Principal DevOps Engineer _Level 3

Principal DevOps Engineer Level 3Crossflow Technologies, Inc. has an exciting career opportunity for a Principal DevOps Engineer (Level 3) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. Our domain provides rewarding work that contributes to the latest advancements being made in the industry. This position supports the Modeling and Simulation Vistas – Threat and Advanced Simulations Development (MSV-TASD) program and will split time between a Northrop Grumman facility in Colorado Springs and Schriever Space Force Base, CO.This role requires candidates to be onsite daily, with limited remote/hybrid work available.Position OverviewAs a DevOps Engineer (Level 3), you will work in a collaborative environment to understand system requirements and design, implement, and maintain DevOps solutions using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab Runner, Bamboo, Docker, Podman, SonarQube, Gherkin, Cucumber, and others to enable efficient, secure, and repeatable software development and delivery. You will leverage containerization technologies and secure credential and identity management solutions to support our distributed modeling and simulation environments.Essential FunctionsDesign, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support frequent, reliable software deliveryAutomate infrastructure deployment, scaling, and management using configuration management and scripting toolsImplement and manage containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Podman), including rootless vs. rootful configurations where appropriateCollaborate closely with development and test teams to improve build, integration, and deployment processesIntegrate automated testing and quality/security tools (e.g., static analysis, code quality, coverage) into CI/CD pipelinesMonitor system and pipeline performance and implement improvements to ensure reliability and availabilityEnsure security, compliance, and configuration baselines are implemented and maintained across environmentsWork with identity and credential management tools (e.g., credential managers, service accounts) to support secure automation and access controlBasic QualificationsBachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited institution and 5 years of related experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related experienceCurrent, active, in-scope U.S. Government Secret security clearance at the time of application (required to start)Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needsExperience with containerization and container runtime technologies (Docker, Podman, or similar)Experience with automated testing and software development pipelines/factories (e.g., unit, integration, or acceptance tests in CI/CD)Experience deploying applications in containerized environmentsExperience with CI/CD and related tools such as the Atlassian tool suite, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, SonarQube, Checkmarx, Coverity, or JenkinsHands-on experience with Unix/Linux operating systemsPreferred QualificationsStrong experience with Linux administration, shell scripting, and operations in production-like environmentsExperience implementing and maintaining automated software testing and analysis within CI/CD pipelinesFamiliarity with hypervisors, virtualized medium- and high-trust environments (e.g., experience working with hypervisors on medium trust environments)Experience working with credential and identity management solutions (e.g., credential managers, service accounts, Keycloak or similar technologies) to securely manage non-interactive accessExposure to Kubernetes or infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) is a plusExperience developing software in a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) environmentExperience with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and tools such as Gherkin and Cucumber for automated acceptance testingEqual Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Crossflow ensures that employment decisions and personnel actions are administered fairly, equitably, and in compliance with the federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing EEO and personnel management. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.Why Crossflow? Crossflow Technologies is proud to offer such wonderful benefits and perks to our employees; however, we feel the biggest perk is our company culture. We harbor a culture that extends down to the individual level by hiring people who understand and embrace our company values. Values like fervently protecting work-life balance and celebrating the achievements of others. To help guide and shape this environment, we strive to solicit feedback as frequently as possible through direct conversations and anonymous input. We take great pride in the fact that we have been contenders for the Best Places to Work award for the past few years - particularly when paired with having made the Inc. 5000 list for growth. To us, this demonstrates our ability to effectively scale our culture showing that Crossflow has been and continues to be, a place that people want to be.