Principal DevOps Engineer
About The Position
As Octave continues to grow, we are looking for a Principal DevOps Engineer to work in Richardson, TX- Hybrid. This role involves identifying, analyzing, and resolving system design weaknesses, influencing future product development through framework architecture, and providing multi-layered technical expertise for next-generation initiatives. The engineer will collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure reliable and frequent releases, which may include testing new features, identifying cloud deployment solutions, building automation tools, standardizing technologies, and improving operational efficiency. The position also acts as a liaison between product development and cloud operations, tests implemented designs, documents impacts for cloud deployment, develops and maintains tools for hardware or software product releases, writes installation scripts and programs, and actively troubleshoots issues before deployment. The role includes on-call responsibilities (mild, rarely called) and frequent but low-impact evening maintenance.
Requirements
- Microsoft Azure infrastructure (3 yrs)
- Infrastructure-as-Code (any)
- CI/CD (actually built and maintained, not just used)
- Claude Code or Codex, any experience including personal projects, as long as they are active users of agentic coding tools
- PowerShell
- Git
- Highly experienced in full SDLC (filtering vs. DevOps as narrow engineering role)
- Willing and able to write lots of DevOps-relevant documentation as part of role
Nice To Haves
- Bicep
- Azure DevOps as CI/CD platform
- Containerization
- Kubernetes (huge bonus)
- Azure Infrastructure architecture
- Supply-chain security
Responsibilities
- Identifies, analyzes, and resolves system design weaknesses
- Influences the shaping of future products by contributing to the framework (architecture) used across multiple products or systems
- Provides multi-layered technical expertise for next generation initiatives
- Collaborates with development and operations teams to help create reliable and frequent releases for software and updates. This could include, but is not limited to, testing of new features, identifying solutions that may impact the product for cloud deployment, building automation tools, standardizing technologies, and improving operations efficiency
- Acts as a liaison between product development and cloud operations
- Tests implemented designs and advises/documents the impact for cloud deployment
- Develops, analyzes, and maintains tools that support and automate processes for hardware or software product releases
- Writes installation scripts and programs for installation of products
- Actively troubleshoots any issues that arise during testing, catching, and solving issues before deployment
Benefits
- Supportive environment
- Resources to support ambitions
- Equal opportunities
- Inclusive environment
- Fairness
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
No Education Listed
