Senior Principal DevOps Engineer – Onsite Infra Expert

globalhr; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 277,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

401(k) plan with employer matching

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer - DevOps / Infrastructure for onsite work in Sterling, VA. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and optimizing holistic CI/CD pipelines and secure infrastructure to support mission-critical applications. An active U.S.

government security clearance is required, and citizenship is mandatory for the role. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy code efficiently, ensure seamless

Qualifications

• Must have hands-on experience deploying and supporting CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient with GitLab, Jira, Confluence, Coverity, Nexus, Artifactory, and Splunk.
• Experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, etc.
• Proficient in Python, Bash, and PowerShell scripting.
• Experience with VMware, Proxmox, or similar virtualization platforms.
• CI/CD for real-time testing and diagnostics in virtualized environments.
• Docker/Podman or Kubernetes orchestration experience.
• Proficient in Linux and Windows environments.
• Experience with IDEs like Visual Studio / VS Code.
• Application development and integration in IaaS/PaaS (OpenShift/OpenStack/VMware).
• Agile Development Methodologies (Scrum/SAFe).
• Strong networking knowledge (TCP/IP, VLANs).

Responsibilities

• Support and develop automation that enables efficient build and deployment.
• Collaborate across teams for seamless integration and operation of software systems.
• Own and optimize the CI/CD pipeline for the simulation environment.
• Troubleshoot build chains and CI/CD tooling issues.
• Identify and automate manual processes; contribute to automated testing in CI/CD.
• Consider entire CI/CD infrastructure when making changes.
• Design and maintain scalable, secure infrastructure for mission-critical apps.
• Apply DevOps principles, cloud infrastructure, automation, and reliability.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

GitLab

Jira

Confluence

Automation frameworks

Python

PowerShell

VMware

Kubernetes

Linux

Visual Studio

SAFe/Agile

Networking basics

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree optional

Tools

OpenShift

OpenStack

Nexus

Artifactory

Splunk

Confluence

Job description

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer - DevOps / Infrastructure for onsite work in Sterling, VA. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and optimizing holistic CI/CD pipelines and secure infrastructure to support mission-critical applications. An active U.S.

government security clearance is required, and citizenship is mandatory for the role. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy code efficiently, ensure seamless