Principal DevOps Engineer

GliaCell Technologies•Columbia, MD

3d•Onsite

About The Position

GliaCell is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to join one of their subcontracts. This is a full-time position supporting a U.S. Government customer with the mission of providing technical expertise to sustain critical mission-related software and systems on a large government contract. The role involves architecting cloud-native infrastructure using Terraform and building efficient CI/CD pipelines within GitLab. The engineer will bridge the gap between development and operations, manage scalable environments, and ensure reliable software delivery. Experience with Python programming, OpenAPI specifications, and SDKs is desired to enhance internal tooling and developer experience.

Requirements

Possess an active or rein-statable TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
U.S. Citizenship.
12 years of Professional/Education experience and a Bachelors of Science Degree, or 4 additional years in place of a BS Degree.
Works well independently as well as on a team.
Strong communication 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.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with OpenAPI specifications and a background in generating, publishing, or managing SDKs to improve developer integrations.
Scripting and programming skills in Python for custom automation, building internal tooling, or interacting with cloud APIs.
Familiarity with setting up and tuning modern monitoring, alerting, and logging stacks.

Responsibilities

Design, provision, and maintain scalable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) architectures utilizing Terraform.
Architect, implement, and optimize robust CI/CD pipelines within GitLab to ensure fast, secure, and reliable software delivery.
Deploy, manage, and scale cloud-native environments.
Partner closely with software engineering teams to streamline deployments, resolve pipeline bottlenecks, and enforce operational best practices.