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Principal DevOps Engineer with Security Clearance

Envision Innovative SolutionsAnnapolis Junction, MD🇺🇸United StatesPosted 17 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

As a Principal DevOps Engineer at Envision Innovative Solutions, you'll lead the design and automation of mission-critical infrastructure, driving innovation within a collaborative and people-first culture. This hybrid role offers exceptional career growth for experienced engineers passionate about secure, scalable solutions and making a tangible impact. Apply to join a team dedicated to professional development and delivering cutting-edge technology.

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Employee
Level
Leader

Job Description

At Envision Innovative Solutions, we're more than a technology company—we're a team of innovators, problem-solvers, and mission-focused professionals dedicated to making a meaningful impact. Since 2006, we have delivered innovative technology, engineering, cybersecurity, and mission support solutions to government and commercial clients. Our people are our greatest strength. We foster a collaborative, and people-first culture where creativity is encouraged, professional growth is supported, and every team member has the opportunity to make a difference.
Envision is seeking a highly skilled Principal DevOps Engineer to join our team in Annapolis Junction, MD.

What You'll Do
As a Principal DevOps Engineer, you will lead the design, automation, deployment, and maintenance of scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure supporting mission-critical applications. Key responsibilities include:

  • Design, deploy, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes
  • Lead DevOps initiatives across development, testing, staging, and production environments
  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management solutions using tools such as Ansible and Puppet
  • Manage and optimize Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-based environments
  • Develop automation scripts and tools using Python, Ruby, Java, or similar languages
  • Support software development teams through the full application lifecycle
  • Architect scalable, resilient, and high-availability solutions
  • Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and improve operational efficiency
  • Serve as a technical leader within Agile development teams
  • Collaborate across engineering, security, and operations teams to drive continuous improvement Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)
  • 10+ years of DevOps, Systems Engineering, or related experience
  • Strong expertise with:
  • Git and version control best practices
  • Linux administration (RHEL, CentOS)
  • Docker and Kubernetes
  • Jenkins and/or Bamboo
  • AWS cloud environments
  • Infrastructure Automation (Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment strategies

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with Python, Go, Java, Ruby, C++, or similar programming languages
  • Experience with Software Defined Networking (SDN)
  • Experience supporting Platform as a Service (PaaS) environments
  • Elasticsearch (Kibana a plus)
  • Redis, ActiveMQ, Memcache, or similar technologies Security Clearance:
Current/Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph.
Envision Innovative Solutions is an equal-opportunity employer. All Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age, disability or any other basis prohibited by law.

Skills

Docker
Ruby
AWS
Agile
Ansible
Bamboo
Chef
C++
Git
Java
Jenkins
Kibana
Kubernetes
Puppet
Python
Redis

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