Principal Engineer, DevOps

Baxter International Inc. • Raleigh, NC

6d • $120,000 - $165,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Principal DevOps Engineer, you will provide technical leadership in the design, implementation, deployment, and support of cloud and platform engineering solutions that enable product development teams. You will partner across engineering functions to build scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure while helping drive operational excellence through automation, observability, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise infrastructure, cloud, platform engineering, or DevOps solutions.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including cloud architecture, deployment, monitoring, security, and operational support.
• Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies for scalable and repeatable infrastructure management.
• Experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters and containerized applications in production environments.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure architecture, including networking, compute, storage, security, resiliency, and scalability principles.
• Experience implementing and supporting observability and monitoring solutions using Grafana, Prometheus, Azure Monitor, or similar platforms.
• Proven ability to solve complex technical problems, automate processes, and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support cloud infrastructure solutions that enable the development and operation of Baxter products and applications.
• Manage infrastructure, platform, and deployment processes for product teams to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot containerized applications using Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Implement and support observability, monitoring, and alerting solutions using tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, and Azure Monitor.
• Utilize tools, metrics, and best practices to monitor infrastructure, application, and process performance and drive proactive issue resolution.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities that improve operational efficiency, reliability, and engineering productivity.
• Collaborate across engineering teams, provide technical guidance, and communicate project status, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders.

Benefits

• medical and dental coverage that start on day one
• insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• educational assistance programs
• paid holidays
• paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service
• family and medical leaves of absence
• paid parental leave
• commuting benefits
• Employee Discount Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• childcare benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal