Remote Principal DevOps Architect: Cloud & Automation Leader

Maximus; Lincoln (NE); Remote; USD 165,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental & Vision

401K with Company Matching

Unlimited PTO

EAP Wellness

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discounts

Wellness Program

Professional Development

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 involves guiding cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable solutions for government programs.

The candidate will define best practices, lead DevOps engineering, and collaborate with development, security, and operations to optimize SDLC and release processes.

Qualifications

• 15+ years enterprise IT experience with solution architecture, cloud platforms, software development, integration, delivery leadership and government program experience preferred.
• Strong full-stack development background with .NET, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and modern front-end frameworks.
• Experience with secure software solutions design and modern authentication protocols (OIDC, SAML 2.0, JWT).

Responsibilities

• Define and implement DevOps and containerization best practices across the enterprise.
• Lead training and promote DevOps engineering excellence.
• Develop and enforce configuration management supporting the SDLC.
• Manage source code with VCS including branching, syncing and merging; mentor juniors.
• Coordinate with Cloud Services for installations/upgrades/deployments/containers to enable team autonomy.
• Create automation scripts for build, deployment, and versioning activities.
• Resolve complex issues in version control and CI systems.
• Collaborate with developers, testers, and IT ops to automate builds and deployments.
• Oversee large, technically complex projects and ensure service delivery excellence.

Skills

DevOps

Cloud architecture

Containerization

Software delivery

Automation

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 involves guiding cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable solutions for government programs.

The candidate will define best practices, lead DevOps engineering, and collaborate with development, security, and operations to optimize SDLC and release processes.