Senior DevOps Automation Leader

Excella, Inc

Arlington (VA)

On-site

USD 149,469 - 213,019

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Distributed workforce / flexible work‑

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Parental leave (8 weeks)

Paid vacation 15 days + holidays

TechEleX program equipment replacement

Internet reimbursement $25/mo

Professional development 3 days/year

Wellness programs (HeadSpace, TalkSpac

Job summary

Excella, a leading technology firm, seeks a Lead DevOps Automation Engineer in Arlington, VA, to provide technical leadership and mentorship in designing and optimizing CD solutions. You will drive decisions on DevOps automation, cloud security, and infrastructure as code, helping teams deliver high‑quality software efficiently.

You will guide security in CI/CD, shape scalable pipelines, and collaborate with stakeholders to align tooling with business goals.

Qualifications

6+ years in DevOps, automation, or cloud engineering.
Leadership in enterprise‑level automation.
Strong CI/CD experience with multiple tools.
Expert scripting in Python, Ruby, Go, Node.js, or C#.
Cloud security, IAM, and network access management in AWS/Azure.
Bash/PowerShell for OS management and scripting.
Experience with config management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Packer).
Familiarity with DevOps metrics and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

Lead design and implementation of enterprise DevOps solutions.
Define and enforce DevOps best practices across teams.
Architect and manage automated infrastructure deployments in cloud environments.
Guide security integration into CI/CD pipelines.
Optimize test automation strategies for reliability.
Develop test data management for automated testing.
Influence tooling for VCS, CI/CD, and infra automation.
Mentor and provide guidance to other DevOps engineers.
Communicate DevOps strategy and progress to stakeholders.