Principal DevOps Engineer

Jobs via Dice; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic national security partner as a DevOps Engineer, focusing on secure Kubernetes platform development. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and leverage your extensive DevOps experience to enhance mission-first software solutions. The role offers a chance to contribute to innovative solutions within the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense, ensuring impactful results in a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of DevOps engineering experience required.
• Ability to collaborate in a team-oriented environment.
• Experience with CNCF technologies such as Istio and Envoy.

Responsibilities

• Participate in architectural discussions and lead design of Kubernetes-based deployments.
• Communicate design documents for new initiatives.
• Mentor junior engineers and coordinate across teams.

Skills

Collaboration

CI/CD Pipeline

GitOps

Kubernetes

Containerization

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Software Engineering

Tools

Git

Terraform

Docker

Ansible

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Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Clarity Innovations, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today!

Clarity Innovations is a trusted national security partner, dedicated to safeguarding our nation's interests and delivering innovative solutions that empower the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) to transform data into actionable intelligence, ensuring mission success in an evolving world.

Our mission-first software and data engineering platform modernizes data operations, utilizing advanced workflows, CI/CD, and secure DevSecOps practices. We focus on challenges in Information Warfare, Cyber Operations, Operational Security, and Data Structuring, enabling end-to-end solutions that drive operational impact.

We are committed to delivering cutting-edge tools and capabilities that address the most complex national security challenges, empowering our partners to stay ahead of emerging threats and ensuring the success of their critical missions. At Clarity, we are people-focused and set on being a destination employer for top talent, offering an environment where innovation thrives, careers grow, and individuals are valued. Join us as we continue to lead innovation and tackle the most pressing challenges in national security.

Role

Building a secure Kubernetes platform as a common integration point for deployment of offensive cyber tools. Work will involve platform development, feature designs & implementation, troubleshooting integration issues, and supporting onsite deployments to infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Participate in architectural discussions and lead design of Kubernetes-based GitOps deployments
• Lead the designing and implementation of pipelines with Break-Build SATS and DAST
• Ensure OCI hardening of container images lifecycle
• Deploy container-based technologies through GitOps approaches
• Communicate through thoughtful and thorough design documents for new initiatives.
• Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure infrastructure cloud solutions aligned with overall product vision
• Build and integrate automated testing into the product's codebase
• Facilitate and integrate automated testing into the product's codebase
• Foster a collaborative team environment, mentoring junior engineers and coordinating efforts across cross-functional teams to ensure project success
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline. The degree requirement can be met with four years of hands-on experience as a software engineer or a similar full-time position
• 6-10 years of DevOps engineering experience
• Ability to collaborate as a team but execute independently
• Thrives in a high-trust, adaptable team environment
• Experience using CNCF technologies such as envoy, spinnaker, Istio, Keycloak, minio etc.
• Proficient in CNCF container networking ingress and egress
• Proficient with CI/CD Pipeline-based GitOps deployments
• Proficient with Kubernetes cluster lifecycle (deployment, troubleshooting, scaling)
• Proficient with container orchestration using Kubernetes (K8s)
• Proficient in containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Podman)
• Proficient with Infrastructure as Code Utilities (e.g., Crossplane, Pulumi, Terraform)
• Proficient in Linux-based development environments (e.g., Ubuntu, RedHat Enterprise Linux, or derivatives)
• Proficient with GitOps lifecycle and container-based deployments
• Proficient in Ansible-based configuration management
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing modern DevOps practices and tools (e.g., CI/CD, IaC, GitOps) in production deployment workflows
• Experience providing daily guidance and oversight to other engineers
• Experience contributing to or leading the design of new capabilities
• Experience leading communications with customers and end-users
• Experience troubleshooting network connectivity issues
• Experience with a version control code repositories, such as GitLab
• Experience with Python
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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