This role pays less than
76%
of similar roles. Most pay
$126,750–$180,125
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$127k
versus about
$153k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Southwest
Southwest Airlines is a major U.S. low-cost airline carrier.
The Cloud DevOps Engineer joins the Cloud Common Platform Team to design and build enterprise cloud infrastructure, automation, and platform capabilities that enable development teams to deliver solutions efficiently and securely. This role involves developing reusable modules, templates, pipelines, and policies using Terraform and GitLab to support cloud adoption and modernization efforts. The engineer will also implement CI/CD tools, manage infrastructure-as-code, and oversee containerization using Docker while maintaining business continuity and disaster recovery processes. Key technical requirements include expertise in AWS Infrastructure as a Service, CloudFormation, AWS compute, data sources, security technologies, and monitoring tools. Working within a DevOps culture, the individual will collaborate with Security and Architecture teams to solve complex infrastructure challenges, ensuring all cloud solutions are scalable, well-integrated, and aligned with established enterprise standards for high-quality delivery.