Principal Software Engineer

Insight Enterprises, Inc. • Chandler, AZ

3d • Remote

About The Position

The Principal Software Engineer builds a repeatable Kubernetes platform for relocating and modernizing containerized applications across Azure regions. The role focuses on multi-cluster AKS design, regional cluster stamps, GitOps, workload identity, ingress, container registry, policy, observability, resilience, and operational readiness.

The engineer designs and implements production AKS clusters across Azure regions and availability zones, creates standardized regional cluster stamps using infrastructure-as-code and automated deployment pipelines, and establishes GitOps-based workload deployment. The position also covers cluster resilience and lifecycle management, identity and secret-management patterns, network ingress and egress, container image governance, observability, workload migration, and production troubleshooting.

The Principal Software Engineer leads technical architecture decisions, establishes engineering standards, mentors senior engineers, and drives scalable, secure, and reliable cloud-native solutions. The position is fully remote in Chandler, Arizona.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems in cloud-native environments.
• Expert-level proficiency in Go (Golang), with a strong background building microservices, APIs, and highly available backend platforms.
• Deep experience designing, deploying, and operating Kubernetes environments, including cluster architecture, networking, security, observability, autoscaling, and production support; relevant technologies include AKS, Helm, GitOps, and containerized workloads.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including AKS, Azure Networking, Azure Storage, Azure DevOps, Azure Monitor, and cloud infrastructure automation.
• Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code and DevOps practices using tools such as Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and GitOps deployment models.
• Proven ability to lead technical architecture decisions, establish engineering standards, mentor senior engineers, and drive adoption of scalable, secure, and reliable cloud-native solutions.
• Experience building resilient, enterprise-grade systems focused on security, performance, observability, disaster recovery, and operational excellence.
• Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices, including distributed systems design, event-driven architectures, API development, and cloud security best practices.
• Clear communication with engineers, architects, and stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively within cross-functional teams and in delivery-focused environments.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with service mesh technologies, Kubernetes operators, and platform engineering initiatives.
• Knowledge of Azure security and identity services, including Entra ID, RBAC, and workload identities.
• Experience supporting AI/ML, data, or high-throughput SaaS workloads in Kubernetes environments.
• Azure certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement production AKS clusters across multiple Azure regions and availability zones.
• Create standardized regional AKS stamps using Terraform or Bicep and automated deployment pipelines.
• Implement GitOps-based workload deployment using Flux, Argo CD, or equivalent tooling.
• Design node pools, autoscaling, upgrades, maintenance windows, pod disruption, scheduling, and cluster resiliency.
• Implement Entra Workload Identity, managed identities, Key Vault integration, CSI drivers, and secret-management patterns.
• Engineer ingress and egress using Application Gateway, NGINX, service mesh where applicable, and Azure Front Door or global routing integrations.
• Implement Azure Container Registry, image pull, image governance, vulnerability scanning, and regional image availability patterns.
• Build observability using Azure Monitor, Container Insights, managed Prometheus/Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and log aggregation.
• Support workload migration, Helm modernization, persistent storage decisions, configuration externalization, and regional portability.
• Troubleshoot production Kubernetes networking, DNS, identity, scaling, storage, and deployment failures.
• Lead technical architecture decisions, establish engineering standards, mentor senior engineers, and promote scalable, secure, reliable cloud-native solutions.

Benefits

• Freedom to work from another location, including an international destination, for up to 30 consecutive calendar days per year.
• Opportunities to upskill, earn promotions, and advance your career.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed