Principal DevOps Engineer (AWSMSA-PRIN-04.012925)

SECURITY CLEARANCE: TS/SCI with Polygraphs are required (VA)

POSITION:  Principal DevOps Engineer

REQUISITION: AWSMSA-PRIN-04.012925

LOCATION:   Springfield, VA  --or--   Herndon, VA

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud-native infrastructure and deployment pipelines using Infrastructure as Code

• Lead and architect scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure solutions across multiple cloud environments

• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for complex microservices architectures

• Develop and maintain full-stack applications while ensuring operational excellence and reliability

• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for production systems

• Drive security-first infrastructure design and implementation

• Mentor team members on DevOps best practices and cloud-native technologies

• TS/SCI with CI Poly portion required with current Customer eligibility to include: SBU, SIPR, JWICS, COE & Privileged User Accounts (requiring DoD 8140 Compliance)

• IC Green Badge Required = YES

• Candidate must be actively cleared with the Springfield, VA customer.

• Must be willing to work in SCIF daily or as needed, and participate in on-call rotation for production support as needed

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a significant DevOps focus

• 5+ years of experience with bash/python scripting

• 5+ years of experience with CI/CD tools and practices (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc)

• 5+ years experience with AWS services and cloud-native architecture patterns

• 3+ years of experience with cloud-native technologies and AWS services (ECS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, SageMaker, RDS, DynamoDB)

• 3+ years of experience with IAM policies, security groups, and network security

• 3+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK, Terraform, or CloudFormation)

• 3+ years of experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS) and container orchestration

• 3+ years of experience with Authority to Operate (ATO) processes and security documentation

• Proven track record implementing security controls and compliance requirements (NIST 800-53, FedRAMP)

• 3+ years of experience with secrets management and security automation

• Background in security scanning tools and DevSecOps practices (SonarQube, Snyk, etc)

• DevOps: Monitoring (CloudWatch, Prometheus, etc), logging, and alerting

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3+ years of experience with disaster recovery

• 2+ years in TypeScript, Python (Or OOP), writing and reviewing code for enterprise-scale applications

• Container security and runtime protection knowledge

• Security compliance automation and continuous monitoring

• Database administration and optimization (RDS, DynamoDB, MongoDB)

• Serverless architecture expertise (Lambda, API Gateway, etc)

• Background in full-stack web development (React, Node.js)

• Experience leading technical initiatives in large-scale environments

• System design experience with a focus on scalability and reliability

• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements

QUALIFICATIONS: 

CERTIFICATION:  any AWS certification(s) are preferred

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: 

• Bachelor's Degree + 8 years

NOTE:  Degree in computer science or IT computer engineering from an accredited college or university.