Principal DevOps Engineer, Security

GitHub is hiring a Principal DevOps Engineer, Security to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Principal DevOps Engineer, Security, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a freelance, 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: • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil What we offer: • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage • Competitive salary and meaningful equity • 100% remote, work-from-anywhere-in-the-US culture • Paid parental leave • 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. GitHub 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 • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • On-call and incident response experience Nice to have: • A growth mindset and eagerness to keep learning • Familiarity with modern collaboration tools (Slack, Notion, Linear)