Principal Engineer, DevOps

About the role

This is where your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support cloud infrastructure solutions that enable the development and operation of Baxter products and applications.
• Manage infrastructure, platform, and deployment processes for product teams to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot containerized applications using Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Implement and support observability, monitoring, and alerting solutions using tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, and Azure Monitor.
• Utilize tools, metrics, and best practices to monitor infrastructure, application, and process performance and drive proactive issue resolution.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities that improve operational efficiency, reliability, and engineering productivity.
• Collaborate across engineering teams, provide technical guidance, and communicate project status, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise infrastructure, cloud, platform engineering, or DevOps solutions.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including cloud architecture, deployment, monitoring, security, and operational support.
• Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies for scalable and repeatable infrastructure management.
• Experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters and containerized applications in production environments.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure architecture, including networking, compute, storage, security, resiliency, and scalability principles.
• Experience implementing and supporting observability and monitoring solutions using Grafana, Prometheus, Azure Monitor, or similar platforms.
• Proven ability to solve complex technical problems, automate processes, and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.

Pay

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $120,000-$165,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

Benefits

US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico) This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee