Principal DevOps Engineer - Hybrid

Principal Dev Ops Engineer - USA (B)

Location:

Santa Clara, California, United States
Posted: 07-Jan-2026 | Job
Travel:
Occasional business travel required

BMC empowers nearly 80% of the Forbes Global 100 with enterprise‑level automation and data management. We are looking for a Principal Dev Ops Engineer to help build and operate our next‑generation Agentic‑AI Data Management platform from 0‑1. This hands‑on, delivery‑focused role is for a senior/principal engineer who thrives in early‑stage environments, owns reliability and automation end‑to‑end, and runs production systems used by external enterprise customers.

• Platform & Dev Ops Engineering – Design, build, and operate the core cloud and Kubernetes‑based platform that underpins a data automation and management product.
• Hands‑on Automation – Write production‑grade automation in Python, Go, or similar languages to eliminate zwembad.
• Cloud & Kubernetes Architecture – Design and evolve Kubernetes‑based platforms using Docker, Helm, and cloud‑native services.
• SRE & Reliability Practices – Establish SRE best practices including SLIs/SLOs, alerting, incident management, and post‑incident reviews.
• CI/CD & Release Engineering – Build and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, etc.
• Security & Compliance Enablement – Embed security, compliance, and access controls in infrastructure and pipelines.
• Operational Tooling – Build internal tools and automation that support deployment, observability, debugging, and operational excellence.
• Integration & Cloud Enablement – Support deployments across AWS, including integrations with enterprise systems.
• Product & Engineering Collaboration – Work with product engineering teams to design operable systems and influence architecture.
• Founder‑Level Ownership

• 10+ research.
• Strong experience designing and operating cloud‑native platforms on major providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Deep hands‑on Kubernetes, Docker, Helm experience in production.
• Strong automation with Python, Go, or similar languages.
• Extensive CI/CD pipelines, Git/Git Hub, release engineering knowledge.
• Linux/Unix systems knowledge and distributed system scaling experience.
• Networking, security, and cloud fundamentals understanding.
• Observability tooling/Subthreshold (metrics, logging, tracing) and debugging skills.
• Comfort in ambiguous, startup‑style environments where Dev Ops engineers lead.
• Configuration management and automation tooling (Puppet, Chef, or modern equivalents).

• Experience with large‑scale data platforms from an SRE/Dev Ops perspective.
• AI/ML‑enabled platforms familiarity.
• Open‑source Dev Ops ecosystem exposure.

BMC’s culture values people. We have 6,000+ employees worldwide. Your authentic self matters.

BMC is committed to equal opportunity employment. We do not request payment for employment opportunities.

Base salary range: $171,825 – $286,375 (based on experience, skills, certifications). The range is a single component; additional variable plans and benefits may apply.

If you’re excited about BMC but not sure you meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply to foster diverse talent.