Senior Manager, Enterprise Container Platform (Kubernetes) Engineering

McDonald’s Corporation

Actively hiring
Chicago, IL Posted 13 days ago $152,678–$190,847 / year
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TL;DR

The Senior Manager, Enterprise Container Platform (Kubernetes) Engineering role is a high-impact position within the McDonald’s technology team, focusing on leading the strategy and architecture of Kubernetes-based container platforms at enterprise scale. This senior-level manager will oversee the design, deployment, and operations of highly available, secure, and scalable Kubernetes clusters across multiple cloud environments, with an emphasis on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and GKE. Key responsibilities include driving DevOps automation, embedding security-by-design practices, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to modernize workloads and accelerate cloud-native adoption. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in cloud engineering roles, extensive hands-on expertise with Kubernetes and containerization technologies, and proficiency in tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Jenkins. This role demands strong leadership skills, including the ability to mentor a team of engineers and communicate complex technical concepts to executive stakeholders.

Skills

Kubernetes GKE AWS Azure GCP Terraform Docker CI/CD GitOps Argo CD DevSecOps IaC Ansible Jenkins CloudFormation Prometheus Grafana SRE DevOps

What you'll do

  • Own the strategy, architecture, and roadmap for Kubernetes-based container platforms.
  • Lead design, deployment, and operations of highly available, secure Kubernetes clusters across multiple cloud environments.
  • Embed security-by-design practices in infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.
  • Champion SRE principles to enable self-service capabilities through standardized CI/CD patterns.
  • Mentor and grow a team of Kubernetes, platform, and SRE engineers.
  • Align cloud and DevOps strategies with organizational goals and business objectives.

What we're looking for

  • Over 10 years of experience in cloud, infrastructure, or platform engineering roles.
  • Extensive hands-on experience leading Kubernetes/container platforms at scale.
  • Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform and GKE, with working knowledge of AWS EKS and Azure AKS.
  • Strong proficiency in DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar.
  • Proven leadership skills in managing large cross-functional teams in agile environments.

Market check

Salary context

This $152,678–$190,847 range sits above 43% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$133,910–$225,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$142,437–$223,750

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About McDonald’s Corporation

McDonald’s Corporation is the world's largest fast-food chain by revenue, operating over 40,000 locations in more than 100 countries.

McDonald’s Corporation currently has 60 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $138,207–$172,758 across 57 roles with salary data.

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