Principal DevOps Engineer

Echodyne; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSU (Restricted Stock Units)

Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision

Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA

Virtual Care - 98Point6

Employee Assistance Program

Mental Health coverage through Springh

Travel Assistance Insurance

Company Paid Life Insurance

Company Paid Short &Long Term

Flexible PTO (exempt) / 15 days per yr

401(k) match

Pet Insurance

Prepaid Legal Program

Paid Company Holidays

Job summary

Echodyne is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer in Kirkland, WA to lead secure development and deployment practices across software and hardware-in-the-loop environments. You will own the DevOps space, define the CI/CD strategy, and drive secure pipelines while enabling rapid innovation.

The role emphasizes strategic architecture, migration to cloud-native platforms, and strong collaboration with cybersecurity leadership to meet NIST/CMMC standards. A high-impact, hands-on leader is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years in DevOps/Sec experience.
• Experience leading migrations from on-prem CI/CD to cloud-native (GitLab).
• Proficient with AWS/Azure/GCP and Kubernetes/Docker.
• Strong scripting in Python/Go/Bash to support test automation.
• Security-focused with knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and enterprise controls.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Architecture: Define the overarching DevOps vision and mentor teams.
• CI/CD Transformation: Architect pipelines and migrate Jenkins to GitLab in a cloud environment.
• Enterprise Shift-Left Security: Integrate automated security testing and remediation workflows.
• Secure Infrastructure & Compliance: Establish IaC standards and ensure NIST 800-171/CMMC compliance.
• Manage the CI/CD Pipeline & Infrastructure: Own infra for all software development, tests, and version control.

Skills

DevOps leadership

CI/CD architecture

SRE / SecOps

Cloud platforms AWS/Azure/GCP

Scripting (Python/Go/Bash)

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

GitLab

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

CloudFormation

SAST

DAST

SCA

SBOMs

Job description

Echodyne is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to join our fast-growing team.

ROLE OVERVIEW

We are seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to lead the design and implementation of secure development and deployment practices across our software and systems stack. This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you will own the DevOps space and our stack for managing the CI/CD pipeline and help define SecOps strategy working with our VP of Cybersecurity, build secure pipelines, and ensure compliance with defense and commercial security standards—all while enabling rapid innovation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strategic Leadership & Architecture: Define the overarching DevOps vision across both software and hardware-in-the-loop environments, acting as a technical mentor to foster a security-first culture across QA, software, and firmware teams
• CI/CD Transformation: Architect highly available pipelines that integrate complex automated testing frameworks (Python, Playwright, Selenium), and spearhead the strategic migration of our legacy on-prem infrastructure (Jenkins) to a modern cloud platform (GitLab)
• Enterprise "Shift-Left" Security: Design and seamlessly integrate automated security testing (SAST, DAST, SCA, fuzzing) into development workflows, proactively orchestrating vulnerability remediation, IAM, and secrets management
• Secure Infrastructure & Compliance: Establish enterprise standards for Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and secure supply chains (artifact signing, SBOMs), ensuring environments comply with rigorous frameworks like NIST 800-171 and CMMC
• Manage the CI/CD Pipeline & Infrastructure: Own the infrastructure supporting all software development, test structures, and version control of software objects

REQUIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

• Experience & Education: Bachelor's degree in a related field with 10+ years of progressive DevOps/Security experience, including at least 3 years operating autonomously in a Principal, Staff, or Lead architectural role
• Infrastructure & Migration: Proven track record of leading large-scale architectural migrations (specifically from on-prem CI/CD to cloud-native platforms like GitLab), alongside proficiency with cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and Kubernetes/Docker
• Automation & Systems Thinking: Deep scripting expertise (Python, Go, or Bash) to support test automation frameworks, with a demonstrated ability to span both high-level software infrastructure and low-level embedded systems
• Security Master: Comprehensive understanding of application, infrastructure, and embedded security (OWASP Top 10), with hands‑on experience deploying advanced security tools at an enterprise scale
• Strategic Communication: Exceptional ability to distill and translate complex architectural trade‑offs to both highly technical engineers and executive leadership in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment

Echodyne's technology is export controlled by the U.S. Government and we must evaluate an applicant’s eligibility to handle export-controlled information or obtain required Government authorizations. Therefore, we will ask you as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or green card holder, or have asylum/refugee status in the U.S.

WHAT WE OFFER

This is an exempt role.

The expected annual salary range for this role is

$149,659-$224,437 USD

We offer competitive compensation and benefits to our full-time, US-based employees, including:

• RSU (Restricted Stock Units)
• Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you
• Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA
• Virtual Care - 98Point6
• Employee Assistance Program
• Mental Health coverage through Springhealth & Talkspace (Premera)
• Travel Assistance Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Short & Long Term Disability
• Flexible PTO (exempt) / 15 days per year (non-exempt)
• 401(k) match
• Pet Insurance
• Prepaid Legal Program
• Paid Company Holidays

All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.