Devops Engineer Principal

General Dynamics

Confirmed live yesterday High trust
Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Falls Church, VA
Salary
$119,000–$161,000 / yr
Posted
50 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

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This role pays less than 84% of similar roles. Most pay $164,500–$214,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $140k versus about $190k for comparable roles.

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

General Dynamics currently has 1364 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $124,093–$150,385 across 1165 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Devops Engineer Principal

The Devops Engineer Principal joins the software engineering team to design, build, and optimize scalable cloud infrastructure and platform services. This role focuses on supporting modern application development and AI-driven solutions by managing cloud-native infrastructure on AWS using GitLab CI/CD. Key responsibilities include building and supporting Kubernetes platforms on Amazon EKS, developing automated ETL workflows for data pipelines, and implementing MLOps, AIOps, and FinOps capabilities. The successful candidate will utilize SQL, Linux, and Infrastructure as Code to ensure high availability and security. Technical requirements include hands-on expertise with AWS, Amazon EKS, and GitLab CI/CD, with preferred skills in Python, Bash, Go, and Datadog. The work involves solving complex problems related to AI infrastructure, model deployment pipelines, and scalable data platform engineering.

What does a DevOps Engineer earn in Virginia?

Median $126800 from 42 postings across 5 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, deploy, and manage cloud-native infrastructure on AWS using GitLab CI/CD.
  • Build and support scalable, secure, and highly available Kubernetes platforms using Amazon EKS.
  • Develop and automate ETL workflows and data pipelines for analytics and AI workloads.
  • Implement and support MLOps, AIOps, and FinOps capabilities for AI infrastructure and model deployment.
  • Troubleshoot Linux-based systems and optimize platform performance.
  • Enforce operational best practices for cloud-native technologies and infrastructure.

What we're looking for

  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Must be able to obtain a BI Full 6C (T4) public trust.
  • 5+ years of related experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Cloud Engineering.
  • Hands-on expertise with AWS, Amazon EKS, Linux, and GitLab CI/CD.
  • Strong experience with SQL, ETL automation, and building scalable data pipelines.
  • Experience implementing or supporting AI, MLOps, or AIOps platforms.
  • Strong scripting and automation skills with a focus on cloud-native technologies.
  • Experience with Python, Bash, or Go for automation and platform development (preferred).

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