Principal DevOps Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Thu, Jun 11, 2026
This job expires in: 25 days
Job Summary
Seeking a sharp, security-minded Principal DevOps Engineer to architect and manage AWS infrastructure using Terraform, enforce cloud security best practices, and drive CI/CD automation, all while working remotely in a full-time capacity.
Key responsibilities:
- Own and evolve AWS cloud infrastructure, implementing security best practices and compliance guardrails
- Design and improve CI/CD pipelines with integrated security scanning and policy enforcement
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the engineering team while interfacing with executive leadership on platform strategy
Required qualifications:
- 10+ years of hands-on DevOps or SRE experience, with 5+ years in AWS production workloads
- BA/BS in Engineering or Computer Science preferred, or equivalent experience with AWS Professional-level certifications
- Deep expertise in Terraform and strong experience with GitHub Actions for building pipelines as code
- Demonstrable cloud security experience with tools like GuardDuty and Security Hub
- Proficient in scripting and automation using Python, Go, or Bash, with solid Linux system administration skills
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