Principal DevOps Engineer
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We've partnered with one of Australia's most innovative SaaS companies as they continue to scale their cloud-native platforms. They're looking for a Principal DevOps Engineer with deep Kubernetes expertise to help drive platform reliability, scalability, and automation across the business.
This is a senior, hands-on role where you'll work within a cross-functional product team while also influencing DevOps best practices across the broader engineering group.
What You'll Be Doing:
Acting as the Kubernetes SME across the engineering organisation.
Designing, building, and maintaining scalable and secure infrastructure using AWS and Terraform.
Leading the development and enhancement of CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native tooling.
Working closely with engineers, architects, and product teams to improve deployment automation and platform reliability.
Mentoring and guiding other DevOps and platform engineers.
What We're Looking For:
Expert-level Kubernetes experience - you know the ins and outs of running workloads in production (EKS a plus).
Solid experience with AWS - managing cloud-native, high-availability environments.
Advanced skills in Terraform and infrastructure as code.
Proven experience in DevOps or platform engineering roles within modern SaaS environments.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally.
Bonus: experience with GitOps (e.g. ArgoCD), observability tooling, or service meshes.
What's on Offer:
Join one of Australia's leading SaaS businesses with a modern engineering culture.
High-impact, principal-level role with autonomy and technical influence.
Flexible working - fully remote within Australia or hybrid from their Sydney HQ.
Competitive salary package and strong internal career growth pathways.