About the Company
Octave provides mission-critical software that helps organizations make informed decisions throughout the asset lifecycle, including Design, Build, Operate, and Protect. Its solutions turn complex operational data into actionable insights to improve performance, resilience, safety, and incident response. With more than 7,000 employees across 45 countries, Octave supports organizations where reliability and operational performance are essential.
About the Role
Octave is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to build, operate, and secure the infrastructure supporting its OUX platform. The role focuses on Kubernetes infrastructure, PostgreSQL database operations, Microsoft Fabric integration, tenant provisioning, and infrastructure automation for a multi-tenant software platform.
The successful candidate will take ownership of infrastructure reliability, security, deployment pipelines, and observability. Working closely with the OUX UI Engineer, the engineer will also support authentication and authorization integration, security architecture, and penetration-testing remediation.
Key Responsibilities
Design, deploy, and operate Kubernetes infrastructure for the OUX platform, including cluster configuration, namespace strategy, resource management, autoscaling, and multi-tenant isolation.
Own the PostgreSQL database layer, covering schema design, provisioning, backup and recovery, performance tuning, high availability, and migration strategies for ontology tools and Platform Studio backend services.
Build and maintain Microsoft Fabric integration infrastructure, including service principal configuration, workspace provisioning, lakehouse connectivity, and API authentication for data pipeline triggers.
Deploy and operate Refold as the platform's MCP tool configuration service, maintaining its API, integration with the agentic framework, and infrastructure reliability.
Design and implement automated tenant provisioning, including customer onboarding, namespace isolation, credential management, and per-tenant resource quotas.
Maintain infrastructure security through network policies, Azure Key Vault secrets management, certificate lifecycle management, and ingress and reverse proxy configuration.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure as code using Bicep, Terraform, or Helm, as well as application deployments across environments.
Implement infrastructure observability through metrics, logs, distributed tracing, and cost-per-tenant dashboards that support commercial reporting.
Collaborate with the OUX UI Engineer on security architecture, including authentication and authorization integration with Ory or Azure AD, CORS policies, and penetration-testing remediation.
Required Qualifications
At least 3 years of experience in platform or infrastructure engineering, including hands-on production Kubernetes experience; Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) experience is strongly preferred.
Strong proficiency in PostgreSQL, including schema design, performance tuning, high-availability configuration, and operational management.
Hands-on experience with Azure infrastructure services, including AKS, Azure Key Vault, Azure Container Registry, Azure Monitor, and Azure networking.
Experience administering Microsoft Fabric, including workspace management, capacity configuration, service principal access, and API-based provisioning.
Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Bicep, Terraform, or Pulumi, along with GitOps practices.
Experience designing and operating multi-tenant SaaS infrastructure, including namespace isolation, resource quotas, and tenant lifecycle management.
Strong understanding of Kubernetes security features, including RBAC, network policies, pod security standards, and secrets management.
Experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or comparable tools.
Solid understanding of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and enterprise identity integration patterns.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Refold or comparable MCP service infrastructure.
Familiarity with Ory Hydra or Kratos for identity and access management.
Background in infrastructure supporting industrial software or capital projects.
Experience with FinOps tools and cloud cost attribution at the individual tenant level.
Location and Work Arrangement
This is a remote position associated with Madison, Alabama, USA.
Why Join Octave
Octave promotes a supportive workplace that encourages trust, innovation, professional growth, and collaboration. The company values diverse perspectives and is committed to providing an inclusive environment with equal opportunities for employees across its global workforce.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Octave is committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone is welcome. The company embraces differences, promotes fairness and equal opportunity, and does not discriminate against employees or applicants. Respect, inclusion, and open communication are central to its workplace culture.