Graco

Graco manufactures and markets premium equipment to move, measure, control, dispense and spray a wide variety of fluid and powder materials. What does that mean? Well, we pump peanut butter into your jar, and the oil in your car. We glue the soles of your shoes, the glass in your windows and the screen on your phone. We spray the finish on your vehicle, coatings on your pills, the paint on your house and texture on your walls. Graco is part of your daily life.

This role is currently based at our Minneapolis office and will transition to our new headquarters in Dayton, MN, in 2027.

The Senior DevOps Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines to support the provisioning, monitoring and lifecycle management of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) resources on both AWS and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). This position also manages the deployment, configuration and ongoing operations of packaged enterprise applications running across hybrid cloud environments. He/she will work closely with Software Development, Infrastructure and Security teams to ensure the application platforms are scalable, secure, resilient and performant

What You Will Do at Graco

Technical Leadership

• Design, implement, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines across hybrid cloud environments (AWS and OCI)
• Manage infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation or Ansible
• Monitor, log and trace application and system health using observability platforms (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)
• Automate deployment, scaling and recovery processes to support production workloads
• Ensure applications, frameworks and cloud infrastructure are regularly patched and maintained to meet security, compliance and support standards
• Implement security best practices and compliance across CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure
• Support FinOps practices by monitoring, reporting, and optimizing cloud resource usage and cost efficiency across AWS and OCI
• Establish and enforce tagging governance to ensure accurate cost allocation and chargeback reporting across business units
• Drive continuous improvement across DevOps practices by optimizing CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure and deployments, enhancing observability, and fostering a culture of collaboration and operational excellence.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner with Application Owners and Engineering Teams to plan infrastructure requirements, optimize performance, and support release readiness
• Collaborate with Software Development, Infrastructure and Application teams to troubleshoot and resolve performance and deployment issues
• Collaborate with Security, Compliance, and Governance stakeholders to ensure CI/CD and infrastructure processes meet regulatory and organizational standards
• Act as a bridge between Infrastructure, Development, and QA teams to streamline deployment workflows and reduce time-to-production
• Leads, directs, and works with team members to develop, maintain and improve critical internal and external applications
• Support development of junior team members, including providing informal mentorship

What You Will Bring to Graco

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of overall IT experience with a strong background in system administration.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines across hybrid cloud environments.
• Strong Linux system administration skills, including scripting with Bash, Python or similar
• Hands-on experience managing and administering packaged enterprise applications
• Solid understanding of networking, DNS, load balancing, and firewalls in a cloud context
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to lead initiatives, mentor junior team members, and manage multiple priorities effectively.

Accelerators

• Experience with hybrid cloud/on-premise architectures.
• Experience managing on-premise packaged systems like Siemens Teamcenter
• Experience with one or more programming languages such as Java, Groovy, Python, Unix Shell Scripting
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and DevOps tools (e.g., Git, Jenkins, FlexDeploy).

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At Graco, you truly make a difference. Your unique talents contribute to our organizational growth and future. Not only do you make a difference, but Graco’s culture empowers employees to create their own career path. Whether you choose to advance within your current department or explore new opportunities in different divisions, you have the ability to build your future. Our managers are here to provide support and guidance as you continue to grow within your career.

Graco has excellent opportunities available to individuals who want to be part of a fast-moving, growing company that is committed to quality, innovation and solving fluid handling problems for our customers. Graco is proud to be named a Best Place to Work by Fortune Magazine in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 & 2022. Graco offers attractive compensation, benefits and career development opportunities. Graco’s comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, stock purchase plan, 401(k), tuition reimbursement and more.

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The base pay range for this position is listed below, exclusive of fringe benefits or other compensation. If you are hired, your final base hourly rate will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, competencies, education, and/or experience. In addition to those factors, we will also consider internal equity of our current employees. Please keep in mind that the range provided is the full base salary range for the role. Hiring at or near the maximum of the range would not be typical to allow for future and continued salary growth.

$93,800.00 - $164,200.00