Principal DevOps Engineer

About the role

Are you a Principal DevOps Engineer who is ready for a new challenge that will launch your career to the next level?

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• Long term job security GliaCell is seeking a **Principal DevOps Engineer **on one of our subcontracts. This is a full-time position offering the opportunity to support a U.S. Government customer. The mission is to provide technical expertise that assists in sustaining critical mission-related software and systems to a large government contract.
• Seeking a proactive DevOps Engineer to architect our cloud-native infrastructure using Terraform and build out highly efficient CI/CD pipelines within GitLab.
• In this role, you will bridge the gap between development and operations to manage scalable environments and ensure reliable software delivery.
• The ideal candidate will also bring Python programming skills and experience with OpenAPI specifications and SDKs to further enhance our internal tooling and developer experience.  **Responsibilities: **
• Infrastructure Automation: Design, provision, and maintain scalable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) architectures utilizing Terraform.
• Pipeline Engineering: Architect, implement, and optimize robust CI/CD pipelines within GitLab to ensure fast, secure, and reliable software delivery.
• Cloud-Native Operations: Deploy, manage, and scale cloud-native environments.
• Developer Enablement: Partner closely with software engineering teams to streamline deployments, resolve pipeline bottlenecks, and enforce operational best practices. Key Requirements:
• ** Possess an active or rein-statable TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance. ** 
• U.S. Citizenship.
• Professional/Education experience: 12 years & Bachelors of Science Degree, or 4 additional years in place of a BS Degree. 
• Strong communication skills.  Required Skills:
• Terraform Expertise: Proven, hands-on experience writing, deploying, and managing production-grade infrastructure using Terraform, including deep knowledge of state management and modularity.
• GitLab Mastery: Extensive experience building and maintaining complex, automated CI/CD pipelines specifically using GitLab.
• Cloud-Native Knowledge: Strong understanding of cloud-native technologies, encompassing containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and major cloud platforms.
• Systems Administration: Solid grasp of Linux systems, cloud networking, and security principles. Desired Skills:
• API & SDK Tooling: Experience working with OpenAPI specifications and a background in generating, publishing, or managing SDKs to improve developer integrations.
• Python Proficiency: Scripting and programming skills in Python for custom automation, building internal tooling, or interacting with cloud APIs.
• Observability Experience: Familiarity with setting up and tuning modern monitoring, alerting, and logging stacks  **Location: **Columbia, MD (onsite full time)

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program
• Travel Protection Program
• Technology Budget
• Global Entry