Principal Cloud Engineer, Cloud

IBM is hiring a Principal Cloud Engineer, Cloud to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Principal Cloud Engineer, Cloud, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a freelance, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — US (PST)). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil What we offer: • Competitive salary and meaningful equity • Home office and wellness stipends • Generous paid time off and company holidays • Annual learning and professional development budget • 401(k) retirement plan with company match How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. IBM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 7+ years of experience, including leading teams or projects • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • On-call and incident response experience • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure Nice to have: • A track record of taking ownership and shipping independently • Comfort communicating clearly and proactively in writing