Principal Cloud Engineer, Platform

Elastic is hiring a Principal Cloud Engineer, Platform to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Principal Cloud Engineer, Platform, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a contract, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — US (CST)). 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: • Generous paid time off and company holidays • 401(k) retirement plan with company match • Paid parental leave • 100% remote, work-from-anywhere-in-the-US culture • Flexible working hours across US time zones How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. Elastic 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 • Strong troubleshooting skills • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure Nice to have: • Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment • Experience working in a fully remote or distributed team