Principle DevOps Tools Engineer - Woburn, MA

Prattwhitney; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 86,800 - 165,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) match

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Prattwhitney, based in Massachusetts, seeks Principle DevOps Tools Engineer within the Digital Technology organization to design, implement, and support DevOps solutions enabling rapid delivery of engineering innovations.

The role covers deployment, modernization, automation, and securing tooling across cloud and on‑prem environments; requires 5+ years in relevant roles, Linux administration, and the ability to obtain a US security clearance. Salary ranges from 86,800 to 165,200 USD.

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent experience with 5+ years in related work.
• Linux-based system administration experience.
• Experience installing/supporting DevOps tools (Jira, Git, GitLab, Confluence, Jenkins, Azure DevOps Server).
• Experience with Agile development methodologies.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Leverage best practices to deploy, implement, modernize, and support DevSecOps solutions.
• Assist tool customization and automation with templates, dashboards, and scripts.
• Support building, testing, and pipeline automation across cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Improve performance and reliability with automated testing and issue mitigation.
• Develop fault tolerance and disaster recovery plans for tool infrastructure.
• Administer security and compliance of tooling, including patching and upgrades.
• Document DevOps environments with procedures and program documents.

Skills

Linux administration

Agile

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Git

GitLab

Confluence

Jenkins

Azure DevOps Server

Coverity

IBM Rational

Job description

Job Summary

Principle DevOps Tools Engineer within the Digital Technology organization. This role focuses on designing, implementing, and supporting DevOps solutions that enable engineering teams to deliver innovative solutions rapidly and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Leverage company best practices to assist programs with deployment, implementation, modernization, and support of DevSecOps software solutions.
• Support software tool customization and automation, including development of templates, dashboards, and scripts to meet program needs.
• Assist engineering teams with building, testing, and pipeline automation, optimizing performance and scalability across cloud and on‑premises environments.
• Maximize solution performance and reliability through proactive, automated testing and issue mitigation while minimizing impacts from system patching and upgrades.
• Develop and validate fault tolerance and disaster recovery plans for tool infrastructure to ensure system reliability and continuity.
• Administer and maintain the security and compliance of tooling solutions, including hardening, patching, and version upgrades.
• Document implemented DevOps environments by authoring procedures, work instructions, and program profile documents.

Required Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent experience with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of experience.
• System administration experience on Linux‑based systems.
• Experience installing and supporting server‑based DevOps tools such as Jira, Git, BitBucket, GitLab, Confluence, Coverity, Jenkins, IBM Rational products, and Microsoft Azure DevOps Server.
• Experience working in development teams using Agile concepts and methodologies.
• U.S. citizenship required and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government‑issued Security Clearance (Secret level).

Preferred Qualifications

• Active and current Secret Clearance.
• Experience with legacy source code tools (e.g., ClearCase, Synergy, SVN).
• Experience or familiarity with systems and software engineering tools such as MATLAB, Visual Studio, VxWorks/Windriver, Qt, BigLever Gears, Python, and DOORS.
• Experience with container technologies (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Rancher, Tanzu).
• Experience with relational databases and support/troubleshoot data backup, verification, and validation activities (Oracle, SQL Server, InfluxDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• System administration experience in Windows.

Security Clearance

Requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government‑issued security clearance. Security clearance is required after day one of employment.

Benefits & Compensation

Salary range: $86,800USD – $165,200USD. Eligible benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid time off, holidays, and incentive compensation programs, depending on the business unit and collective‑bargaining agreements.

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