Principal DevOps Engineer

ShipBob, Inc.

full-time

Posted on: 9/19/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana

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💰 $201,002 - $335,004 per year

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AnsibleAzureCloudDockerGoGrafanaKubernetesPrometheusPythonTerraform

About the role

Design robust, scalable, highly available global cloud architectures that meet business requirements and align with industry best practices.
Oversee the design, implementation and optimization of CI/CD pipelines to facilitate automated testing, deployment and monitoring of applications and infrastructure (GitHub Actions).
Implement and manage Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Helm, and Docker-based container platforms.
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.
Ensure networking, security, and compliance requirements are met across cloud environments.
Champion collaboration with teams across the company to identify DevOps needs and deliver solutions that improve developer experience and release velocity.
Provide escalation assistance to resolve technology stack related issues.
Coach and mentor team members on best practices and standards in DevOps.
Stay familiar with new industry trends in DevOps tools and concepts and perform additional duties as necessary.

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.
Have extensive hands-on experience with Azure, Kubernetes (AKS), Helm, and Docker containerization.
Experience managing and transitioning from monolithic to scalable, distributed architectures across multiple regions.
Excellent understanding of CI/CD pipelines (GitHub) and experience overseeing/implementing CI/CD (GitHub Actions).
Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) and automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent.
Experience establishing observability, logging, alerting and monitoring using tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
Solid understanding of networking, security, and compliance in a global cloud environment.
Background in compliance-heavy industries and integrating audit requirements with security standards (SOC2, ISO 27001, etc.).
Experienced with scripting and automation (Python, Bash, Go, or similar).
Exceptional problem-solving skills and ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.