Principal DevOps Engineer
Core
Architect and maintain cloud-native infrastructure for rapid-prototyping cloud environments supporting Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) warfighter capabilities.
Role type
Principal DevOps Engineer (Cloud & Security)
Builds
CI/CD pipelines, containerized applications, air-gapped Kubernetes environments, and cloud-native networking for classified workloads.
Domain
National Security / Defense / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes orchestration, Helm charting, Azure Government cloud operations, GitLab CI/CD, air-gapped network deployment, security tooling (Anchore, Trivy, Grype), complex technical problem solving
Preferred skills
Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible), OAuth2/OIDC/KeyCloak, Cert Manager, PKI, Kafka event streaming, team leadership
Technologies
Kubernetes, Helm, Zarf, Microsoft Azure Government, GitLab CI, Anchore, Trivy, Grype
Responsibilities
Own CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications; design and maintain air-gapped Kubernetes deployments; containerize legacy applications; architect cloud-native networking for classified workloads; troubleshoot pipeline and deployment issues; collaborate on cross-functional tech stacks
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic impact