DevOps Engineer Principal

General Dynamics

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Work type: Remote
Location: Falls Church, VA
Salary: $119,000–$161,000 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $174k

This role $140k

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This role pays less than 74% of similar roles. Most pay $137,787–$210,012 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $140k versus about $174k 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 1231 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $120,350–$150,385 across 1058 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · DevOps Engineer Principal

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Devops Engineer Principal will join the team to design, build, and optimize scalable cloud infrastructure and platform services supporting modern application development and AI-driven solutions. The role focuses on developing and managing cloud-native infrastructure on AWS using GitLab CI/CD while building and supporting Kubernetes platforms like Amazon EKS for high availability and security. Key responsibilities include automating ETL workflows, creating data pipelines for analytics, and implementing MLOps, AIOps, and FinOps capabilities to support AI infrastructure and model deployment. The candidate will utilize a technical stack including AWS, Linux, SQL, Python, Bash, or Go. Essential skills involve Infrastructure as Code, container security, Kubernetes networking, and observability tools like Datadog. This position addresses the complex challenge of building scalable data platforms and integrating enterprise LLM systems within cloud-native environments.

What does a DevOps Engineer earn in Virginia?

Median $126800 from 43 postings across 3 companies.

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Skills

AWS Kubernetes Amazon EKS GitLab CI/CD Infrastructure as Code Data Pipelines MLOps AIOps FinOps SQL Python Bash Go Linux Datadog ETL Vector Databases

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 including AI infrastructure and model deployment.
Troubleshoot Linux-based systems and optimize platform performance.
Enforce operational best practices across cloud-native technologies.
Create automation scripts using Python, Bash, or Go for platform development.

What we're looking for

US Citizenship is required.
Must possess a BI Full 6C (T4) public trust.
5+ years of 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 for cloud-native technologies (preferred).
Knowledge of container security, Kubernetes networking, observability tools, and AWS certifications (preferred).

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