Sr Principal Engineer, Azure

CarMax; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive retailer is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer to manage cloud infrastructure, collaborate with teams on innovative solutions, and mentor junior engineers. This role requires expertise in Azure, AWS, coding skills including PowerShell and Python, and a passion for automating processes. The position is based in Richmond, VA, with a focus on delivering exceptional customer experiences through reliable and resilient applications.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of work experience in technology.
• 6+ years of experience building cloud infrastructure.
• Experience leading engineering efforts across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and build self-service capabilities for internal customers.
• Collaborate with various teams to create innovative solutions.
• Evolve platform operations using solid engineering practices.

Skills

Cloud Infrastructure Management

Scripting and Coding

Technical Mentoring

Problem Investigation and Diagnostics

Automation of Processes

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related Technology field

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related Technology field

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

PowerShell

Python

C#

Job description

8116 - Midtown Office - 2220 W. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23220

CarMax, the way your career should be!

At CarMax, we are industry disruptors. At the heart of our innovation is new digital products. As an Operations team, our Senior Principal Engineers research and discover new opportunities to ensure that our products which provide our seamless customer experience have a strong foundation. You will iterate and evolve the cloud platform and applications used to manage the platform, and will develop tools and technologies, learning quickly from our spirit of experimentation. You will have an impact on ensuring that our applications are reliable and resilient by using cloud concepts and technologies. Through strong partnerships and influencing other engineers, architects and management with new ideas that push the teams forward, you will contribute to the overall CarMax Strategy as we build and deliver an exceptional customer experience to ensure customers can buy the vehicles they want in a way that’s right for them!

What you will do – Essential Responsibilities

• Work with fellow associates to develop and build self-service capabilities, and automation, to enable our internal customers to move quickly and deliver on the needs of the business.
• Collaborate with colleagues in design, product management, and systems architecture to develop experimental solutions and bring great ideas to life
• Influence direction within the organization that contributes to the CarMax Strategic Plan, offering innovative ideas that contribute to building win-win solutions through continuous feedback and partnerships with your peer and the leadership team.
• Consult with internal customer and continually evolve the platform and its operations using solid engineering and agile practices.
• Stay on top Industry trends and lead the team in new ideas, processes and best practices to continuously improve what we do and ensure our customer experience is the best it can be

Purpose of the role

Senior Principal Engineers partner with Engineers and Solution Architects to develop solutions and implement standards that ensure an unrivaled customer experience. You are an expert in your craft and seen as a platform and implementation owner. You are an active contributor throughout CarMax Technology and have a passion for continuous learning.

Senior Principal Engineers practice hands‑on engineering, have oversight of the technical tasks of others, and are the owners of the standards and best practices. Our Senior Principal Engineers act as a technical mentor to others and is an expert in supporting multiple areas of the business.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related Technology field or equivalent experience and 8+ years of work experience or
• Master’s degree in Computer Science or related Technology field or equivalent experience and 6+ years of work experience

Cloud Specific Qualifications and Requirements

• 6+ years of working in and building Infrastructure within a cloud platform - Azure (preferred), AWS, Google (with relatable experience)
• 4+ years scripting or coding experience with one or more languages
• Deep technical experience in infrastructure, build and deployment, including private and public cloud, networking, connectivity, storage, virtualization and access control
• Experience leading engineering efforts or process improvements across multiple teams
• Implementation of Azure networking for enterprise organizations, building of hybrid environments to span existing customer networks and Azure
• Demonstrable experience with a range of Azure cloud capabilities including but not limited to storage, key vaults, virtual networking, web apps, Azure Active Directory, virtual machines, access management and automated deployments
• Demonstrable experience with software development preferably with one or more languages, such as PowerShell, Python, C#
• Demonstrable experience building and deploying resilient cloud architectures
• Demonstrable experience creating and managing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Team City or Azure DevOps
• Demonstrable experience support Windows or Linux OS
• Mentoring internal and external team(s) in platform management and reusable patterns, and helping to solve complex problems that affect the organization
• Strong attention to detail, problem investigation and diagnostic skills
• Passion for eliminating repetitive manual processes using automation

Work Location and Arrangement

West Creek: This role will be based out of the CarMax Home Office at West Creek (Richmond, VA) and associates will work onsite 5 days per week

OR

Plano: This role will be based out of the CarMax Dallas Tech Hub (Plano, TX) and associates will work onsite 2 days per week

Work Authorization

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Sponsorship will not be considered for this specific role.