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Principal DevOps Engineer

Date Posted: Oct 14, 2026

Job #1690664
Permanent
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

We have partnered with our client in their search for a Principal DevOps Engineer for a contract opportunity.
Responsibilities

  • Enterprise DevOps Leadership- Define and execute the enterprise DevOps and Platform Engineering strategy aligned with business and technology objectives.
  • Lead technical initiatives spanning multiple projects, portfolios, and Lines of Business (LOBs).
  • Partner with Enterprise Architecture to define platform standards, reusable architectures, and technology roadmaps.
  • Drive adoption of modern engineering practices across development, operations, and infrastructure teams.
  • Provide technical leadership during enterprise transformation initiatives.
  • Platform Engineering- Design and implement scalable, highly available, and self-service DevOps platforms.
  • Develop reusable platform capabilities that accelerate application onboarding
  • Standardize CI/CD pipelines, deployment strategies, and release automation.
  • Improve developer experience through automation and self-service capabilities.
  • Establish reusable platform templates, golden paths, and engineering standards.
  • DevOps Automation- Design enterprise CI/CD frameworks supporting multiple application technologies.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Skills Required

  • 12+ years of experience in Infrastructure, Cloud, DevOps, or Platform Engineering.
  • 7+ years designing and implementing enterprise DevOps platforms.
  • 5+ years leading enterprise-wide DevOps or Platform Engineering initiatives.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms.
  • Experience designing and implementing Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms.
  • Proven experience implementing enterprise CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and DevSecOps practices.
  • Strong background in automation, cloud architecture, and platform modernization.-
  • Experience mentoring engineering teams and influencing technical direction across multiple organizations.

Education & Work Experience

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • 10+ years of Work Experience

Title Principal DevOps Eng
Location Remote
Client Industry Consumer Lending
Compensation $80-109/hr

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