Principal CloudOps

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Job Summary :
Were seeking an experienced Principal CloudOps to help evolve and strengthen cloud infrastructure and reliability practices. Youll be part of a high-performing Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and Cloud Operations team responsible for building and maintaining hybrid cloud environments with a focus on uptime performance security and cost efficiency. This is a hands-on technical role ideal for someone who thrives on automation scalability and solving complex infrastructure challenges.

What Youll Do :
- Cloud Infrastructure & Operations: Build maintain and scale reliable cloud systems across AWS GCP and hybrid environments.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Design and implement repeatable automated infrastructure deployments using Terraform Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.
- Monitoring & Incident Response: Develop and maintain monitoring alerting and observability using Prometheus Grafana and DataDog. Participate in incident response troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
- System Reliability & Performance: Partner with engineering teams to improve system resilience scalability and performance of distributed microservices.
- Security Governance & Compliance: Ensure infrastructure meets compliance and security standards (SOC 2 ISO 27001 HIPAA). Implement IAM encryption and network security best practices.
- Cost Optimization (FinOps): Analyze cloud resource usage and collaborate with teams to optimize cost and performance.
- Collaboration: Work closely with Product Engineering and Security to align infrastructure needs with business goals.
- Continuous Improvement: Contribute to infrastructure design discussions propose improvements and champion DevOps best practices across the organization.

Who You Are :
Experience :
- 8 - 13 years in CloudOps SRE or DevOps roles supporting large-scale distributed systems.
- Deep hands-on experience with AWS GCP or Azure.
- Practical experience with Kubernetes Docker Terraform and CI/CD tools.

Technical Skills :
- Strong scripting and automation skills in Python Go or Shell.
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus Grafana DataDog ELK etc.).
- Familiarity with distributed systems microservices and cloud-native architectures.

Governance & Compliance :
- Understanding of IAM VPCs encryption and security best practices.
- Exposure to regulated environments (SOC 2 HIPAA ISO 27001).

Mindset :
- Self-driven detail-oriented and passionate about operational excellence.
- Comfortable in collaborative cross-functional environments.
- Curious continuously learning and always seeking to improve systems and processes.

Itron is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and providing an authentic workplace experience for all employees. If you are excited about this role but your past experiences dont perfectly align with every requirement we encourage you to apply the end you may be just who we are looking for!

The successful candidates starting wage will be determined based on permissible non-discriminatory factors such as skills and experience.

Itron is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you require an accommodation to apply please contact a recruiting representative at 1- or email .

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