Principal DevOps Engineer

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionCome, Build, Innovate, Disrupt, and Thrive! KēSTA I.T. is actively seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer for an immediate full-time opportunity with our industry leading client. Are you on the lookout for a unique career opportunity that offers leadership, responsibility, and the chance to make a significant impact? If you're eager to contribute to a thriving and stable organization while maintaining your confidentiality, continue reading. We are seeking a technical leader with deep AWS and AI infrastructure expertise to join an enterprise technology organization as a Principal DevOps Engineer. This role plays a key part in architecting and driving cloud and AI infrastructure strategy across AWS and private cloud environments. The Principal DevOps Engineer will establish platform standards that enable Bedrock-backed agents, agentic workflows using AgentCore, and high-throughput LLM serving to operate reliably, securely, and cost-effectively at enterprise scale. This position combines hands-on technical depth with architectural leadership, platform strategy, and mentorship. The ideal candidate has extensive experience building enterprise-scale AWS and Kubernetes environments and is comfortable establishing the infrastructure and operational standards required to support emerging AI workloads. What You Will DoArchitect cloud and AI platform strategies and clearly communicate proposed solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholdersProvide technical leadership to engineering team members, manage work priorities, and establish technical direction for cloud infrastructure and AI platform practicesCollaborate with architecture leadership to define, design, and validate solution architectures for platform and AI application workloads running on AWSEstablish platform standards for AI workload deployment, including model versioning, inference-serving patterns, cost-per-inference governance, and AI API reliabilityAdminister and architect Amazon EKS environments at enterprise scale, including multi-cluster federation and AI workload scheduling policiesDesign and implement enterprise observability strategies using Dynatrace, including service-performance SLOs, cost dashboards, AI workload monitoring, and incident responseEstablish cloud-native architecture, Infrastructure as Code, and GitOps standards that support scalable and repeatable platform operationsHelp ensure cloud and AI infrastructure meets enterprise requirements for security, reliability, performance, compliance, and cost efficiencyMentor and develop engineers across multiple levels while promoting platform engineering and DevOps best practices Background & Skills8+ years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, or a related disciplineExtensive experience administering Amazon EKS or Kubernetes within enterprise-scale environmentsAdvanced scripting experience using Bash and PythonExtensive experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows using GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, or similar technologiesDeep experience with AWS services, including EC2, VPC, S3, EKS, IAM, CloudFront, ALB/NLB, and RDSStrong experience designing Infrastructure as Code and cloud-native architectures using Terraform and AWS CDKExtensive Linux systems administration experienceProven expertise with AWS cloud and AI infrastructure, including Amazon Bedrock, AgentCore, and cloud-native architecture patternsExperience deploying and operating agentic AI systems within AWS, including AgentCore and Bedrock AgentsStrong experience with Dynatrace and enterprise observability strategies, including monitoring AI workloadsExperience with centralized logging and monitoring technologies such as CloudWatch and DynatraceDeep understanding of cloud networking, including AWS VPC, Transit Gateway, security groups, load balancing, and routingStrong understanding of cloud-native principles, Infrastructure as Code, and GitOps methodologiesKnowledge of CIS, NIST, and SOX compliance frameworks and associated audit processesStrong understanding of security governance and compliance requirements for cloud and AI environmentsExperience with service discovery technologies such as AWS Cloud Map and ConsulDemonstrated ability to mentor and develop engineers at multiple levelsAbility to communicate complex infrastructure and architecture concepts effectively to both technical and business stakeholders Available Benefits:· Medical Benefits (Platinum level plans available)· Work from home / Hybrid / Onsite options· PTO· Holiday Pay· VTO· 401K· Charitable Match· Training reimbursement About KēSTA I.T.:Our name says it all; KēSTA I.T. (Keys-to-I.T.) AND our people are our keys to our success! KēSTA I.T. is an IT staffing, consulting, and technical services company built around one simple belief: the right people can transform businesses.We connect talented technology professionals with organizations that need the skills, experience, and expertise to move their technology initiatives forward. From contract staffing and direct hire to consulting and project-based solutions, we provide flexible technology talent across software, data, cloud, network, infrastructure, cybersecurity, CRM/ERP, and other critical IT disciplines. Our culture is built on Putting People First, Integrity & Ethics, Growth, Accountability, Respect, and Continuous Improvement. We believe in open communication, taking ownership, doing what we say we're going to do, and continuously finding ways to get better. Where do you want to go? We've got the keys! ~ KēSTA I.T.