Principal DevOps Engineer 6918

We are looking for an experienced Principal DevOps Engineer to provide technical leadership and contribute to the architecture, automation, deployment, and operation of cloud-based software products.

This is a highly technical role within an Agile engineering environment, working closely with Development, QA, Operations, Architecture, and Product Management teams. The successful candidate will help define and implement scalable cloud infrastructure, modern DevOps practices, automated deployment processes, and reliable CI/CD solutions.

The ideal candidate has extensive hands-on experience with AWS, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker, automation, and cloud architecture, along with the ability to solve complex infrastructure, security, and software delivery challenges.

• Participate in cloud architecture, infrastructure design, and software development initiatives.
  
• Provide technical leadership and collaborate with engineering teams to solve complex infrastructure, security, scalability, and deployment challenges.
  
• Design, build, maintain, and optimize cloud infrastructure primarily on AWS.
  
• Work with AWS services including EC2, VPC, S3, ELB, RDS, Route 53, WorkSpaces, CloudWatch, and CloudTrail.
  
• Design and implement infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) technologies such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
  
• Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub, and related technologies.
  
• Automate application and infrastructure deployment processes to improve reliability, consistency, and delivery speed.
  
• Manage and support containerized environments using Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, and related technologies.
  
• Build automated deployment and configuration processes using configuration management technologies such as Chef or Puppet.
  
• Manage cloud infrastructure administration, including user provisioning, permissions, infrastructure components, and workflow configurations.
  
• Deploy new application modules, platform upgrades, infrastructure changes, and production fixes.
  
• Perform incremental testing of code, infrastructure, processes, and deployments to reduce errors and improve delivery efficiency.
  
• Support infrastructure configuration, optimization, troubleshooting, and documentation.
  
• Perform testing and validation activities within virtualized and cloud environments.
  
• Implement monitoring and operational visibility using services such as AWS CloudWatch and CloudTrail.
  
• Use open-source technologies and tools to address specific infrastructure and engineering requirements.
  
• Develop customized automation and workflows using programming and scripting languages.
  
• Collaborate with Development, QA, Operations, and Product teams within an Agile software development environment.
  
• Promote DevOps best practices, automation, reliability, security, and continuous improvement across engineering teams.
  

• 12+ years of relevant DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering experience.
  
• Extensive hands-on experience designing and supporting cloud infrastructure and architectures.
  
• Deep expertise with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and production cloud environments.
  
• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as EC2, VPC, S3, ELB, RDS, Route 53, CloudWatch, and CloudTrail.
  
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), preferably Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation.
  
• Strong experience designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
  
• Hands-on experience with Jenkins and GitHub or comparable CI/CD and source control technologies.
  
• Strong experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.
  
• Experience with AWS ECS or similar container platforms.
  
• Experience with configuration management and automation tools such as Chef, Puppet, or similar technologies.
  
• Strong knowledge of modern DevOps principles, practices, and automation strategies.
  
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  
• Experience with scripting or programming languages for infrastructure and workflow automation.
  
• Experience with cloud infrastructure administration, including identity, permissions, networking, monitoring, and security.
  
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities across complex production environments.
  
• Experience working within Agile software development teams.
  
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across Development, QA, Operations, Product, and Architecture teams.
  
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technology, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
  

• Previous experience within PEO, HCM, SaaS, IT, or ITES environments.
  
• Experience working with both AWS and Microsoft Azure.
  
• Experience designing or supporting large-scale, highly available SaaS platforms.
  
• Strong knowledge of cloud security, infrastructure optimization, scalability, and operational reliability.
  
• Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and establishing DevOps best practices.