Principal Engineer, DevOps

Zvh; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Baxter International is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to design, automate, deploy, and support cloud infrastructure across Azure environments.

You will help securely connect medical devices and clinical applications with Baxter systems, driving automation and reliability in a regulated healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and Azure Kubernetes Service.
• Experience designing, deploying, and maintaining cloud infrastructure using IaC tools and practices.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, YAML, containerization, and microservices-based platforms.
• Experience developing and supporting CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or comparable platforms.
• Working knowledge of Azure networking, including virtual networks, subnets, routing, load balancers, private endpoints, DNS, and network security controls.
• Scripting or automation experience using PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar languages.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain Azure infrastructure using Terraform and IaC principles.
• Build and support AKS infrastructure, including clusters, node pools, namespaces, workloads, and networking.
• Develop and maintain Helm charts, Kubernetes manifests, and environment configurations.
• Develop and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and related tools.
• Support Azure services like PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB, Azure Managed Redis, Storage, Key Vault, App Configuration, and Azure Container Registry.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to coordinate changes and validate deployments.
• Identify opportunities to automate, standardize, and improve platform reliability.

Skills

Azure

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

AKS

Helm

YAML

Traefik

Cosmos DB

PostgreSQL

Grafana

Job description

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.

Baxter is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to support enterprise cloud platforms that securely connect medical devices and clinical applications with Baxter and third-party systems. This role will design, automate, deploy, and support cloud infrastructure across multiple environments. The successful candidate will bring strong technical skills, personal ownership, and the ability to collaborate effectively within a regulated healthcare environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain Azure infrastructure using Terraform and infrastructure-as-code principles.
• Build and support Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) infrastructure, including clusters, node pools, namespaces, workloads, resource configurations, ingress, networking, and scaling.
• Develop and maintain Helm charts, Kubernetes manifests, and environment-specific configurations.
• Develop and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and related automation tools.
• Support Azure services including PostgreSQL Flexible Server, Cosmos DB, Azure Managed Redis, Storage Accounts, Key Vault, App Configuration, and Azure Container Registry.
• Support platform components and services such as Traefik, RabbitMQ, VerneMQ, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Plan and implement infrastructure changes associated with platform releases and application integrations.
• Evaluate infrastructure dependencies, service versions, support timelines, and upgrade requirements as part of infrastructure lifecycle management.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, deployment, networking, performance, and application-integration issues across non-production and production environments.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, logging, and operational dashboards using Azure-native and platform observability tools.
• Apply security best practices involving managed identities, secrets management, role-based access, network controls, vulnerability management, and least privilege access.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, implementation plans, impact assessments, deployment specifications, and Jira work items.
• Collaborate with engineering and operational teams to coordinate changes, validate deployments, resolve incidents, and improve platform reliability.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve automation, standardisation, resilience, scalability, and delivery efficiency.
• Take ownership of assigned work from planning through implementation, validation, documentation, and closure.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and Azure Kubernetes Service.
• Strong experience in designing, deploying, and maintaining cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and practices.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, YAML, containerization, and microservices-based platforms.
• Experience developing and supporting CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or comparable platforms.
• Working knowledge of Azure networking, including virtual networks, subnets, routing, load balancers, private endpoints, DNS, and network security controls.
• Experience supporting production-grade cloud infrastructure and resolving complex technical issues.
• Scripting or automation experience using PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar languages.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to independently plan work, communicate risks, follow through on commitments, and collaborate across teams.

Join Baxter International's technology team and contribute to the development of cutting-edge medical products that enhance patient care worldwide. As a DevOps Engineer, your role will be pivotal in driving continuous improvement, innovation, and reliability in our software delivery processes.

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 Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching.
• We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave.
• Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits.

Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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