Principal DevOps Engineer

1 day ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Salient Group Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

Principal DevOps Engineer | Build & Scale Global Cloud Infrastructure

Location:
Australia (Hybrid in Sydney or Remote)

About

Salient is proud to be partnering with a pioneering technology company. Their AI and Computer Vision platform powers large-scale data processing pipelines and cutting-edge insights used across several industries worldwide.

This is your chance to join a team where engineering excellence meets innovation, where you'll architect infrastructure capable of supporting thousands of Kubernetes nodes and empower global teams pushing the boundaries of what's possible.

As the company continues to scale globally, we're looking for a
Principal DevOps Engineer
to lead cloud infrastructure strategy, champion DevOps maturity, and drive continuous improvement across an elite engineering organization.

The Role

As Principal DevOps Engineer, you'll set the technical direction and lead a talented team focused on reliability, scalability, and automation.

  • Lead at Scale:
    Architect and manage AWS infrastructure supporting thousands of Kubernetes nodes across global environments.
  • Mentor & Influence:
    Guide a team of Senior DevOps Engineers, uplifting DevOps maturity and embedding best practices across engineering.
  • Automation First:
    Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) for consistent, secure, and repeatable cloud environments.
  • Observability & Reliability:
    Build world-class monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure resilience and uptime for mission-critical services.
  • Security & Compliance:
    Integrate security tooling and frameworks (SOC2, NIST, AWS Security Hub) into CI/CD and container workflows.
  • Collaboration & Communication:
    Partner with AI, Platform, and Product teams to deliver scalable systems that power next-gen data and imagery processing.

Experience

You'll thrive here if you love solving complex problems, scaling infrastructure, and working with brilliant engineers who care deeply about performance and reliability.

We're looking for:

  • 7+ years in DevOps, Site Reliability, or Platform Engineering roles.
  • Expertise in AWS (EKS, IAM, VPC, CloudFormation).
  • Deep experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration at scale.
  • Strong background in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
  • Proficiency with Linux, automation, and scripting (Bash, Python).
  • Hands-on experience with observability tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, ELK, or OpenSearch).
  • Proven ability to drive DevOps best practices, mentoring teams and influencing technical direction.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to translate complex technical ideas for non-technical stakeholders.

Bonus points for:

  • Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks (SOC2, NIST).
  • Exposure to container vulnerability scanning and AWS Security tooling.
  • Understanding of enterprise architectures and large-scale data systems.

If you're passionate about building secure, scalable platforms and want to join a high-growth fintech on the rise, Salient would love to introduce you.

  • Massive Scale: Operate cloud infrastructure supporting global AI and Computer Vision pipelines.
  • Technical Mastery: Be part of an engineering-led culture that values innovation, autonomy, and continuous improvement.
  • Career Growth: Define technical roadmaps and develop future engineering leaders.
  • Flexibility & Wellbeing: Hybrid working, quarterly wellbeing days, and a culture that truly values balance.
  • Innovation Culture: Regular hackathons, pitch-fests, and cross-team collaboration sessions that keep ideas flowing.

Apply today and let's explore how your expertise can help shape the future of technology.

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