and guiding team members, and leading technical initiatives. + Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. + Project Management: Experience managing and leading technical projects, including planning, execution, and stakeholder management. + Security Awareness: Understanding of security best practices and compliance requirements in both cloud and on-premises environments. **ABOUT WAYSTAR** Through a smart platform and better experience, Waystar helps providers simplify healthcare payments and yield powerful results throughout the complete revenue cycle. Waystar’s healthcare payments platform combines innovative, cloud-based technology, robust data, and unparalleled client support to streamline workflows and improve financials so providers can focus on what matters most: their patients and communities. Waystar is trusted by 1M+ providers, 1K+ hospitals and health systems, and is connected to over 5K commercial and Medicaid/Medicare payers. We are deeply committed to living out our organizational values: honesty; kindness; passion; curiosity; fanatical focus; best work, always; making it happen; and joyful, optimistic & fun. Waystar products have won multiple Best in KLAS® or Category Leader awards since 2010 and earned multiple #1 rankings from Black Book™ surveys since 2012. The Waystar platform supports more than 500,000 providers, 1,000 health systems and hospitals, and 5,000 payers and health plans. For more information, visit waystar.com or follow @Waystar (https://twitter.com/Waystar) on Twitter. **WAYSTAR PERKS** + Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus, if applicable) + Customizable benefits package (3 medical plans with Health Saving Account company match) + Generous paid time off starting at 3 weeks + 13 paid holidays including 2 personal floating holidays + Paid parental leave (including maternity + paternity leave) + Education assistance opportunities and free LinkedIn Learning access + Free mental health and family planning programs, including adoption assistance and fertility support + 401(K) program with company match + Pet insurance + Employee resource groups Waystar is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate, value, and support diversity and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. **Job Category:** Technology/Engineering **Job Type:** Full time **Req ID:** R2277