Senior DevOps Engineer - Apache Airflow Platform

About the role

Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

Job Description

The Role

The Airflow Platform team is building Fidelity’s enterprise Apache Airflow platform, providing the foundation for running business-critical workflows reliably and at scale.

We design and deliver the platform capabilities, automation, security, and operational tooling needed to support enterprise workloads. Working closely with application, infrastructure, security, and production support teams, we are focused on delivering a secure, resilient, and highly automated platform while simplifying adoption and creating a strong developer experience.

Key responsibilities include:

• Deploy, configure, and support Apache Airflow in Kubernetes environments using Helm.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, Jenkins, and JFrog Artifactory.
• Develop automated deployment, release, and promotion processes across multiple environments.
• Manage application packaging, artifact versioning, and release workflows.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across Airflow, Kubernetes, deployment pipelines, and platform infrastructure.
• Partner with architects, developers, and infrastructure teams to implement platform enhancements and operational improvements.
• Improve platform reliability through automation, monitoring, logging, and operational best practices.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and support procedures.

The Skills and Experience You Bring

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Hands-on experience deploying applications to Kubernetes using Helm charts.
• Experience administering, supporting, or deploying Open Source Apache Airflow.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, Jenkins, and Git-based development workflows.
• Experience managing build artifacts, repositories, and release processes using JFrog Artifactory.
• Experience with containerized applications and Kubernetes-based deployments.
• Knowledge of AWS services and cloud-native platform operations.
• Strong automation and scripting skills using Python, Bash, or similar languages.
• Experience troubleshooting production environments, deployment pipelines, and platform infrastructure.
• Experience working in Agile environments and collaborating across globally distributed engineering teams.

The Team

The team consists of architects and engineers across the U.S. and India who work closely together to deliver the platform, automation, and operational capabilities required to run Apache Airflow at enterprise scale. The team's focus is enabling reliable, secure, and automated deployment and operation of Airflow while providing a strong foundation for application teams adopting the platform.

Fidelity’s Onsite Working Model
Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.

Certifications

Category

Information Technology

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