Senior DevOps Automation Engineer: Cloud CI/CD & Security

Excella; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 119,983 - 172,850; Full time

Job summary

Excella in Arlington, VA seeks a Senior DevOps Automation Engineer to design, implement, and maintain Continuous Delivery pipelines for high-performing software delivery teams. You will work independently to create automated deployment pipelines, ensure system stability, and integrate security best practices into CI/CD workflows.

You will apply trunk-based development, build test automation for infrastructure and security, and collaborate with InfoSec and data teams to optimize environments.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, automation, or cloud engineering.
• Proficiency in modern programming languages (Python, Ruby, Go, Node.js, C#).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, Jenkins, Bamboo, CircleCI, or TravisCI.
• Command-line skills with Bash or PowerShell for OS management and scripting.
• Hands-on experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Packer).
• Experience deploying and securing infrastructure on AWS or Azure.
• Experience creating, deploying, and orchestrating code changes using Docker, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, ECS.
• Relevant work experience in AWS or Azure, with emphasis on network and access security and infrastructure as code.
• Familiarity with DORA metrics and continuous delivery best practices.

Responsibilities

• Implement version control best practices, ensuring all application code, system configurations, and infrastructure code are stored in repositories.
• Develop deployment automation for infrastructure, applications, and security changes using modern scripting tools.
• Build and manage CI pipelines to ensure rapid feedback on code changes.
• Apply trunk-based development strategies to maintain short-lived branches and streamlined workflows.
• Create and manage test automation suites for infrastructure and security features.
• Support test data management, collaborating with security, data science, and software development teams to optimize automated testing environments.
• Integrate security automation into DevOps pipelines, collaborating with InfoSec teams to implement preapproved security libraries and tools.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to internal and external teams.
• Contribute to Agile team planning and execution of DevOps initiatives.

Skills

Python

CI/CD

Bash/PowerShell

Ansible/Chef/Puppet

AWS/Azure

Docker/Kubernetes

GitLab/Jenkins

DevSecOps

trunk-based development

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Docker Swarm

Elastic Container Service

Job description

Excella in Arlington, VA seeks a Senior DevOps Automation Engineer to design, implement, and maintain Continuous Delivery pipelines for high-performing software delivery teams. You will work independently to create automated deployment pipelines, ensure system stability, and integrate security best practices into CI/CD workflows.

You will apply trunk-based development, build test automation for infrastructure and security, and collaborate with InfoSec and data teams to optimize environments.