Life. Unlimited. At Smith Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. Are you ready to shape the platforms that enable life changing medical technology? As a Staff DevOps Engineer, you will play a pivotal technical leadership role, owning and evolving the cloud and DevOps ecosystems that power our software development teams. This is a high impact opportunity to influence architecture, elevate engineering standards, and enable teams to deliver safer, higher quality software at scale. What will you be doing? Owning and evolving cloud native CI/ CD platforms that support complex, multi component software systems across development, test, and production environments. Acting as a technical authority for DevOps, CI/ CD, and cloud platform architecture, driving design decisions and best practices. Building and maintaining robust, automated build and deployment pipelines across cloud and on premise environments. Implementing infrastructure as code to provision and manage cloud and CI/ CD infrastructure. Partnering closely with application engineers, platform teams, IT, quality, and cybersecurity to ensure systems are secure, reliable, scalable, and compliant. Improving reliability and observability through monitoring, logging, analytics, and resilience planning. Mentoring and technically guiding engineers, raising the bar for DevOps practices and developer experience across teams. Modernizing legacy build systems and leading continuous improvement initiatives across the software lifecycle. What will you need to be successful?8 years of professional experience in DevOps, CI/ CD, platform, or software engineering roles. Proven experience designing and operating CI/ CD pipelines for complex, multi component systems. Strong hands on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, including CI/ CD services, IAM, networking, compute, and storage. Experience with containers and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes. Strong scripting and automation skills using Python, Bash, or similar languages. Advanced knowledge of Linux systems and troubleshooting in cloud environments. The ability to influence, mentor, and collaborate across teams without direct authority. Experience working in regulated environments such as medical devices, healthcare, or robotics is a plus. You. Unlimited. We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our strongest investments are in our people and the patients we serve. Inclusion and Belonging: Committed to welcoming, celebrating, and thriving on inclusion and belonging. Learn more about Employee Inclusion Groups on our website Your Future: 401 k Matching Program, 401 k Plus Program, Discounted Stock Purchase Plan, Tuition Reimbursement. Work/ Life Balance: Flexible Personal and Vacation Time Off, Paid Holidays, Flex Holidays, Paid Community Service Day. Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account with employer contribution, Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave, Fertility and Adoption Assistance Program. Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model for most professional roles. Training: Hands on, team customized learning and mentorship. Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel, and more.