Principal Engineer - Hybrid

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Principal Engineer - Hybrid for a 23+ month contract position with a Global Financial Institution located in Irving, TX.

As a Principal Engineer in the client's Chief Data Office (CDO), you will be a hands-on technical leader who turns reference architecture into production-ready engineering assets. You will design, build, and continuously improve reusable CI/CD workflow components, deployment patterns, and policy-driven security/compliance automation that enable predictable, audit-ready delivery across the enterprise. A central focus of this role is enabling a key release management initiative by delivering practical templates, automation libraries, and reference implementations.

Responsibilities:

• Implement and maintain reference implementations for web services, APIs, data pipelines, CMS platforms, and enterprise integration patterns
• Translate architecture standards into executable assets: starter repositories, reusable libraries, workflow templates, and deployment blueprints
• Engineer standardized GitHub Actions workflow templates and reusable workflows that encode enterprise best practices for build, test, and security scanning
• Integrate and operationalize security and quality scanning within CI workflows (Sonar, SAST, SCA, secret scanning, DAST)
• Build and maintain standardized Harness CD pipeline modules for deployments to OpenShift (OCP)
• Drive adoption of engineering standards through reference code, internal enablement sessions, and measured improvements to developer experience
• Identify friction points in release governance and delivery workflows and deliver automation that removes toil and variability
• Provide technical mentorship to Lead and Senior Engineers, including design reviews and implementation coaching

Requirements:

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with strong proficiency in Python and leading complex engineering initiatives
• 10+ years of experience building web applications and APIs using industry-standard frameworks (Django, FastAPI, Flask)
• 8+ years designing and implementing CI/CD automation and DevOps practices, including GitHub Actions and reusable workflow development
• 5+ years of experience with cloud-native platforms and container orchestration (OpenShift/Kubernetes) including deployment automation
• 5+ years of DevSecOps or application security engineering experience, including compliance automation and vulnerability management
• Hands-on experience integrating security and quality scanning into CI/CD pipelines (Sonar, Checkmarx, Black Duck, GitHub Secret Scanning, DAST) with enforceable policy gates
• Experience building or operating deployment automation to OpenShift using Harness CD or equivalent, including promotion, approvals, and rollback strategies
• Proven ability to collaborate across engineering, security, platform, and governance stakeholders
• Experience utilizing coding assistants (GitHub Copilot) and AI-powered development tools
• Ability to work on-site in a hybrid schedule

Desired skills:

• 12-15 years of Python development with deep expertise in modern Python patterns, packaging, and test automation (Pytest)
• Experience developing and maintaining Django-based platforms at enterprise scale; familiarity with Wagtail CMS
• Experience with OpenShift/Kubernetes platform engineering and operational patterns
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and GitOps practices (Terraform, Ansible, ArgoCD)
• Deep familiarity with branching strategies, repo governance, and release branching models
• Experience with SRE practices, observability platforms, and incident management workflows
• Demonstrable prior experience with Open Source Contributions to Conda-Forge or Pixi Package Manager

Pay range: $86.09 - $94.09 per hour

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!

Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.

Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.