[Remote] Principal DevOps Engineer - 90372837 - Remote Job Details | Amtrak

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Amtrak is a leading transportation company that connects businesses and communities across the United States. They are seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer who will be responsible for ensuring the resilience, scalability, and security of digital platforms while driving architectural decisions and mentoring engineers.ResponsibilitiesArchitect progressive delivery (canary/blue-green/feature flags) of DevSecOps CI/CD pipelinesAutomate rollback/fail-forward and release evidence captureStandardize quality gates (tests, perf/chaos pre-prod)Publish hardened base images and golden IaC modules with guardrailsEnforce k8s/RBAC, network policies, quotas; secret standardsDesign multi-env promotion workflows with policy checksEstablish SLOs/error budgets; drive cross-team reliability improvementsBake runbooks into alerts; add synthetic/load tests to pipelinesLead major incidents; land systemic fixes (not just patches)Enforce short-lived creds, zero-trust patterns, and attestation/signingAutomate compliance checks and evidence collectionPartner with security on threat-modeling for platform changesCreate internal libraries/CLIs with telemetry and docsMeasure automation ROI (time saved, error-rate drop)Orchestrate complex workflows (e.g., Step Functions/Argo Workflows)Own a platform capability end-to-end (roadmap, SLAs, upgrades)Drive adoption of best practices across multiple teamsWrite ADRs and decision logs that clarify trade-offsDefine/validate RPO/RTO; automate restore drills and reportsTune critical paths for latency/throughput and costForecast impacts of migrations; deliver measurable cost/perf winsSkillsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical disciplineAt least 5 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering roles with leadership experience in automation and infrastructure reliability3+ years hands-on experience in high-availability production environments with cloud-native security and observability toolingMaster's degree in Computer Science or equivalentCertifications: AWS DevOps Engineer Pro, Terraform Associate, CKA, or SRE-focused credentialsExperience with developer portals (e.g., Backstage), service mesh (e.g., Istio), and security tooling (e.g., Vault, Falco, Trivy)Knowledge of DORA metrics, reliability KPIs, and engineering effectiveness measurement frameworksBackground in regulated environments (e.g., PCI, HIPAA, FedRAMP) with experience implementing security automation at scaleBenefitsHealth, dental, and vision plansHealth savings accountsWellness programsFlexible spending accounts401K retirement plan with employer matchLife insuranceShort and long term disability insurancePaid time offBack-up careAdoption assistanceSurrogacy assistanceReimbursement of education expensesPublic Service Loan Forgiveness eligibilityRailroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefitsRail pass privilegesShort-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the positionGeo-pay differential to be applied to the employee’s base salary depending on an employee’s assigned worksite or locationCompany OverviewAmtrak is a provider of intercity passenger rail services across the country, connecting major cities and regions. It was founded in 1971, and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.amtrak.com/.Company H1B SponsorshipAmtrak has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 12 in 2026, 57 in 2025, 40 in 2024, 50 in 2023, 52 in 2022, 42 in 2021, 34 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.