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# Principal Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** Zenith Electronics LLC
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $104,000.0 - $135,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Engineering, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Networking Basics, Octopus Deploy, Windows PowerShell, Prometheus, Datadog, Grafana, Gitlab, Cloudformation, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Terraform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Docker, Jenkins
- **Published:** June 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c0c2bdf080059526

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Terraform?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field; Master's preferred

 * 10+ years of experience in cloud and infrastructure engineering, including 3+ years in a senior or principal role
 * Expertise with OCI (preferred), AWS and/or Azure cloud services, including networking, compute, storage, and identity management
 * Proven experience managing production-scale environments supporting mission-critical applications and services
 * Strong proficiency in

o Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Cloud Formation)

o CI/CD and DevOps toolchains (Jenkins, GitLab, ArgoCD)

o Container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)

o Monitoring and observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK)

o Scripting and automation (Python, Bash, PowerShell)

 * Solid understanding of security, compliance, and networking principles in hybrid environments
 * Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and incident management skills
 * Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from concept to execution



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