Principal DevOps Engineer (Software Engineering Platforms)

About the Role

The Software Engineering Platforms Principal Engineer is a highly skilled expert responsible for leading the design, implementation, and optimization of DevOps platforms that enable efficient and scalable software development. This role focuses on providing best-in-class tools and frameworks for Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and cloud-based development pipelines. The Principal Engineer collaborates with internal stakeholders and engineering teams to ensure that DevOps platforms are robust, secure, and optimized for performance.

Responsibilities

• DevOps Platform Leadership: Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of DevOps platforms to enable high-performing development teams. Architect scalable and secure CI/CD pipelines, ensuring consistency and reliability in software delivery. Implement and manage infrastructure-as-code (IaC) frameworks, ensuring a repeatable, automated approach to infrastructure provisioning.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with development, security, and infrastructure teams to align platform capabilities with business and technical requirements. Act as a technical advisor to cross-functional teams, providing guidance on best practices for DevOps and platform engineering.
• Platform Optimization and Automation: Optimize platform performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency through continuous monitoring and improvement. Lead automation efforts across software delivery pipelines, reducing manual intervention and increasing agility. Implement tools and processes for effective configuration management and automated deployments.
• Security, Compliance, and Reliability: Ensure DevOps platforms adhere to security best practices and compliance requirements, including encryption, access controls, and auditing. Drive strategies for disaster recovery, high availability, and platform resiliency.
• Mentorship and Knowledge Sharing: Mentor and coach engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence. Lead initiatives to upskill teams on platform capabilities and DevOps practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps platform engineering or software development.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• Strong expertise in CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, TeamCity, or similar.
• Deep understanding of infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
• Proficiency with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong knowledge of cloud security, compliance frameworks, and best practices for platform security.
• Experience with GitOps, continuous delivery, and deployment automation.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, integrating security into CI/CD workflows.

Work Schedule

This role is based in Auburn Hills, MI and is required to be on-site in our HQ building 5 days per week.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health & Well-being Coverage: From your very first day, you'll have access to medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage. Also, our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers confidential support for personal and professional challenges.
• Family Building Benefit: We proudly support all paths to parenthood — including fertility and infertility treatments, adoption services, and gestational surrogacy.
• Generous Paid Time Off: 17+ paid holidays, including shut-down from December 24th through New Years Day every year. Vacation, float & wellbeing days, sick time and fully paid parental leave.
• Competitive Retirement Savings Plans: Employer match on contributions to your 401k, Roth, and Catch-Up plans. An employer contribution, even if you don't contribute.
• Income Protection & Insurance Options: Benefit from both employer-provided and voluntary plan offerings, including life insurance, group accident, critical illness, etc.
• Company Vehicle Lease Program: Eligible employees and their immediate families can participate in the company vehicle lease program, providing access to Stellantis vehicles with insurance, maintenance, and unlimited miles included. Plus, take advantage of exclusive discounts on Stellantis products.
• Support for Your Growth and Giving Back: Tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing programs, and 18 paid volunteer hours each year.

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