Senior DevOps Engineer

Imagine Your Future with Us! Since 1971, Paychex has been at the forefront of simplifying HR, payroll, and benefits for American businesses. Our digital HR technology and advisory solutions cater to the changing needs of employers and their employees. With our award-winning training and endless opportunities for growth and development, you can build a lifelong career with us. We pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive and innovative culture. Our leaders are here to support your career journey; they and our dedicated employees embody the values that drive us to support each other, our clients, and our communities. Join us to pursue your passion and unleash your potential.

Overview

We’re looking for a DevOps Expert to lead the design and execution of our AI-integrated, fully automated, delivery pipeline and greenfield (AWS cloud) platforms. This role is perfect for someone who can architect scalable CI/CD, automate everything, and bring the best of modern tooling. This is a high-ownership, high-impact role for someone who loves automating complexity, enabling developer speed, and creating a frictionless engineering experience across the stack.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and model what great looks like for less experienced engineers
• Build and maintain zero-touch pipelines from feature branch to production
• Lead the integration of AI-enhanced workflows: LLMs, GPT, Claude, AI test bots, observability assistants
• Own CI/CD orchestration using LaunchDarkly, CircleCI, SAM
• Automate deployments across on AWS infrastructure using Terraform, CircleCI, GitHub Actions
• Integrate advanced observability DataDog
• Implement enterprise-safe, open-source CI/CD tools for scalability and compliance
• Support self-healing environments and ephemeral test environments at scale

Qualifications

• Expert-level experience with CI/CD design, automation, and pipeline architecture
• Proven success implementing AI-integrated DevOps workflows
• Track record of delivering self-healing, zero-downtime platforms
• Familiarity with enterprise-safe open-source tooling
• Bonus: Passion for observability, platform scalability, and empowering dev teams

What's in it for you?

• A flexible virtual-first work philosophy
• Generous paid time off
• Company paid private health insurance
• Company paid life and disability insurance
• Paid leave for illness, birth parents, non-birth parents, elder caregivers, marriage, adoption of a child and bereavement
• Inclusive and accessible Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to help with everyday challenges
• Christmas and Easter bonuses
• Work-from-home allowance
• Opportunity for strengthening expertise and skills through Paychex’s learning platform, including lessons in English

Not sure if you meet every requirement?

At Paychex, we know that great talent comes in many forms. If you're passionate about the role but don't check every box, we still encourage you to apply. You might be the right fit - either for this position or another opportunity with us.

Paychex is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated fairly and evaluated based on their qualifications, experience, and merit. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment.