Principal DevOps Engineer

System One; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

System One is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer based in Pittsburgh, PA. The successful candidate will join the CI/CD Pipeline Engineering Team, focusing on optimizing enterprise CI/CD platforms and automation frameworks.

The role requires deep expertise in GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes, along with a strong background in software engineering and modernization initiatives.

Applicants should have extensive experience in large-scale production environments, preferably within Banking or Financial Services.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years of Software Engineering and DevOps experience.
• Deep GitHub Actions expertise in enterprise environments.
• Experience in large-scale production environments and CI/CD platform engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize enterprise CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Integrate GitHub Actions with Jenkins, JFrog Artifactory, and other tools.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes/OpenShift.

Skills

GitHub Actions

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

Groovy

Python

Golang

Java

JavaScript

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent professional experience

Tools

Jenkins

JFrog Artifactory

Bitbucket

Azure DevOps

Job description

Principal DevOps Engineer

Pittsburgh, PA (Onsite – 5 Days/Week), Strongsville/Cleveland, OH, Birmingham, AL, Pittsburgh, PA, Dallas/Farmers Branch, TX, Phoenix, AZ
Contract

Industry

• Banking / Financial Services Preferred

Job Summary

Seeking a highly experienced Software Engineer Principal to join the CI/CD Pipeline Engineering Team (Orange Rocket Initiative) supporting the enterprise-wide rollout of GitHub Enterprise. This role will focus on designing, developing, and optimizing production-grade CI/CD platforms, automation frameworks, reusable workflows, and deployment pipelines across large-scale enterprise environments.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Docker, Helm, and enterprise DevOps practices, with a strong software engineering background and experience driving modernization initiatives such as Jenkins-to-GitHub Actions migrations.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize enterprise CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Build reusable workflows, automation frameworks, and deployment pipelines.
• Integrate GitHub Actions with Jenkins, JFrog Artifactory, and other DevOps tools.
• Design and implement API integrations and automation solutions.
• Support CI/CD modernization initiatives, including Jenkins-to-GitHub Actions migrations.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes/OpenShift and Helm.
• Develop and maintain Jenkins Shared Libraries using Groovy.
• Build and manage Docker images and containerized deployment strategies.
• Enhance platform performance, observability, reliability, and operational readiness.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to improve deployment efficiency and developer productivity.
• Ensure security, scalability, governance, and best practices across enterprise DevOps platforms.

Required Technical Skills

CI/CD & DevOps

• Deep expertise with GitHub Actions in enterprise environments.
• Strong experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience integrating:
  • GitHub
  • Jenkins
  • JFrog Artifactory
• Experience designing reusable workflows and automation frameworks.
• Strong understanding of enterprise DevOps practices including:
  • Security
  • Scalability
  • Reliability
  • Governance

Source Control & SCM

• GitHub
• Bitbucket
• Azure DevOps
• Git-based development workflows

Containerization & Cloud‑Native Technologies

• Docker
• Kubernetes
• OpenShift
• Helm
• Dockerfile development
• Container image creation and management

Development & Automation

• Jenkins Shared Libraries (Groovy)
• API Development & Integrations
• Automation Engineering

Programming Languages

Strong development experience in one or more of:

• Golang
• Python
• Java
• JavaScript

Enterprise Experience

• Experience working in complex, large-scale production environments.
• Enterprise-wide platform implementation experience.
• CI/CD platform engineering and modernization expertise.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Agile/Scrum experience
• Monitoring & Observability Platforms
• Performance Optimization
• Scalability Engineering
• Operational Readiness
• Jira
• Confluence
• SharePoint

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting abilities
• Strong problem‑solving mindset
• Self‑motivated and proactive
• Quick learner with adaptability to new technologies
• Ability to work effectively in cross‑functional enterprise teams

Education

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent professional experience

Screening Questions

1. Can you describe a GitHub Actions framework or platform you designed for multiple teams? How did you handle reusability, scalability, governance, secrets management, and permissions?
2. Tell me about a migration or integration you led involving Jenkins and GitHub Actions. What challenges did you face with shared libraries, pipeline parity, performance, or security, and how did you address them?
3. How have you improved the performance, observability, or reliability of a CI/CD platform at scale? What metrics, tools, or architectural improvements did you implement?

Preferred Candidate Profile

• 10–15+ years of Software Engineering and DevOps experience.
• Deep GitHub Actions expertise in enterprise environments.
• Strong Kubernetes/OpenShift deployment experience using Helm.
• Proven Jenkins‑to‑GitHub modernization experience.
• Strong software development background.
• Experience building scalable, secure enterprise CI/CD platforms.
• Banking or Financial Services experience preferred.