Engineer, DevOps Engineering

Location
Chengdu - Sichuan, China
Workplace
Hybrid

About this role

Description & Requirements

A Career at HARMAN Automotive

We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. At HARMAN Automotive, we give you the keys to fast-track your career.

  • Engineer audio systems and integrated technology platforms that augment the driving experience
  • Combine ingenuity, in-depth research, and a spirit of collaboration with design and engineering excellence
  • Advance in-vehicle infotainment, safety, efficiency, and enjoyment

About the Role

We are looking for a DevSecOps / Platform Engineer to build, automate, and operate secure, scalable, and reliable cloud infrastructure and application platforms. You will develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, manage Kubernetes environments, and improve platform security, observability, and operational efficiency. Working closely with development, QA, and customer teams, you will support infrastructure planning, software delivery, and production operations, enabling safe and consistent releases through automation and continuous improvement.

 

What You Will Do

  • Design and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, and Git-based configuration management.
  • Build and maintain Jenkins CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, testing, security scanning, deployment, and rollback.
  • Deploy and operate Docker and Kubernetes platforms, ensuring scalability, high availability, and resilience.
  • Manage network connectivity and platform security, including VPNs, firewalls, IAM, secrets, and PKI/TLS certificates.
  • Implement monitoring, centralized logging, and alerting troubleshoot issues and improve system reliability.
  • Administer Linux systems, databases, Redis, and Kafka, including upgrades, maintenance, and performance tuning.
  • Automate infrastructure and operational tasks using Shell/Bash and Python.
  • Maintain backup and disaster recovery procedures, remediate vulnerabilities, and optimize capacity and cloud costs.
  • Support production incidents and controlled changes; maintain operational documentation and collaborate with development and QA teams.

What You Need to Be Successful

  • 4+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, IaC, CI/CD, Cloud management, or Infrastructure management.
  • Proven experience operating and troubleshooting business-critical production environments across infrastructure, applications, networks, cloud services, containers, and data platforms.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Jenkins pipeline automation, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, public cloud platforms, networking, VPN, IAM/security, and PKI.
  • Practical experience implementing monitoring, logging, observability, alerting, and application/infrastructure performance management.
  • Production experience managing databases, Redis, Kafka, and associated backup, recovery, availability, performance, and capacity requirements.
  • Strong Shell/Bash and Python automation experience, with demonstrated ability to automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment, monitoring, maintenance, and operational workflows.
  • Experience with security hardening, secrets management, vulnerability remediation, DevSecOps, disaster recovery, high availability, and production incident management.
  • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex, cross-layer production issues using logs, metrics, traces, system diagnostics, and network analysis.
  • Experience with Git-based engineering practices, GitOps, artifact/container registries, configuration management, and controlled production change processes.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across development, infrastructure, network, security, database, and application teams.
  • Proven ability to improve reliability and operational efficiency through automation, standardization, documentation, and continuous engineering improvement.

Bonus Points if You Have

  • Experience with GitOps tools such as Argo CD and Kubernetes tooling such as Helm, Kustomize, or Operators.
  • Experience implementing blue-green or canary deployments.
  • Familiarity with distributed tracing and OpenTelemetry.
  • Experience with multi-cloud connectivity, site-to-site VPNs, and automated TLS/mTLS certificate management.
  • Experience in disaster recovery testing, Kafka architecture migrations, or cloud cost optimization.

What We Offer

  • Flexible work environment, allowing for full-time remote work one day per week for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location
  • Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)
  • Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
  • Competitive wellness benefits
  • Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria
  • “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
  • An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

About HARMAN: Where Innovation Unleashes Next-Level Technology 
Ever since the 1920s, we’ve been amplifying the sense of sound. Today, that legacy endures, with integrated technology platforms that make the world smarter, safer, and more connected.  

Across automotive, lifestyle, and digital transformation solutions, we create innovative technologies that turn ordinary moments into extraordinary experiences. Our renowned automotive and lifestyle solutions can be found everywhere, from the music we play in our cars and homes to venues that feature today’s most sought-after performers, while our digital transformation solutions serve humanity by addressing the world’s ever-evolving needs and demands. Marketing our award-winning portfolio under 16 iconic brands, such as JBL, Mark Levinson, and Revel, we set ourselves apart by exceeding the highest engineering and design standards for our customers, our partners and each other. 

If you’re ready to innovate and do work that makes a lasting impact, join our talent community today!  

Important Notice: Recruitment Scams
Please be aware that HARMAN recruiters will always communicate with you from an '@harman.com' email address. We will never ask for payments, banking, credit card, personal financial information or access to your LinkedIn/email account during the screening, interview, or recruitment process. If you are asked for such information or receive communication from an email address not ending in '@harman.com' about a job with HARMAN, please cease communication immediately and report the incident to us through: [email protected]. 

You Belong Here 
HARMAN is committed to making every employee feel welcomed, valued, and empowered. No matter what role you play, we encourage you to share your ideas, voice your distinct perspective, and bring your whole self with you – all within a support-minded culture that celebrates what makes each of us unique. We also recognize that learning is a lifelong pursuit and want you to flourish. We proudly offer added opportunities for training, development, and continuing education, further empowering you to live the career you want.  
 
HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. HARMAN strives to hire the best qualified candidates and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse marketplaces and communities of our global colleagues and customers.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.HARMAN attracts, hires, and develops employees based on merit, qualifications and job-related performance.(www.harman.com) 

HARMAN is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process, please contact us at [email protected]. Requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.


General information

Location:
Chengdu - Sichuan, China
Job Family:
Engineering
Worker Type Reference:
Regular - Permanent
Pay Rate Type:
Salary
Career Level:
T3
Job ID:
R-57003-2026

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Benefits

  • Flexible work environment
  • Employee discounts
  • Training opportunities
  • Wellness benefits
  • Fitness center
  • Cafeteria
  • Recognition and rewards program