Principal Devops Engineer Jobs in New Mexico
Principal Devops Engineer jobs in New Mexico are open across Albuquerque and Kirtland AFB and other New Mexico metros, with employers like SAIC, Sunward, and Mission Pet Health hiring at every experience level. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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About the Role
We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to own our cloud infrastructure end-to-end — from operating a large multi-tenant Kubernetes environment to building CI/CD pipelines that teams actually trust. You’ll work across AWS, drive infrastructure-as-code standards, and lead our migration toward GitLab CI and a Grafana-based observability stack while keeping production environments stable.
What You’ll Do
- Operate and scale a multi-tenant AWS EKS cluster where each client runs an isolated set of application services — owning tooling to onboard, scale, and observe hundreds of service instances reliably
- Build and improve CI/CD pipelines in GitLab CI and GitHub Actions with automated testing, static analysis, and build-gated releases; maintain ArgoCD GitOps workflows for production deployments
- Lead the migration from Datadog to a self-managed Grafana observability stack (Grafana, Loki, Mimir/Prometheus, Tempo) — dashboards, SLOs, alert routing, and on-call integration
- Manage secrets, IAM, and security scanning pipelines using AWS KMS, Secrets Manager, external-secrets operator, and Auth0/Dex OIDC — enforcing least-privilege across all environments
- Own and evolve the Redpanda (Kafka-compatible) streaming layer and its integrations with application workers
- Drive cloud cost optimization through right-sizing, autoscaling, and shared infrastructure patterns on EKS
- Document infrastructure with automated tooling (terraform-docs) and maintain standards that scale across teams
- Automate operational toil — certificate renewal, clinic environment provisioning, deployment validation, runbook automation
What We’re Looking For
Required
- 5+ years in DevOps or infrastructure engineering
- 3+ years operating Kubernetes in production — AWS EKS preferred — including CSI drivers, cluster autoscaling, network policy (Calico), and pod identity
- 3+ years hands-on with AWS core services (IAM, S3, KMS, Secrets Manager, STS, EKS, Load Balancer Controller, ECR)
- Strong Terraform experience; GitOps experience with ArgoCD or Flux
- Hands-on experience with GitLab CI and/or GitHub Actions
- Scripting proficiency in Python and Bash
- Experience with IAM design and security best practices (SAST/DAST, secret scanning, OIDC federation)
- Familiarity with streaming or message-queue infrastructure (Redpanda, Kafka, or equivalent)
Nice to Have
- Experience migrating from a SaaS observability tool (Datadog, New Relic) to a self-hosted Grafana stack
- Grafana stack depth — Loki for logs, Mimir or Thanos for metrics, Tempo for traces, Alertmanager for routing
- Experience with Redpanda specifically, or deep Kafka operations knowledge
- Background in multi-tenant SaaS platforms or per-customer service isolation patterns
- AWS certification
- Familiarity with chaos engineering tooling (chaos-mesh or LitmusChaos)
- Background in software engineering or scripting-heavy roles
Tech Stack
Current production: AWS (EKS, S3, KMS, Secrets Manager, STS, Load Balancer) · Terraform · GitHub Actions · ArgoCD · Kubernetes · Traefik · Coraza WAF · Redis HA · MongoDB · Auth0 · Dex · external-secrets · Datadog · Docker · Python · Bash · Linux
Where we’re going: GitLab CI · Redpanda · Grafana · Loki · Prometheus/Mimir · Tempo · Alertmanager
Platform components you’ll operate: ArgoCD · Traefik · Coraza WAF · Auth0 · Dex · Redis HA · MongoDB · API servers · client-facing portals · internal tooling
Why Join Us
- Own infrastructure across a real multi-tenant platform serving production clinic environments
- Lead the observability and streaming migrations — greenfield decisions with lasting impact
- Collaborative engineering culture with high trust and low bureaucracy
- Competitive salary, benefits, and flexible work arrangements
About the Role
We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to own our cloud infrastructure end-to-end — from operating a large multi-tenant Kubernetes environment to building CI/CD pipelines that teams actually trust. You’ll work across AWS, drive infrastructure-as-code standards, and lead our migration toward GitLab CI and a Grafana-based observability stack while keeping production environments stable.
What You’ll Do
- Operate and scale a multi-tenant AWS EKS cluster where each client runs an isolated set of application services — owning tooling to onboard, scale, and observe hundreds of service instances reliably
- Build and improve CI/CD pipelines in GitLab CI and GitHub Actions with automated testing, static analysis, and build-gated releases; maintain ArgoCD GitOps workflows for production deployments
- Lead the migration from Datadog to a self-managed Grafana observability stack (Grafana, Loki, Mimir/Prometheus, Tempo) — dashboards, SLOs, alert routing, and on-call integration
- Manage secrets, IAM, and security scanning pipelines using AWS KMS, Secrets Manager, external-secrets operator, and Auth0/Dex OIDC — enforcing least-privilege across all environments
- Own and evolve the Redpanda (Kafka-compatible) streaming layer and its integrations with application workers
- Drive cloud cost optimization through right-sizing, autoscaling, and shared infrastructure patterns on EKS
- Document infrastructure with automated tooling (terraform-docs) and maintain standards that scale across teams
- Automate operational toil — certificate renewal, clinic environment provisioning, deployment validation, runbook automation
What We’re Looking For
Required
- 5+ years in DevOps or infrastructure engineering
- 3+ years operating Kubernetes in production — AWS EKS preferred — including CSI drivers, cluster autoscaling, network policy (Calico), and pod identity
- 3+ years hands-on with AWS core services (IAM, S3, KMS, Secrets Manager, STS, EKS, Load Balancer Controller, ECR)
- Strong Terraform experience; GitOps experience with ArgoCD or Flux
- Hands-on experience with GitLab CI and/or GitHub Actions
- Scripting proficiency in Python and Bash
- Experience with IAM design and security best practices (SAST/DAST, secret scanning, OIDC federation)
- Familiarity with streaming or message-queue infrastructure (Redpanda, Kafka, or equivalent)
Nice to Have
- Experience migrating from a SaaS observability tool (Datadog, New Relic) to a self-hosted Grafana stack
- Grafana stack depth — Loki for logs, Mimir or Thanos for metrics, Tempo for traces, Alertmanager for routing
- Experience with Redpanda specifically, or deep Kafka operations knowledge
- Background in multi-tenant SaaS platforms or per-customer service isolation patterns
- AWS certification
- Familiarity with chaos engineering tooling (chaos-mesh or LitmusChaos)
- Background in software engineering or scripting-heavy roles
Tech Stack
Current production: AWS (EKS, S3, KMS, Secrets Manager, STS, Load Balancer) · Terraform · GitHub Actions · ArgoCD · Kubernetes · Traefik · Coraza WAF · Redis HA · MongoDB · Auth0 · Dex · external-secrets · Datadog · Docker · Python · Bash · Linux
Where we’re going: GitLab CI · Redpanda · Grafana · Loki · Prometheus/Mimir · Tempo · Alertmanager
Platform components you’ll operate: ArgoCD · Traefik · Coraza WAF · Auth0 · Dex · Redis HA · MongoDB · API servers · client-facing portals · internal tooling
Why Join Us
- Own infrastructure across a real multi-tenant platform serving production clinic environments
- Lead the observability and streaming migrations — greenfield decisions with lasting impact
- Collaborative engineering culture with high trust and low bureaucracy
- Competitive salary, benefits, and flexible work arrangements
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Where New Mexico roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Principal Devops Engineer Job Market in New Mexico
A snapshot from current New Mexico openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- SAIC1
- Sunward1
- Mission Pet Health1
- University of New Mexico1
- Strategic Management Solutions1
Top Industries Hiring
- Education1
- Consulting & Professional Services1
What New Mexico Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in principal devops engineer jobs across New Mexico.
- 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
Principal Devops Engineer Jobs in New Mexico: Frequently Asked Questions
How many principal devops engineer jobs are there in New Mexico?
There are 6+ principal devops engineer openings in New Mexico on Migrate Mate as of June 2026, with the most roles in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Kirtland AFB. New positions post regularly as employers across New Mexico hire.
How much do principal devops engineers make in New Mexico?
Principal devops engineers in New Mexico earn a median of about $124,520 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $77,110 for the lowest 10% to over $184,710 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which New Mexico cities have the most principal devops engineer jobs?
Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Kirtland AFB have the most principal devops engineer openings in New Mexico right now, with additional roles spread across smaller metros statewide.
Which companies hire principal devops engineers in New Mexico?
Companies currently hiring principal devops engineers in New Mexico include SAIC, Sunward, and Mission Pet Health, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026.
Are there remote principal devops engineer jobs in New Mexico?
Yes. About 0% of principal devops engineer openings tied to New Mexico are remote or hybrid as of June 2026. The rest are on-site roles based in New Mexico metros.
How do I apply for principal devops engineer jobs in New Mexico?
You can apply to principal devops engineer jobs in New Mexico directly on Migrate Mate. Search the listings above, find roles that match your experience and preferred New Mexico location, then apply to each one that fits.
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