Addison Group

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Title: Principal DevOps Engineer – Terraform, Ansible, Co-location Cloud, AWS/Azure Location: Remote US – CST/EST ONLY - Must include what state/city you currently live in Salary: $160K -$170K / year + 7% Bonus Job Type: Full-Time | Exempt Benefits: This position is eligible for medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and PTO. No sponsorship available Principal DevOps Engineer (Co-Location / Terraform / Ansible / Docker compose) Musts Are you ready to help shape and scale a modern DevOps organization? This role offers the opportunity to design, implement, and lead key DevOps initiatives that support enterprise-wide growth and transformation. We’re building the next generation of technology capabilities to power a fast-evolving platform ecosystem. Our teams are empowered to solve complex problems, deliver measurable impact, and continuously innovate. If you thrive in an environment that values autonomy, curiosity, and collaboration — this is the opportunity for you. What We Value • Lean, empowered teams: We focus on delivering outcomes — giving you the freedom, tools, and trust to execute without unnecessary bureaucracy. • Continuous improvement: You’ll be encouraged to experiment, learn, and refine your skills while helping elevate team performance. • Real-world impact: We build solutions that solve tangible business challenges and improve operational efficiency across the organization. About the Role We are seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to help establish and scale a high-performing DevOps culture. In this hands-on, high-impact role, you’ll architect, implement, and optimize continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) solutions, enabling fully automated build and deployment pipelines for both on-prem and cloud environments. You’ll work closely with engineering teams to guide best practices in automation, cloud infrastructure, and process efficiency while mentoring others and influencing enterprise DevOps strategy. Key Responsibilities • Design and implement CI/CD pipelines with built-in quality, security, and automation. • Lead cross-functional collaboration to enhance DevOps maturity across engineering and operations. • Automate and streamline build, test, and deployment processes to accelerate delivery cycles. • Partner with development teams to embed DevOps principles and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices. • Manage source control, build orchestration, and release management tools across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. • Ensure scalability, security, and reliability of infrastructure and application deployments. • Evaluate emerging tools and technologies to continuously improve delivery and operational efficiency. • Document DevOps standards, workflows, and procedures for consistent adoption across teams. Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience. • 6+ years of experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows. • Strong experience with cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP). • Proficiency with version control systems (GitHub, GitLab) and build tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, CircleCI, Azure DevOps). • Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, Bicep) and configuration management (Ansible, Chef, Puppet). • Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and scripting (Python, Bash, or Ruby). • Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions (Elastic, Splunk, CloudWatch). • Knowledge of agile practices, story management, and collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence). • Strong communication, documentation, and mentoring skills with a collaborative mindset. Why You’ll Love It Here You’ll play a pivotal role in modernizing systems, automating processes, and driving innovation across engineering teams. This position offers an opportunity to influence strategy, mentor others, and deliver solutions that make a real impact — all within a supportive, forward-thinking environment that rewards initiative and creativity.