23 principal devops engineer jobs at 14 companies in Virginia

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Founding Backend / Infra Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$300k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Own the crawlers, pipelines, and infrastructure powering a real-time job search engine. Strong Node.js and Python fundamentals; bonus points for security and reverse-engineering chops.
Node.js, Python, Elasticsearch, Redis
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Principal DevOps Engineer (Hybrid)
Canton or Farmington or Boston or Salem
$137k-$182k/yr HybridFull Time
Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions
Intact Insurance Specialty SolutionsToronto Stock Exchange: IFC: Provides specialized property and casualty insurance and risk services.
7+ YOE7+ years in DevOps/platform/cloud engineering; GitHub Actions; Docker; Kubernetes; AKS; Helm; GitOps; automation; observability; experience with regulated environments.
GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, AKS, Helm, GitOps, CI/CD, Automation, Scripting, Observability
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Principal / Sr. Principal DevOps Software Engineer
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
$114k-$213k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Designs and manufactures advanced aerospace and defense systems.
5+ YOEUS citizen with active Secret clearance; degree in CS/STEM with relevant years of experience (or equivalent experience); experience in DevOps, CI/CD, automated builds/tests, network engineering, Windows/Linux, and version control (Git/Subversion).
Kubernetes, Docker, Rancher, Python, MATLAB, JavaScript, Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Confluence, Git, Subversion, Windows, Linux
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Principal / Sr. Principal DevOps Software Engineer
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
$114k-$213k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Develops and manufactures advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems.
5+ YOEUS citizen with active Secret clearance; Bachelor's in computer science or equivalent STEM with 5+ years (or advanced degree with reduced years); DevOps and CI/CD experience, Windows/Linux system knowledge, version control (Git/Subversion), network engineering experience.
Kubernetes, Docker, Rancher, Python, MATLAB, JavaScript, Jira, Confluence, Git, Subversion, Windows, Linux
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Principal Systems Solutions Engineer
Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
QBE
QBE: Provides technology and security services for federal defense agencies.
10+ YOEBA/BS in a technical discipline; 10+ years experience; onsite travel; ability to commute.
CCIE, CCDE, DoD 8570 IAT Level III, STIGs, POA&Ms, Cisco, Microsoft, Network design, DevOps
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Principal Software Engineer
Arlington, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Mastercard
MastercardNYSE: MA: Global payment processing and financial technology service provider.
Extensive software engineering leadership; delivery of large-scale distributed systems; cloud, AI/data platforms; strong communication and mentorship.
AWS, Cloud, DevOps, AI tooling, LLMs, distributed systems
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Principal Software Engineer - Lead DevOps Engineer (Onsite) 
Sterling, Virginia, United States
$118k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
RTX
RTXNYSE: RTX: RTX provides advanced aerospace and defense systems and services.
8+ YOEActive DoD Secret clearance; 8+ years in STEM with DevOps, CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes; onsite in Sterling, VA; bachelor's or advanced degree.
GitLab, Coverity, Artifactory, Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Jama, Linux, Visual Studio Code
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Principal Cloud Engineer
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
ManTech
ManTech: Provides technology solutions for defense and intelligence agencies.
7+ YOEActive TS/SCI w/ Poly required, 7+ years cloud engineering experience, Bachelor\u0002s degree or 4+ years additional IT experience, expertise with AWS/Azure/GCP/Oracle, IaC (Terraform/ARM/Ansible/BICEP), DevOps tooling, and scripting (PowerShell/Python/Bash).
AWS, Azure, Oracle, GCP, Google Cloud Platform, Terraform, ARM templates, BICEP, Ansible, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI, Logic Apps, Azure Functions, NSGs, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab, Docker, GitHub Enterprise, TOGAF, Zachman, Bash, YAML, JSON, Kubernetes
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Principal Systems Engineer - Digital Engineering & Advanced Tools
Reston, Virginia, United States
HybridFull Time
SES Space & Defense
SES Space & DefenseEuronext Paris: SESG: Provides satellite communications and managed network services for governments.
10+ YOE10+ years systems engineering experience designing cloud-native, API-driven, data and automation solutions for commercial, government, or defense environments.
AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, RESTful APIs, DevSecOps, CI/CD, containerization, orchestration, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), RPA
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DevSecOps Engineer Principal
Reston or Colorado Springs
OnsiteFull Time
SAIC
SAICNASDAQ: SAIC: Provides government and defense clients with technology and engineering services.
4+ YOEUS citizen with TS/SCI clearance; Bachelors+9 yrs (Masters+7, PhD/JD+4); experience in DevOps/Agile, CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab, Bitbucket, Microsoft Azure), Atlassian Jira/Confluence, Platform One, containerization (Docker, Red Hat Podman), Kubernetes/Helm.
Atlassian Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, GitLab, Bitbucket, Microsoft Azure, Platform One, Docker, Red Hat Podman, Kubernetes, Helm
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Principal Software Engineer
Herndon or Columbia
OnsiteFull Time
Clarity Innovations
Clarity Innovations: Provides software and data engineering for national security missions.
