Principal DevOps Engineer

Location: Remote in these states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, KS, KY, IA, ID, IL, IN, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI

Role Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal DevOps Engineer to lead our DevOps initiatives, drive automation, and optimize a global cloud infrastructure. This role is ideal for an experienced professional who thrives in designing and maintaining scalable, secure, and cost-efficient CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes clusters, and modernized cloud-based systems. This role reports to the Director, Platform Engineering.

What you’ll do:

• Design robust, scalable, highly available global cloud architectures that meet business requirements and align with industry best practices.
• Have extensive hands-on experience with Azure, Kubernetes (AKS), Helm, and Docker containerization.
• Oversee the design, implementation and optimization of CI/CD pipelines to facilitate automated testing, deployment and monitoring of applications and infrastructure.  (GitHub Actions)
• Have a solid understanding of networking, security, and compliance in cloud environments.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning with tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar IaC frameworks.
• Establish best practices for observability, logging, alerting and monitoring using tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
• Be experienced with scripting and automation. (Python, Bash, Go, or similar).
• Champion collaboration with teams across the company to identify DevOps needs and deliver solutions to advanced technology goals that improve developer experience and release velocity.
• Have a background in compliance-heavy industries and integrating audit requirements with security standards and industry best practices. (SOC2, ISO 27001, etc.).
• Provide escalation assistance as required to resolve any technology stack related issues that may arise.
• Coach and mentor team members on best practices and standards in DevOps.
• Have familiarity with new industry trends in DevOps tools and concepts.
• Additional duties and responsibilities as necessary. 

What you’ll bring to the table:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in DevOps or related fields, with at least 5 years in an architecture role.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure Stack, including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and other Azure cloud services.
• Demonstrated experience in managing and transitioning from monolithic to scalable, distributed architectures across multiple regions.
• Excellent understanding of CI/CD pipelines (GitHub), infrastructure as code (IaC), and automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent.
• Solid experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Sound knowledge of networking, security, and compliance in a global cloud environment.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Perks & Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Basic Life Insurance
• Paid Maternity/Parental Leave Program
• Flexible Time Off Program
• Paid Sick Leave 
• Wellness Days (1 day/quarter)
• 401K Match 
• Comprehensive Benefits Package >>> https://www.shipbob.com/careers/
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ShipBob believes in transparency while providing a competitive total compensation package with a pay for performance approach. The full base pay range for this position in our compensation architecture is $201,002 - $335,004. In addition to base salary, this role includes the opportunity to be eligible for participation in the Company's discretionary bonus plan based on Company's plans and in accordance with Company’s policies.