Remote Principal DevOps Architect — Cloud & Automation

Maximus; Little Rock (AR); Remote; USD 165,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Bonus opportunities

Comprehensive Insurance Coverage

401K Retirement Savings plan

Unlimited Time Off

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Perks and Discounts

Wellness Program and Resources

Professional Development Opportunities

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Principal DevOps Architect to provide technical leadership across enterprise DevOps, cloud architecture, containerization, software delivery, and automation. This fully remote role requires 15% travel and partners with development, cloud, security, and operations teams to deliver scalable and reliable government-focused solutions.

You will establish architecture and engineering best practices, mentor the DevOps team, and lead large, technically complex projects from planning

Qualifications

• 15+ years enterprise IT experience with solution architecture, cloud platforms, and government programs.
• Full-stack development experience with .NET and modern JS tech stack.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture and design patterns.
• Experience with OIDC, SAML 2.0, and JWT authentication.
• Familiarity with AWS services and SQL Server.
• Experience with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement DevOps and containerization best practices across the enterprise.
• Lead training and promote DevOps engineering competencies.
• Define, develop, and implement the configuration management system for the SDLC.
• Manage source code in Version Control (branching, sync, merge); mentor juniors.
• Work with Cloud Services to install/upgrade/deploy containers; enable team self-sufficiency.
• Develop automation scripts for build, deployment, and versioning.
• Research and resolve complex technical problems in version control and CI systems.
• Collaborate with developers, testers, and IT to automate builds, deployments, and CI environments.
• Oversee large, technically complex projects and assure service delivery excellence.

Skills

Full-stack development

.NET 4 & .NET 8

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

Vue.js

SQL Server

Data modeling

SQL tuning

Software architecture

Design patterns

OIDC

SAML 2.0

JWT authentication

Secure software

AWS

SSRS

Tools

AWS

SSRS

Job description

Maximus is seeking a Principal DevOps Architect to provide technical leadership across enterprise DevOps, cloud architecture, containerization, software delivery, and automation. This fully remote role requires 15% travel and partners with development, cloud, security, and operations teams to deliver scalable and reliable government-focused solutions.

You will establish architecture and engineering best practices, mentor the DevOps team, and lead large, technically complex projects from planning