[Remote] Principal DevOps Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Campspot provides campground reservation management software and an online marketplace for camping accommodations. The Principal DevOps Engineer will lead the evolution of the company’s cloud-native infrastructure by driving infrastructure strategy, managing AWS and Kubernetes platforms, optimizing cloud costs, and establishing deployment, observability, and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Own Our Kubernetes Platform: Architect, manage, and scale EKS clusters using modern best practices
• Standardize Deployments with Helm: Build and maintain Helm charts to enable scalable and consistent application deployments
• Manage Cloud Infrastructure in AWS: Use Terraform and Terragrunt to define and manage reproducible infrastructure-as-code across environments
• Analyze and Optimize Cloud Costs: Monitor AWS usage and implement strategies to reduce unnecessary spend without compromising performance or reliability
• Drive Observability and Reliability: Implement and maintain metrics, logs, and alerting systems to support availability and performance
• Security and Access Controls: Enforce least-privilege IAM policies, secure networking, and effective secrets management
• Lead Cross-Team Initiatives: Partner with development, product, and security teams to design infrastructure solutions and drive large-scale engineering initiatives
• Mentor and Guide: Act as a senior technical mentor and set the standard for DevOps excellence across the organization

Skills

• 8+ years of DevOps, Infrastructure, or SRE experience, including 2+ in a senior or principal-level role
• Deep experience with AWS (EKS, EC2, IAM, VPC, S3, etc.)
• Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes in production environments
• Proficient with Helm for application lifecycle management
• Strong hands-on experience with Terraform and Terragrunt
• Comfortable scripting in Bash, Python, or Go
• Experience building and maintaining GitOps workflows (e.g., Argo CD)
• Proven ability to monitor, analyze, and reduce AWS costs
• Strong understanding of Linux, networking, and cloud security principles
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, leadership-oriented mindset
• Experience in regulated or high-compliance environments (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI)
• Experience with the LGTM monitoring stack
• Familiarity with tools like Karpenter, ExternalDNS, or EBS CSI driver
• Contributions to open source or DevOps communities

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance options at affordable rates
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Flexible PTO
• Remote-first workplace
• Employee camping credit to encourage getting outdoors and experiencing our product!

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