Principal DevOps Automation Engineer

Nyla Technology Solutions; Maryland; On-site; USD 189,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-of-market compensation

Nyla FLEX program

Annual leave + holidays

401k matching with full vesting

Professional development support

Job summary

Nyla Technology Solutions seeks a DevOps System Engineer in Annapolis Junction, MD. You will design, implement, and maintain high-performing DevOps resources across multiple product teams, driving automation for build, test, and deployment pipelines.

You will build clean Infrastructure as Code, provision managed AWS services, and optimize containerized environments using Kubernetes (EKS), Helm, and cloud-native observability stacks. A TS/SCI polygraph is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field plus extensive software engineering experience as described.
• Proven DevOps expertise across IaC, automation, and cloud platforms.
• Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and GitOps tooling a must.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain DevOps resources across product teams.
• Drive end-to-end automation for build, test, and deployment pipelines.
• Build IaC, provision AWS services, and optimize Kubernetes-based environments.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to ensure operational excellence.

Skills

Terraform

Ansible

Python

AWS

Kubernetes (EKS)

GitLab CI/CD

Argo CD

Observability (ELK/Prometheus/Grafana)

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/CE/SE

20+ years software development experience OR 25+ years hands-on engineering experience

Tools

GitLab

Argo CD

Helm

EKS

PGAdmin

Job description

ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED

ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED We are seeking an ever-curious DevOps System Engineer to join a dynamic team in Annapolis Junction, MD. In this role, you will design, implement, and maintain high-performing DevOps resources across multiple product teams, driving end-to-end automation for build, test, and deployment pipelines. As a DevOps Engineer at Nyla, you are a self-starter who brings both deep technical mastery and the initiative to continuously learn and adopt new tools. You will build clean Infrastructure as Code (IaC), provision managed AWS services, and optimize containerized environments utilizing Kubernetes (EKS), Helm, and cloud-native observability stacks. If you thrive in a collaborative environment where team-oriented problem solving leads directly to operational success, Team Nyla is looking for you. The annual base salary range for this role is $189,000-$224,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

Required Skills

• Infrastructure as Code & Scripting: Strong proficiency with Terraform, Ansible, and Python for environment provisioning and workflow automation.
• Cloud Infrastructure (AWS): Hands-on experience building, managing, and scaling AWS cloud environments (EC2, Lambdas, EKS, RDS, S3, EFS, EBS).
• Kubernetes Orchestration: Direct experience configuring and tuning Kubernetes environments, with a primary focus on AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
• CI/CD Automation: Demonstrated experience designing, managing, and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines utilizing GitLab runners and GitOps tools like Argo CD.
• Observability & Metrics: Applied experience installing and tuning cloud-native logging and monitoring tools (Elasticsearch, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Team Collaboration: Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a team-first mindset dedicated to working across multidisciplinary stakeholder teams.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, PLUS 20+ years of professional software development experience OR High School Diploma / GED, PLUS 25+ years of hands-on technical software engineering experience in lieu of a degree.

Desired Skills

• Deep experience managing GitOps pipelines via Argo CD and GitLab CI/CD workflows.
• Familiarity with FOSS/CNCF ecosystem tools (e.g., Elasticsearch, Prometheus, Grafana, PGAdmin) deployed and managed within Kubernetes via Helm charts.
• Familiarity with various Kubernetes storage class configurations (e.g., GP3, Longhorn, EBS).

About Nyla Technology Solutions

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.

Taking Care of All of You

• Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.
• PAY - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!
• LEAVE - Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That’s not even including paid anniversary leave!
• SCHEDULE - Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It's flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks!
• WHAT ABOUT OTHER BENEFITS? Nyla’s health care (medical, dental, and vision) is 100% covered by the company. We provide 10% 401k matching - with full vesting day 1! Our Professional Development offers $5,000 per year to be used towards fees, tuition, or time off for your continued growth. We even have a student loan repayment program and we provide 8 hours of volunteering annually so you can support your community, making your world a better place.

Nyla is an equal opportunity employer.