Principal DevOps Engineer

Location: Houston, Texas (Hybrid workplace in Richardson, TX)

Responsibilities

• Identifies, analyzes, and resolves system design weaknesses
• Influences the shaping of future products by contributing to the framework (architecture) used across multiple products or systems
• Provides multi-layered technical expertise for next generation initiatives
• Collaborates with development and operations teams to help create reliable and frequent releases for software and updates, including:
  • Testing of new features
  • Identifying solutions that may impact the product for cloud deployment
  • Building automation tools
  • Standardizing technologies
  • Improving operations efficiency
• Acts as a liaison between product development and cloud operations
• Tests implemented designs and advises/documents the impact for cloud deployment
• Develops, analyzes, and maintains tools that support and automate processes for hardware or software product releases
• Writes installation scripts and programs for installation of products
• Actively troubleshoots any issues that arise during testing, catching, and solving issues before deployment
• Writes extensive DevOps-relevant documentation as part of the role
• Participates in on-call responsibilities (mild, rarely called) and frequent but low-impact evening maintenance

Requirements

• Microsoft Azure infrastructure (3+ years)
• Infrastructure-as-Code (any tooling)
• CI/CD (actually built and maintained, not just used)
• Experience with agentic coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Codex) including personal projects
• PowerShell
• Git
• Highly experienced in full SDLC (broad perspective beyond narrow DevOps engineering)

Nice-to-Have

• Bicep
• Azure DevOps as CI/CD platform
• Containerization
• Kubernetes (huge bonus)
• Azure Infrastructure architecture
• Supply-chain security

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.

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. We're committed to creating an environment that's truly supportive, providing the resources you need to support your ambitions, no matter who you are or where you are in the world.

At Octave, we believe that diverse and inclusive teams are critical to the success of our people and our business. Everyone is welcome. As an inclusive workplace, 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.