Principal Cloud Engineer, Tooling

IBM is hiring a Principal Cloud Engineer, Tooling to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Principal Cloud Engineer, Tooling, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a full-time, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — USA). 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 • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Monitor systems and respond to incidents What we offer: • 401(k) retirement plan with company match • Home office and wellness stipends • Flexible working hours across US time zones • Competitive salary and meaningful equity • Annual learning and professional development budget 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 • On-call and incident response experience • 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 • Familiarity with modern collaboration tools (Slack, Notion, Linear)