Principal DevOps Engineer, BlueCat
BlueCat Edge Cloud
Computer networking products
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Computer networking products
501-1000 employees
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501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help enterprises achieve network modernizaton objectives.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field; master’s degree preferred
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering or DevOps, with at least 5 years managing large-scale AWS-based distributed systems
- Proven expertise in AWS ECS (Fargate and EC2) for production workloads
- Strong knowledge of AWS services: ECS, EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, RDS, Open Search, EKS, CloudWatch, ALB/NLB, Route 53, WAF, AWS Inspector, Config, GuardDuty etc
- Proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure management
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab preferred)
- Deep knowledge of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, load balancing)
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with a focus on operational rigor and automation
- Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and present technical concepts to leadership
- Passion for mentoring engineers and shaping team technical direction
Desirable
- Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD, CKS) – strong plus
- Experience in multi-cloud environments (Azure, GCP)
- Familiarity with federal/compliance frameworks (FIPS, FedRAMP, FISMA)
What the job involves
- The BlueCat Edge Cloud team runs and evolve a SaaS platform that supports high-scale, mission-critical networking applications for global enterprises
- We are seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to play a key role in leading the modernization and optimization of our AWS based control plane, while shaping long-term DevOps strategies and fostering operational excellence
- This is a high-impact, senior individual contributor role that combines deep hands-on expertise in AWS infrastructure and DevOps practices with mentorship, technical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration at its core
- Serve as a technical leader for the AWS based Edge Cloud platform, guiding its reliability, scalability, and cost optimization
- Partner with Product, Application, and Security teams to shape our cloud operations strategy and influence long-term architectural decisions
- Mentor engineers on DevOps practices, cloud infrastructure, and operational excellence
- Drive a culture of automation, observability, and operational responsibility across the team
- Design, implement, and maintain AWS infrastructure that powers BlueCat’s Edge, a SaaS product
- Manage scaling, deployment/upgrades, and operational stability of containerized services running on ECS
- Scale and operate OpenSearch clusters, ensuring performance, reliability, and cost efficiency at high scale
- Implement AWS security best practices, including IAM, VPC design, Security Groups, WAF, and compliance controls
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring high availability and uptime SLAs
- Own Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform, ensuring consistent and repeatable deployments
- Design and evolve CI/CD pipelines in GitLab to support faster, more reliable delivery
- Develop monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Vector, InfluxDB, Grafana) tailored for high-scale workloads
- Contribute to standardization of DevOps practices, tools, and internal best practices across the platform
- Partner with Kubernetes platform teams to support migration of selected services from ECS to Kubernetes where needed
- Influence long-term architecture with cloud-native designs (Kubernetes, Redis, Elasticsearch, Postgres, InfluxDB)
- Drive improvements in networking, service discovery, and distributed systems performance
Our take
DNS (Domain Name System) is the backbone of internet navigation, translating domain names into IP addresses to connect users with websites. However, many enterprises still rely on outdated DNS systems, which can severely hinder IT operations. BlueCat addresses these issues by providing advanced DDI (DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management) solutions, offering businesses a faster, more efficient way to manage their network infrastructure.
BlueCat's solutions accelerate the adoption of cloud computing and automation, making it highly attractive to large-scale enterprises looking to strewamline IT operations and reduce costs. By simplifying complex network management, BlueCat helps companies enhance efficiency and adapt to modern technological needs.
The company is making significant strides, with the recent announcement of new capabilities to help organizations modernized their network infrastructure. Alongside this, it also appointed a new Chief Product and Chief Technology Officer, and partnered with Grupo Dice to transform DDI management across Mexico and Latin America These exciting developments signal a bright future for BlueCat as it continues to lead the way in network modernization.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jul 2011
$16.8m
SERIES B
Oct 2009
$11m
SERIES A
Total funding: $27.8m
Company HQ
Nortown, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Stephen Devito
(CEO)Served as CFO and COO at BlueCat before taking over as CEO. Former CFO at Marketwired, Second Cup, and Q4 Inc.
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