Senior DevOps Automation Engineer

Excella • Arlington, VA

4h • $119,983 - $172,850 • Hybrid

About The Position

Senior DevOps Automation Engineers at Excella focus on designing, implementing, and maintaining Continuous Delivery (CD) solutions. They work independently to build automated deployment pipelines, ensure system stability, and integrate security best practices into CI/CD workflows. This role requires expertise in DevOps tools, cloud platforms, and automation techniques to support high-performing software delivery teams.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, automation, or cloud engineering.
• Proficiency in modern programming languages (Python, Ruby, Go, Node.js, C#).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, Jenkins, Bamboo, CircleCI, or TravisCI.
• Command-line skills with Bash or PowerShell for operating system management with skills in package management, service configuration, logging, process/resource monitoring, and network configuration.
• Hands-on experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Packer).
• Experience deploying and securing infrastructure on AWS or Azure.
• Experience creating, deploying, and orchestrating code changes using tools such as: Docker, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, Elastic Container Service
• Relevant work experience in Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Azure. Should demonstrate skill with network and access security and the deployment via code of modern web and data applications and their constituent infrastructure
• Familiarity with DORA metrics and continuous delivery best practices.

Responsibilities

• Implement version control best practices, ensuring all application code, system configurations, and infrastructure code are stored in repositories.
• Develop deployment automation for infrastructure, applications, and security changes using modern scripting tools.
• Build and manage Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines to ensure rapid feedback on code changes.
• Apply trunk-based development strategies to maintain short-lived branches and streamlined workflows.
• Create and manage test automation suites for infrastructure and security features.
• Support test data management, collaborating with security, data science, and software development teams to optimize automated testing environments.
• Integrate security automation into DevOps pipelines, collaborating with InfoSec teams to implement preapproved security libraries and tools.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to internal and external teams.
• Contribute to Agile team planning and execution of DevOps initiatives.

Benefits

• Top of industry medical, dental, and vision benefits with multiple options to choose from such as an employer-contributed health savings account, infertility coverage, and orthodontia
• 8 weeks of Parental Leave
• Discounted pet insurance
• Care.com membership with 3 back-up emergency child or elder care days annually
• Bonus eligible
• 15 days of paid vacation
• 6 federal holidays
• 4 floating holidays
• TechEleX program providing multiple options for Mac or PC devices, with replacement every 3 years and the original device to keep
• Annual Internet Reimbursement benefit ($25 per month)
• 3 days of paid professional development every year, including an allowance for registration fees to attend classes, conferences, or obtain professional certifications
• Employee wellness events
• HeadSpace membership
• Access to TalkSpace
• Mental health coverage through medical plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed