Remote Principal Devops Engineer Jobs
Remote Principal Devops Engineer jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first firms and distributed engineering teams in sectors like cloud infrastructure, SaaS, fintech, and cybersecurity. Employers hiring remotely right now include GliaCell Technologies, mPulse, and Parsons. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
Find JobsOverview
Showing 5 of 9+ Remote Principal Devops Engineer jobs






Responsibilities
The OUX Infra Engineer owns the infrastructure foundation that the Octave Unified Experience (OUX) platform runs on. This role is responsible for designing, deploying, and operating the Kubernetes-based infrastructure, database layer, Microsoft Fabric integration points, and the Refold MCP service that together enable Platform Studio and all OUX shell applications to function reliably at scale, across multi-tenant customer environments. This is a platform infrastructure role with a product engineering sensibility — the infrastructure you build directly determines what developers and customers can do on the platform.
- Design, deploy, and operate the Kubernetes infrastructure underpinning the OUX platform — cluster configuration, namespace strategy, resource management, autoscaling, and multi-tenancy isolation
- Own the PostgreSQL database layer for the OUX platform — schema design, provisioning, backup and recovery, performance tuning, and migration strategy for the ontology tool and Platform Studio backend services
- Build and maintain the Microsoft Fabric integration infrastructure — service principal configuration, workspace provisioning, lakehouse connectivity, and Fabric API authentication patterns for the platform's data pipeline triggers
- Deploy and operate Refold as the platform's MCP tool configuration service — maintaining the Refold API surface, its integration with the agentic framework, and the infrastructure reliability guarantees the MCP Designer tool depends on
- Design and implement the tenant provisioning infrastructure — automated onboarding of new customer tenants, namespace isolation, credential management, and per-tenant resource quotas
- Own infrastructure security posture: network policies, secrets management (Azure Key Vault), certificate lifecycle, and the ingress/reverse proxy layer
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure-as-code (Bicep, Terraform, or Helm) and application deployment across environments
- Instrument the infrastructure layer with observability tooling — metrics, logs, distributed tracing, and cost-per-tenant dashboards feeding the platform's commercial reporting
- Collaborate with the OUX UI Engineer on security architecture — AuthN/AuthZ integration (Ory, Azure AD), CORS policy, and penetration testing remediation
Education / Qualifications
- 4+ years in platform or infrastructure engineering, with hands-on production Kubernetes experience (AKS strongly preferred)
- Strong proficiency with PostgreSQL — schema design, performance tuning, HA configuration, and operational management
- Hands-on experience with Azure infrastructure services: AKS, Azure Key Vault, Azure Container Registry, Azure Monitor, and Azure networking
- Experience with Microsoft Fabric administration — workspace management, capacity configuration, service principal access, and API-based provisioning
- Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools (Bicep, Terraform, or Pulumi) and GitOps practices
- Experience designing and operating multi-tenant SaaS infrastructure — namespace isolation, resource quotas, and tenant lifecycle management
- Strong understanding of Kubernetes security primitives — RBAC, network policies, pod security standards, and secrets management
- Experience with CI/CD pipeline design and operation (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or comparable)
- Solid understanding of OAuth2/OIDC and enterprise identity integration patterns
Preferred:
- Experience with Refold or comparable MCP service infrastructure
- Familiarity with Ory (Hydra, Kratos) for identity and access management
- Background in industrial or capital project software infrastructure environments
- Experience with FinOps tooling and cost-per-tenant attribution in cloud environments
About Octave
Octave provides mission-critical software that empowers organizations to make informed decisions across every stage of the asset lifecycle - Design, Build, Operate and Protect - where performance, safety, and reliability are non-negotiable and failure is not an option.
Turning complex operational data into actionable intelligence, Octave connects expertise, real-world conditions and enterprise-scale insight to improve performance, resilience and incident response where it matters most.
Octave has more than 7,000 employees in 45 countries. Learn more at octave.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
Why work for Octave?
All in. Always forward. That's the way we do things around here. We put trust in our people because we believe it's the best way to unleash potential, bring ideas to life, and keep moving ahead. And it's why we're committed to creating an environment that's truly supportive, providing you with the resources you need to support your ambitions, no matter who you are or where you are in the world.
Everyone is welcome
At Octave, we believe that diverse and inclusive teams are critical to the success of our people and our business. Here, everyone is welcome. As an inclusive workplace, we don't discriminate. In fact, we embrace differences and are fully committed to creating equal opportunities, an inclusive environment, and fairness for all.
Respect is the cornerstone of how we operate, so speak up and be yourself. You're valued here.
Recruitment Fraud Alert
Octave posts all official job opportunities on either https://careers.octave.com/ or https://www.octave.com/about/careers and communicates only from email addresses ending in @octave.com. We never request payment or personal banking information during recruitment. No offers will ever be extended without a proper interview via Teams or in person, never done over email alone. If you suspect fraud, it probably is, and contact us at careers@octave.com
See All 9 Remote Principal Devops Engineer Jobs
Find roles that match your experience and apply in just a few clicks.
Find JobsRemote Principal Devops Engineer Job Market
Who's Hiring



What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote 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 Remote Principal Devops Engineer Job Search
Document your async infrastructure leadership publicly
Remote employers at the principal level want proof you lead without an office. Publish architecture decision records, post-mortems, or runbooks in public repos to show you communicate complex infrastructure decisions clearly in writing, not just in meetings.
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote principal devops engineer openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your stack and seniority and apply directly without sorting through on-site listings.
Signal remote-native tooling fluency in your application
Call out specific experience with tools distributed teams rely on: Slack-based incident workflows, Terraform Cloud for collaborative state management, GitHub Actions across multi-region deployments, and async code review practices. Generic devops skills read the same on every application.
Prepare for remote-specific technical interview formats
Remote interviews for principal roles often include live infrastructure whiteboarding over shared diagramming tools and take-home architecture reviews. Practice narrating your reasoning aloud in writing as you work, since remote employers are evaluating how you communicate decisions, not just whether you make the right ones.
Remote Principal Devops Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote principal devops engineer job?
Target companies that already run distributed engineering teams, since they have established async workflows that make remote principal devops work viable from day one. Remote employers screen hard for self-direction, clear written communication, and the ability to drive infrastructure decisions without in-person oversight. Strong candidates show deep expertise in Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms like AWS or GCP, along with a history of leading teams across time zones.
Which companies hire remote principal devops engineers?
Remote principal devops engineer roles are posted by GliaCell Technologies, mPulse, and Parsons and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. These include remote-first technology companies, distributed SaaS platforms, and cloud-native fintech and security firms that rely on senior infrastructure leadership across multiple time zones.
Can you get a remote principal devops engineer job with no experience?
Yes, but remote principal devops engineer roles at this seniority level are rare for candidates with no experience, since remote environments require independent judgment from the start. Entry paths include open-source infrastructure contributions, personal cloud automation projects, and junior devops roles at remote-first startups where you can build a visible record of working asynchronously and taking ownership of infrastructure decisions.
Do you need a degree for remote principal devops engineer jobs?
Not always. Remote employers hiring at the principal level weigh demonstrated infrastructure expertise, certifications like AWS Solutions Architect or Certified Kubernetes Administrator, and a portfolio of complex systems you have designed and operated over a degree. What matters most is evidence that you can own architecture decisions and lead distributed teams without hand-holding.
See All 9 Remote Principal Devops Engineer Jobs
Find roles that match your experience and apply in just a few clicks.
Find Jobs