TS/SCI clearance required; bachelor's in CS or equivalent experience; experience with Python or GoLang, Kubernetes, containerization (Docker/Podman), GitOps/CI/CD/IaC, and modern DevSecOps practices; architecture and mentoring experience.
Python, GoLang, Kubernetes (K8s), CI/CD, IaC, GitOps, Docker, Podman, Crossplane, Backstage, DevSecOps, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Principal AI Software Developer
Fairfax or United States
$166k-$210k/yr RemoteFull Time
Pyramid Systems
Pyramid Systems: Provides software engineering and digital transformation for federal agencies.
12+ YOEUS citizenship required; 12+ years software engineering with 6+ years in AI systems; Bachelor's (or Master's) in CS/Software Engineering; expert Python, cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP), AI/ML platforms; enterprise architecture and leadership experience.
Python, COBOL, OpenAI, Bedrock, Vertex AI, AIR platform, Azure, AWS, GCP, RAG, DevSecOps, SBOM, NIST AI RMF
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Principal AI Software Developer
Fairfax or Washington or United States
$166k-$210k/yr RemoteFull Time
Pyramid Systems
Pyramid Systems: Provides digital transformation and IT services to federal agencies.
12+ YOEUS citizenship required; 12+ years software engineering experience (6+ years in AI/LLM systems); bachelor's or master's in CS/Software Engineering or related; expert Python, cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP), AI/ML platforms; DevSecOps and enterprise architecture experience.
Python, OpenAI, Bedrock, Vertex AI, Azure, AWS, GCP, CI/CD, SBOM, DevSecOps, NIST AI RMF
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Principal Test Engineer (SDET)
Vienna, Virginia, United States
$111k-$142k/yr HybridFull Time
Navy Federal Credit Union
Navy Federal Credit Union: Offers banking and financial services to the military community.
Design and implement scalable test automation in Azure DevOps/CI/CD using Java and Selenium; develop tests for web UIs, APIs, SOA services; strong agile experience and ability to mentor teammates.
Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber, Gherkin, XPath, Azure DevOps, Azure Repos, GitHub, Bitbucket, Azure Pipelines, Jenkins, Bamboo, Maven, Azure Test Plans, Jira, Micro Focus ALM, Micro Focus Octane, IntelliJ, Visual Studio Code, Microsoft SQL Server, YAML, SOAP, REST, SOA
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Principal Architect - Solutions Architect
Ashburn or Alpharetta or Cary or Temple Terrace or Elgin or Basking Ridge or McLean
$125k-$239k/yr FieldFull Time
Verizon
VerizonNYSE: VZ: Global provider of wireless, internet, and communication services.
6+ YOE6+ years relevant experience,4+ years architecture experience,Bachelor's or equivalent experience,expertise in Voice Security (VIAA, SecureLogix),cloud communications,SIP,IVR,AI familiarity,strong communication and government compliance knowledge.
VIAA, SecureLogix, AI, SIP, IVR, NLU, APIs, DevOps
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Principal Architect - Solutions Architect
Ashburn or Alpharetta or Cary or Temple Terrace or Elgin or Basking Ridge
$125k-$239k/yr FieldFull Time
Verizon
VerizonNYSE: VZ: Provides wireless, fiber-optic internet, and telecommunications services globally.
6+ YOE6+ years relevant experience with 4+ years in architecture; expertise in voice security, cloud communications, SIP/IVR, AI-driven tools, strong communication and sales collaboration skills.
VIAA, SecureLogix, SIP, IVR, APIs, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Understanding (NLU), chatbots, virtual agents, cloud-native services, DevOps, Agile
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Principal AI/ML Scientist
Arlington, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
ECS
ECSNYSE: ASGN: Provides advanced technology and engineering services to government agencies.
5+ YOEUS citizen able to obtain Public Trust; Bachelor's in CS/Engineering/IT or 5+ years AI development; deep AI architecture knowledge; experience with ML/DL/NLP/generative AI; programming in Python/Java/C++; cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
Python, Java, C++, AWS, AWS GovCloud, Azure, Google Cloud, Sagemaker, Pytorch, TensorFlow, Glue, Databricks, Elasticsearch, Azure AI, Pandas, NumPy, Jupyter Notebook, Elastic Cloud Enterprise, DevSecOps, NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)
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Chief Systems Architect
Arlington, Virginia, United States
$160k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Two Six Technologies
Two Six Technologies: Develops cybersecurity and data systems for national security missions.
15+ YOE5+ Mgmt15+ years IT/engineering experience with 5+ years as a chief/principal architect; deep SoS integration, cloud (AWS GovCloud/Azure Government), Kubernetes, CI/CD/DevSecOps, Agile at scale (SAFe, Scrum@Scale); bachelor's in CS/Engineering or equivalent; eligible for DoD clearance; willing to travel.
AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, Kubernetes, Zero-Trust Network Access (ZTNA), DevSecOps, CI/CD, SAFe, Scrum@Scale, mesh networks