Principal Systems Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Architect and develop Azure infrastructure employing a cloud-native methodology, utilizing managed services that satisfy reliability and cost-effectiveness criteria.

• Oversee the technical implementation of the transition from an on-premises data center to Azure, which includes dependency mapping, migration sequencing, and managing cutover risks.

• Manage and enhance the AKS-based platform, incorporating GitOps deployment strategies, namespace isolation, and policy enforcement protocols.

• Take ownership of and improve reusable Terraform modules utilized by other engineering teams.

• Establish and uphold comprehensive observability across metrics, logs, and alerting systems.

• Implement policy-as-code to uphold security, compliance, and operational standards.

• Design and assess Identity and Access Management strategies, which encompass workload identity, least-privilege access, and secrets management.

• Engage in business continuity and disaster recovery planning, including failover design, definition of RTO/RPO, and conducting recovery testing.

• Contribute to the design and standards of CI/CD pipelines.

• Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools and assess responsible AI-driven platform capabilities.

• Guide junior and mid-level engineers through code/design reviews, collaborative work, and informal technical mentoring.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in platform, infrastructure, or site reliability engineering roles, showcasing Principal-level impact (technical leadership without formal management).

• Extensive hands-on experience with Azure, crafting cloud-native architectures using managed services instead of defaulting to IaaS.

• Proven experience in running and managing Kubernetes at scale, preferably with AKS.

• Strong expertise in GitOps practices (ArgoCD, Flux, or equivalent tools).

• Experience leading or making significant contributions to data center-to-cloud migrations, including business continuity and disaster recovery planning.

• Proficient in policy-as-code tools (Kyverno, OPA/Gatekeeper, or similar) for enforcing security and compliance.

• Strong background in Identity and Access Management: workload identity federation, least-privilege IAM design, and secrets management practices that eliminate static credentials.

• Experience in building and maintaining an observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, Thanos, or equivalent).

• Solid experience with Terraform, including the creation of reusable modules used by other teams.

• Practical and up-to-date experience with AI-assisted development tools in everyday engineering tasks.

• Proven capability to mentor fellow engineers through reviews, collaborative work, or informal technical leadership without formal authority.

• Preferred: experience in designing or managing hub-and-spoke network architectures in Azure.

• Preferred: familiarity with CI/CD pipeline design for multi-team, multi-repo settings.

• Preferred: exposure to genuinely AI-driven operational tools.

• Preferred: experience in presenting technical trade-offs to engineering and business stakeholders.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Flexible working hours and remote work options.

• Opportunities for professional development and continuing education.

• Supportive and inclusive company culture.