Principal Engineer, DevOps

This is where your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives.

Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.

As a Principal Dev Ops Engineer, you will provide technical leadership in the design, implementation, deployment, and support of cloud and platform engineering solutions that enable product development teams. You will partner across engineering functions to build scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure while helping drive operational excellence through automation, observability, and continuous improvement.

Design, implement, and support cloud infrastructure solutions that enable the development and operation of Baxter products and applications. Manage infrastructure, platform, and deployment processes for product teams to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance. Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot containerized applications using Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies. Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning and management. Implement and support observability, monitoring, and alerting solutions using tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, and Azure Monitor.

Utilize tools, metrics, and best practices to monitor infrastructure, application, and process performance and drive proactive issue resolution. Identify and implement automation opportunities that improve operational efficiency, reliability, and engineering productivity. Collaborate across engineering teams, provide technical guidance, and communicate project status, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders.

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field. 5+ years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise infrastructure, cloud, platform engineering, or Dev Ops solutions. Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure, including cloud architecture, deployment, monitoring, security, and operational support. Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies for scalable and repeatable infrastructure management. Experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters and containerized applications in production environments.

Strong understanding of infrastructure architecture, including networking, compute, storage, security, resiliency, and scalability principles. Experience implementing and supporting observability and monitoring solutions using Grafana, Prometheus, Azure Monitor, or similar platforms. Proven ability to solve complex technical problems, automate processes, and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a required minimum number of days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission. The flexible workplace policy is subject to local laws and legal requirements. At its…