Principal DevOps Engineer


Job Location:

Howard County, MD - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 200000 - 220000
Posted on: 30+ days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Since 2008 Envision Innovative Solutions has delivered mission-focused technology solutions to the Intelligence Community. Our engineers thrive in a collaborative zero-bureaucracy environment where innovation is encouraged expertise is valued and contributions directly support critical national security missions.

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal DevOps Engineer to join our team in Annapolis Junction MD.

What Youll Do

As a Principal DevOps Engineer you will lead the design automation deployment and maintenance of scalable secure and highly available infrastructure supporting mission-critical applications.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Design deploy and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes
  • Lead DevOps initiatives across development testing staging and production environments
  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management solutions using tools such as Ansible and Puppet
  • Manage and optimize Kubernetes Docker and cloud-based environments
  • Develop automation scripts and tools using Python Ruby Java or similar languages
  • Support software development teams through the full application lifecycle
  • Architect scalable resilient and high-availability solutions
  • Monitor system performance troubleshoot issues and improve operational efficiency
  • Serve as a technical leader within Agile development teams
  • Collaborate across engineering security and operations teams to drive continuous improvement

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)
  • 10 years of DevOps Systems Engineering or related experience
  • Strong expertise with:
    • Git and version control best practices
    • Linux administration (RHEL CentOS)
    • Docker and Kubernetes
    • Jenkins and/or Bamboo
    • AWS cloud environments
    • Infrastructure Automation (Ansible Puppet Chef)
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment strategies

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with Python Go Java Ruby C or similar programming languages
  • Experience with Software Defined Networking (SDN)
  • Experience supporting Platform as a Service (PaaS) environments
  • Elasticsearch (Kibana a plus)
  • Redis ActiveMQ Memcache or similar technologies

Security Clearance:

  • Current/Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph.

Why Envision Innovative Solutions
Average Employee Tenure: 7-10 Years Stability and long-term growth.
$3000 Annual Training Budget
34 Weeks PTO 10 Federal Holidays 10 Personal Days
100% Employer-Paid Medical Coverage
$1200 Phone & Internet Stipend
401(k) 10% (Vested Day One)

The projected compensation range for this position is $200000.00-$220000.00. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate including but not limited to Contract Wage Determination relevant work experience skills and competencies that align to the specified role geographic location education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories
Envision Innovative Solutions is an equal-opportunity employer. All Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin citizenship sex sexual orientation gender identity veterans status age disability or any other basis prohibited by law.


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Since 2008 Envision Innovative Solutions has delivered mission-focused technology solutions to the Intelligence Community. Our engineers thrive in a collaborative zero-bureaucracy environment where innovation is encouraged expertise is valued and contributions directly support critical national secu...