DevOps Engineer

This role is hybrid onsite in EITHER Northern Virginia (Fairfax County) or Phoenix, Arizona.

• Pipeline Orchestration: Architect and optimize sophisticated Git Lab CI/CD pipelines utilizing include:, extends:, and YAML anchors to create reusable, dry, and scalable automation templates.
• Git Lab Lifecycle Management: Manage the health, scaling, and configuration of Git Lab Runners across various executors (Docker, Kubernetes, Shell) to ensure zero-bottleneck build queues.
• Infrastructure Automation: Provision and manage cloud-native environments using Terraform or Open Tofu, leveraging Git Lab’s Managed Terraform State to ensure infrastructure is treated as versioned code.
• Security Integration: Implement and monitor Git Lab’s security suite—including SAST, Secret Detection, and Container Scanning—to automate compliance and "shift-left" security practices.
• Developer Experience (Dev Ex): Create and maintain standardized "Golden Paths" for engineering teams, reducing onboarding time and providing self-service deployment capabilities through Git Lab Pages and APIs.

• Git Lab Ecosystem Mastery: Deep expertise in the Git Lab platform, including advanced CI/CD syntax, issue tracking, container registries, and environment management.
• Container Orchestration: Extensive experience with Kubernetes and Docker, specifically focusing on deploying microservices and managing helm charts via Git Lab integrations.
• Advanced Scripting: Proficiency in Python, Bash, or Go to build custom tooling, automate API interactions, and solve complex integration challenges.
• Observability & Monitoring: Hands-on experience with Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stacks to monitor pipeline health and application performance metrics directly within the Git Lab UI.
• Git Strategy Expertise: Strong command of Git-based workflows (Git Lab Flow, Trunk-based development) and the ability to troubleshoot complex merge conflicts or branching issues.