Principal DevOps Engineer - DataOps

Principal DevOps Engineer - USA (B)

Location : Santa Clara, California, United States

Posted : 07-Jan-2026 | Job ID : 46180

Travel : Occasional business travel required

Overview

BMC empowers nearly 80% of the Forbes Global 100 with enterprise‑level automation and data management. We are looking for a Principal DevOps 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.

Contributions

Platform & DevOps 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 GitHub 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

Required Skillset & Experience

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 / GitHub, 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 DevOps engineers lead.

Configuration management and automation tooling (Puppet, Chef, or modern equivalents).

Nice to Have (but can be Developed)

Experience with large‑scale data platforms from an SRE / DevOps perspective.

AI / ML‑enabled platforms familiarity.

Open‑source DevOps ecosystem exposure.

Our Commitment to You

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

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Equal Opportunity Employment

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

Compensation

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.

Application Encouragement

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

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