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# Principal DevOps Engineer (Hybrid) in Canton

- **Company:** Energy Jobline
- **Location:** Canton, OH, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $137,000 - $182,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Engineering, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, Image Management, Software Deployment, Technical Debt, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Docker
- **Published:** November 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.energyjobline.com/job/principal-devops-engineer-hybrid-canton-32163374

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related fields, or equivalent work experience required.
 * 7+ years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, or cloud engineering roles
 * Strong hands-on expertise with GitHub actions and reusable pipeline design
 * Extensive experience with Docker and container build best practices
 * Experience deploying and operating containerized applications on Kubernetes
 * Strong automation and scripting background.
 * Observability and monitoring experience
 * Deep AKS experience (cluster operations knowledge helpful, but not required)
 * GitOps principles applied to platform and pipeline design
 * Exposure to regulated or enterprise environments
 * Familiarity with progressive delivery techniquest (blue/green, canary)
 * Experience designing environment promotion and release strategies

## Description

We currently have an opportunity for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our IT team in our Canton, MA; Boston, MA; Farmington, CT or Raleigh, NC offices on a hybrid schedule. The Senior DevOps Engineer leads the design and evolution of CI/CD pipelines and container delivery patterns as we expand our use of AKS. This hands-on role blends platform engineering, DevOps automation, and technical leadership to improve reliability, scalability and security of application delivery. Some of the Senior DevOps Engineer responsibilities include but are not limited to:

 * Design and own CI/CD pipeline standards using GitHub Actions
 * Define container build, image management, and deployment standards
 * Lead CI/CD integration with AKS, including deployment and promotion models
 * Establish and maintain Helm-based deployment patterns
 * Mentor DevOps engineers and provide technical leadership
 * Partner with cloud and security teams to align platform standards
 * Identify and reduce technical debt across pipelines and delivery tooling
 * Continuously improve reliability, operability and developer experience