About this role
Journey with us! Combine your career goals and sense of adventure by joining our exciting team of employees. Royal Caribbean Group is pleased to offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, and excellent career development opportunities, each offering unique ways to explore the world.
We are proud to be the vacation-industry leader with global brands — including Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises — the most innovative fleet and private destinations, and the best people. Together, we are dedicated to turning the vacation of a lifetime into a lifetime of vacations for our guests.
The Royal Caribbean Group’s Information Technology Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Senior Engineer, Site Reliability reporting to the Senior Manager, Site Reliability.
The position is onsite and based in Miramar, Florida.
The position is also not eligible for work authorization sponsorship.
Position Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic and innovative team. In this role, you will design, implement, and maintain the infrastructure, automation, and systems that support the development, deployment, and reliability of our software applications.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Infrastructure Automation: Design, build, and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform or CloudFormation to streamline provisioning and configuration of cloud and on‑prem resources.
- CI/CD Engineering: Create, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and deployment tools such as Argo CD to automate build, test, security scanning, and release workflows.
- Containerization & Orchestration: Deploy, scale, and operate workloads on Kubernetes (Cloud and On‑prem). Experience with OpenShift is a strong plus.
- Observability & Monitoring: Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting systems using Splunk, AppDynamics, and related tools to proactively identify, diagnose, and resolve issues.
- Security & Compliance: Apply DevSecOps best practices, ensure adherence to security standards, and implement automated security controls and compliance guardrails.
- Collaboration & Enablement: Work closely with Engineering, Operations, QA, and Security teams to streamline development workflows and promote DevOps best practices.
- Mentorship: Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to junior DevOps engineers to foster team growth.
Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills:
- 6+ years of proven experience as a DevOps Engineer, including senior-level responsibilities.
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Hands-on experience with GitHub for version control, branching strategies, workflows, and repository management.
- Strong proficiency in Terraform for IaC.
- Expertise with GitHub Actions and Argo CD for CI/CD.
- Proficiency in scripting languages including Bash, Python, and JavaScript.
- Deep experience working with Kubernetes (Cloud and On‑premises); OpenShift experience is a plus.
- Experience with Ansible for configuration management.
- Strong understanding of monitoring and logging platforms such as Splunk and AppDynamics.
- Familiarity with security best practices, DevSecOps principles, and compliance frameworks.
- Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
- Generative AI experience is preferred (integrating AI workflows, automation, or AI-driven tooling).
Agency and Third-Party Submissions: Please note this is a direct search by the Company, and applications through agencies and other third parties will not be accepted, nor will fees be paid for unsolicited resumes. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered the Company's property.
We know there's a lot to consider. As you go through the application process, our recruiters will be glad to provide guidance, and more relevant details to answer any additional questions. Thank you again for your interest in Royal Caribbean Group. We'll hope to see you onboard soon!
It is the policy of the Company to ensure equal employment and promotion opportunity to qualified candidates without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, sexuality, gender identity or expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Royal Caribbean Group and each of its subsidiaries prohibit and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment.
Other facts
About Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
At Royal Caribbean Group, we deliver unforgettable vacations to guests who trust us with life’s greatest moments. We build the best ships, and even better careers, all while doing the right thing. We are passionate. We are innovative. We are unstoppable. We open the world to our employees. Your journey is our journey — chart your own course. Journey with us!
Our culture: What sets the Group apart is the multicultural environment we create with employees from over 126 countries. We cultivate a workplace where employees feel they can be themselves, are appreciated because of their differences and are empowered to become part of the fabric of the Group. We have been repeatedly recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies. For us, it’s a simple three-word phrase: Make good choices. Our employees have a commitment to compliance, doing the right thing and integrity.
Our brands: Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) is a cruise vacation company comprised of three award-winning global brands: Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea. Royal Caribbean Group is also a 50% owner of a joint venture that operates TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. Together, our brands operate a global fleet traveling to more than 800 destinations worldwide.
Our promise: We deliver the best vacation experiences, responsibly. Every one of our values and actions flows from this promise. To operate the safest ships on the seas. To protect the oceans we sail. To put people and communities first in everything we do.
Link to the careers page: https://careers.royalcaribbeangroup.com/
What you'll do
- The Senior Engineer, Site Reliability will design, implement, and maintain the infrastructure, automation, and systems that support the development, deployment, and reliability of software applications. This includes responsibilities in infrastructure automation, CI/CD engineering, containerization, observability, security, and collaboration with various teams.
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