Principal Devops Engineer Jobs

Principal Devops Engineer jobs are open across enterprise technology, fintech, healthtech, and cloud-native startups, from senior engineer to staff and principal levels, with specializations in platform engineering, site reliability, and infrastructure automation. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.

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Overview

Open roles120+
Top stateColorado
Top employerNorthrop Grumman
Top cityColorado Springs, CO
Work type44% On-site
Top industryTechnology

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Amazon.com
Data Engineer , CXI/OIS Analytics , Ops Tech Solution Network Dev
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Amazon.com
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Data Engineer , CXI/OIS Analytics , Ops Tech Solution Network Dev
Amazon.com
Austin, Texas
Cloud & DevOps
Cloud Engineering
Network Engineering
Systems Administration
$132k - $179k/yr
Bachelor's degree in engineering
10,000+

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Crossflow Technologies
Principal DevOps Engineer _Level 3
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Crossflow Technologies
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Principal DevOps Engineer _Level 3
Crossflow Technologies
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Cloud Architecture
Cloud Engineering
Cybersecurity
$115k - $128k/yr
Hybrid
Master's degree

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tmc
Dev Ops Engineer
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Added 3d ago
Dev Ops Engineer
tmc
Homosassa, Florida
Cloud & DevOps
Cloud Engineering
DevOps
Solutions Engineering & Architecture
Bachelor's degree
1,001-5,000

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IDEXX Laboratories
Principal DevOps Engineer II
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IDEXX Laboratories
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Principal DevOps Engineer II
IDEXX Laboratories
Westbrook, Maine
Engineering (Non-Software)
Project Management
Technical Program Management
$140k - $160k/yr
10,000+

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Northern Trust Corp.
Principal – GitHub & Azure DevOps Platform Engineering
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Northern Trust Corp.
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Principal – GitHub & Azure DevOps Platform Engineering
Northern Trust Corp.
Tempe, Arizona
Business Operations
Business Strategy
Consulting & Professional Services
10,000+

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Principal Devops Engineer Job Market

Who's Hiring

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    Northrop Grumman22
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    Lockheed Martin10
  • Amazon
    Amazon3
  • P
    PwC2
  • BAE Systems USA
    BAE Systems USA2

Top Industries Hiring

  • Technology & Software
  • Manufacturing
  • Electronics & Hardware
  • Government & Public Sector
  • Banking & Financial Services

What Employers Look For

The qualifications that appear most often in principal devops engineer jobs.

  • 8 or more years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, or site reliability engineering
  • Deep expertise with Kubernetes, Helm, and container orchestration at production scale
  • Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or AWS CDK
  • Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
  • Strong background designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar tools
  • Experience leading technical direction across multiple engineering teams or a large platform organization

Tips for Your Principal Devops Engineer Job Search

Tailor your resume to platform scope

Principal-level roles expect you to show org-wide impact, not just technical execution. Reframe your bullet points around platform adoption, reliability improvements across multiple teams, and the engineering decisions you owned end-to-end rather than tasks you completed.

Apply early to roles that fit

Migrate Mate lists principal devops engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.

Highlight your infrastructure-as-code depth

Hiring managers at this level distinguish between engineers who use Terraform or Pulumi and those who architect and maintain shared modules across dozens of teams. Be explicit about the scale of the codebase you owned and the number of consumers it supported.

Filter openings by tech stack before applying

Principal devops roles are often stack-specific: Kubernetes-heavy platform teams, AWS-first orgs, and on-prem hybrid shops all have different expectations. Applying to roles where your primary cloud provider and container orchestration experience match directly increases your callback rate.

Prepare a design exercise for the loop

Most principal-level devops interviews include a system design or platform architecture exercise. Practice designing a CI/CD pipeline, multi-region deployment strategy, or observability stack from scratch, explaining your tradeoffs at each step rather than just naming the tools you would use.

Negotiate scope before negotiating title

At the principal level, reporting structure and cross-team authority matter as much as compensation. Before accepting, clarify whether you will have a defined platform mandate, direct influence over engineering standards, and access to leadership when advocating for infrastructure investment.

Principal Devops Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies are hiring the most principal devops engineers?

The companies hiring the most principal devops engineers right now include Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and Amazon, with the largest share of openings in Colorado, California, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is concentrated in organizations with large platform or cloud infrastructure teams.

How many principal devops engineer jobs are remote?

About 56% of principal devops engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting how much of this work happens across distributed engineering teams. Platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, and SRE-adjacent specializations tend to have the highest share of remote-eligible roles compared to on-prem or regulated-environment positions.

How do you become a principal devops engineer?

You typically move into a principal devops engineer role by progressing from senior engineer to staff level, building a record of owning platform decisions that affect multiple teams. Focus on developing infrastructure-as-code expertise, cloud architecture depth, and experience leading technical initiatives without direct management authority. Earning a cloud certification such as AWS Solutions Architect Professional or a Kubernetes certification can also accelerate your path.

Can you get hired as a principal devops engineer without prior principal-level experience?

You can get hired at the principal level without the exact title if your work history shows principal-level scope. Employers focus on whether you have led platform strategy, made architecture decisions with org-wide consequences, and influenced engineering standards across teams. Document specific initiatives where you drove those outcomes, even if your official title was senior or staff engineer.

What does the principal devops engineer interview process look like?

The interview process for a principal devops engineer typically includes a recruiter screen, a technical phone interview focused on your platform and infrastructure experience, a system design or architecture exercise where you design a deployment pipeline or cloud environment live, and a cross-functional loop with engineering managers and peer principals. Expect questions about how you have influenced engineering culture and resolved technical disagreements at scale.

Where can I find and apply to principal devops engineer jobs?

You can find and apply to principal devops engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your cloud platform expertise, industry preference, and seniority level, then apply directly to each one.

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