We’re looking for talented professionals, anywhere in the United States, to join us in bringing smart money management and payment solutions to everyone’s fingertips.
At Green Dot, we are evolving to a new and permanent “Work from Anywhere” model designed to maximize the benefits of remote work, promote and enable a strong culture of performance and connectedness, and attract the best and brightest talent who align with our entrepreneurial spirit and mission.
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JOB DESCRIPTION
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled Lead DevOps Engineer to drive and scale our infrastructure, with a primary focus on Kubernetes orchestration and cloud-native technologies. In this leadership role, you will architect, implement, and manage our containerized environments, ensuring performance, security, and reliability for critical applications and services.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable Kubernetes-based infrastructure.
Architect and manage CI/CD pipelines that enable automated testing, deployment, and monitoring of microservices.
Define and enforce best practices for containerization, infrastructure as code (IaC), and Kubernetes operations.
Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to build resilient and secure cloud-native solutions.
Drive improvements in observability, including logging, metrics, and alerting using tools like Prometheus, Data Dog, or similar.
Manage and mentor a team of DevOps engineers, ensuring technical growth and consistent delivery.
Own and maintain Helm charts, Kubernetes manifests, and automation scripts for multi-environment deployments.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in cloud and containerized environments.
Stay up to date with industry trends, tools, and Kubernetes CNCF ecosystem advancements.
Required Qualifications:
7+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering.
4+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience in a production-grade environment (EKS, GKE, AKS, or self-managed clusters).
Deep knowledge of Docker, Helm, and Kubernetes components (e.g., controllers, CRDs, networking, RBAC).
Strong proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Anisble or similar).
Expertise in CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI.
Proficient in scripting and automation (Python, Bash, Powershell).
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Familiarity with service mesh (e.g., Istio or Linkerd) and Kubernetes security best practices.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and in a team.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
Certified in Azure, Azure ADO, Azure Architecure, Azure DevOps, Azure security practices
Experience managing high-availability, multi-region clusters.
Background in monitoring, logging, and incident response processes.
Experience with GitOps tools like Argo CD or Flux.
Why Join Us:
Work on cutting-edge cloud-native technologies with real impact.
Be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking team.
Competitive compensation and benefits.
Opportunities for growth, certifications, and leadership development.
POSITION TYPE
RegularPAY RANGE
The targeted base salary for this position is $120,700 to $180,900 per year. The final compensation will be determined by a number of factors such as qualifications, expertise, and the candidate’s geographical location.<<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>>
Green Dot promotes diversity and provides equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We are dedicated to building a company that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work (and work environment) will be for everyone. Additionally, Green Dot provides reasonable accommodations for candidates on request and respects applicants' privacy rights.
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What We Do
Green Dot is a financial technology and registered bank holding company committed to delivering trusted, best-in-class money management and payment solutions to customers and partners, seamlessly connecting people to their money. Green Dot’s proprietary technology enables it to build products and features that address the most pressing financial challenges of consumers and businesses, transforming the way they manage and move money and making financial empowerment more accessible for all.
Green Dot offers a broad set of financial services to consumers and businesses including debit, checking, credit, prepaid, and payroll cards, as well as robust money processing services, tax refunds, cash deposits and disbursements. Its flagship digital banking platform GO2bank offers consumers simple and accessible mobile banking designed to help improve financial health over time. The company’s banking platform services business enables a growing list of the world’s largest and most trusted consumer and technology brands to deploy customized, seamless, value-driven money management solutions for their customers.
Founded in 1999, Green Dot has served more than 33 million customers directly and many millions more through its partners. The Green Dot Network of more than 90,000 retail distribution locations nationwide, more than all remaining bank branches in the U.S. combined, enables it to operate primarily as a “branchless bank.” Green Dot Bank is a subsidiary of Green Dot Corporation and member of the FDIC . For more information about Green Dot’s products and services, please visit www.greendot.com.
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The Commissioner of Financial Regulation for the State of Maryland will accept all questions or complaints from Maryland residents regarding Green Dot Corporation, NMLS ID #914924 at 1100 North Eutaw Street, Suite 611; Baltimore, MD 21201, phone 888-784-0136. NMLS Consumer Access: https://nmlsconsumeraccess.org/
