Principal Cloud & DevOps Architect

Campspot

United States

Remote

USD 155,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Campspot is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to lead the evolution of our cloud-native infrastructure. You will own Kubernetes on AWS, drive IaC via Terraform/Terragrunt, and champion automation to help engineering teams ship fast and safely.

This remote-first role prioritizes candidates near our Grand Rapids, MI headquarters or our Denver or Chicago hub locations, with flexibility for remote work. Strong leadership, 8+ years in DevOps, and deep AWS/Kubernetes expertise required.

Qualifications

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)
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

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.