Principal DevOps Engineer

Job Title: Principal DevOps Engineer

Location: Remote



Duration : 6+ Months

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Principal DevOps Engineer to lead enterprise DevOps and Platform Engineering initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, automation, and DevSecOps.

The candidate will be responsible for designing scalable, secure, and reliable platforms, improving deployment processes, establishing engineering standards, and providing technical leadership across multiple teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise DevOps and Platform Engineering strategies.
• Design and implement scalable, highly available DevOps platforms.
• Build and standardize CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Design and manage cloud infrastructure using AWS and/or Azure.
• Implement and support Kubernetes/OpenShift container platforms.
• Integrate security scanning, vulnerability management, and compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines.
• Improve system monitoring, logging, alerting, and overall reliability.
• Apply Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles to improve system performance and availability.
• Establish DevOps standards, reusable templates, and best practices.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for performance, scalability, and cost.
• Collaborate with architecture, development, infrastructure, security, and operations teams.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance across teams.

Required Skills and Experience

• 12+ years of experience in Infrastructure, Cloud, DevOps, or Platform Engineering.
• 7+ years of experience designing and implementing enterprise DevOps platforms.
• 5+ years of experience leading enterprise DevOps or Platform Engineering initiatives.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure.
• Experience with Kubernetes and/or OpenShift.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools and pipeline automation.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools and configuration management.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps practices, security automation, and compliance.
• Strong scripting and automation skills.
• Experience with cloud architecture, platform modernization, and system reliability.
• Knowledge of monitoring, logging, alerting, and SRE practices.
• Excellent technical leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience mentoring engineers and driving engineering standards across multiple teams.