Principal DevOps Engineer

Company Overview

CCG is a technology company focused on equipping customers with the capabilities and support to conduct intelligent and successful cyber operations. We do this by finding the most talented engineers and operators in the country, giving them some of the most challenging problems facing the US government, and helping them unleash their creativity and problem-solving skills. Excellence is our standard, and mission success is our metric.

Role

This position is part of a dynamic team at the forefront of prototyping infrastructure designs to support the next generation of cyber network operations. The role presents unique opportunities, such as regular customer interaction to iterate, streamline, and multiply platform capabilities to meet customer objectives of broad deployment and exceptional flexibility. You will be expected to provide architectural design leadership, systems design leadership, and elegant solutions to pressing operational challenges.

Responsibilities

• Participate in architectural discussions and lead design of Kubernetes service deployments
• Develop robust and high-quality software, putting the user’s requirements first and always driving towards a working product on time 
• Build and integrate automated testing into the product’s codebase
• Facilitate delivery and deployment of operational capabilities

Required Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance (note, only US Citizens are eligible for security clearances)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline. (Degree requirement can be met with four years of hands-on experience in a Software Engineering or similar full-time position.)
• Ability to collaborate as a team but execute independently
• Thrives in a high-trust, adaptable team environment

• Proficient with CI/CD Pipeline-based GitOps deployments
• Proficient with Kubernetes (K8s) deployment strategies

• Proficient with container orchestration using Kubernetes
• Proficient in containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Podman)
• Proficient with Infrastructure as Code Utilities (e.g., CloudFormation, Pulumi, Terraform)
• Proficient in Linux-based development environments (e.g., Ubuntu, RedHat Enterprise Linux, or derivatives)
• Experience with Kubernetes cluster lifecycle (deployment, troubleshooting, scaling)
• Experience developing and troubleshooting Internet-disconnected systems
• Experience writing Automated Tests (e.g., unit tests, acceptance tests, system/integration tests)

• Experience providing daily guidance and oversight to other engineers
• Experience leading communications with customers and end-users 
• Experience troubleshooting network connectivity issues
• Experience with a version control code repository, such as GitLab
• Familiar with contributing to or leading the design of new capabilities

• Familiarity with Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) utilities

Preferred Qualifications 

• Current US TS/SCI security clearance
• Experience designing and implementing solutions on Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• More than 5 years of industry experience as a software engineer or similar role in the Cyber Operation Domain
• Familiarity with the Scaled Agile Framework
• Experience writing code in a general-purpose language such as Python or GoLang

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.