Senior DevOps Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer

We're looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our high-performing software engineering team and contribute to building innovative digital media products and experiences for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC). This is a hands-on, collaborative role that supports our mission to deliver exceptional content experiences to our audience.

How We Work

At AJC, we believe in agile, self-organizing teams that combine technical excellence with a deep understanding of business needs. We promote a collaborative, transparent environment where engineers are empowered to innovate, challenge ideas with data-driven discussion, and deliver incremental value. We work cross-functionally to support our product goals while maintaining a strong engineering culture.

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will:

• Play a pivotal role in building and maintaining AJC's digital products and services across multiple CMS platforms (e.g., ArcXP, Payload), web/app platforms, and cloud ecosystems (e.g., AWS, Vercel).
• Leverage AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q, Claude) to enhance development speed and system reliability.
• Lead CI/CD efforts and improve deployment speed, reliability, and infrastructure resilience.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape technical strategy, scope projects, and drive delivery.
• Provide guidance through code reviews, 1:1 mentoring, and team knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Troubleshoot high-priority production issues and act as a first responder during outages or performance incidents.
• Champion DevOps best practices, from infrastructure automation to proactive monitoring and observability improvements.
• Support QA and testing pipelines, working with product and engineering to ensure smooth releases.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 4 years' experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 2 years' experience; a Ph.D. and up to 1 year of experience; or 8 years' experience in a related field.
• Strong experience with DevOps in cloud-based environments (AWS, Vercel, etc.).
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and frameworks such as Next.js, React, React Native.
• Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and system monitoring tools.
• Comfortable working in Agile environments with tools like Jira, Git, CLI, and GitHub Actions (or similar).
• Proven ability to transform complex UX/UI into performant, maintainable code.
• Experience leveraging AI tools to optimize workflows and improve code quality.
• Excellent communication skills and a strong team-first mindset.

What Success Looks Like

• Deployment processes are faster, more reliable, and highly automated.
• Production issues are reduced through proactive monitoring and infrastructure improvements.
• DevOps tooling is continually improved to enhance the developer experience.
• Strong technical partnerships are built across departments to streamline collaboration and accelerate product delivery.

Why Join Us

At AJC, you'll be part of a mission-driven team building products that matter. You'll have the opportunity to make a tangible impact, shape DevOps strategy, and work with a modern tech stack in a supportive, agile environment.

Benefits

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.

About Us

As our primary divisions Cox Automotive and Cox Communications drive new waves of innovation, Cox Enterprises is entering spaces like cleantech, healthcare, esports and more. We're a family business guided by a legacy of bold innovation that's driven by those who want to make their mark. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship. Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.