Principal DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Principal DevOps Engineer
Pittsburgh, PA (Onsite – 5 Days/Week), Strongsville/Cleveland, OH, Birmingham, AL, Pittsburgh, PA, Dallas/Farmers Branch, TX, Phoenix, AZ
Contract

Industry
Banking / Financial Services Preferred
Job Summary
Seeking a highly experienced Software Engineer Principal to join the CI/CD Pipeline Engineering Team (Orange Rocket Initiative) supporting the enterprise-wide rollout of GitHub Enterprise. This role will focus on designing, developing, and optimizing production-grade CI/CD platforms, automation frameworks, reusable workflows, and deployment pipelines across large-scale enterprise environments.
The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Docker, Helm, and enterprise DevOps practices, with a strong software engineering background and experience driving modernization initiatives such as Jenkins-to-GitHub Actions migrations.

Responsibilities
Design, develop, and optimize enterprise CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
Build reusable workflows, automation frameworks, and deployment pipelines.
Integrate GitHub Actions with Jenkins, JFrog Artifactory, and other DevOps tools.
Design and implement API integrations and automation solutions.
Support CI/CD modernization initiatives, including Jenkins-to-GitHub Actions migrations.
Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes/OpenShift and Helm.
Develop and maintain Jenkins Shared Libraries using Groovy.
Build and manage Docker images and containerized deployment strategies.
Enhance platform performance, observability, reliability, and operational readiness.
Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to improve deployment efficiency and developer productivity.
Ensure security, scalability, governance, and best practices across enterprise DevOps platforms.
Required Technical Skills
CI/CD & DevOps
Deep expertise with GitHub Actions in enterprise environments.
Strong experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
Experience integrating:
GitHub
Jenkins
JFrog Artifactory
Experience designing reusable workflows and automation frameworks.
Strong understanding of enterprise DevOps practices including:
Security
Scalability
Reliability
Governance
Source Control & SCM
GitHub
Bitbucket
Azure DevOps
Git-based development workflows
Containerization & Cloud-Native Technologies
Docker
Kubernetes
OpenShift
Helm
Dockerfile development
Container image creation and management
Development & Automation
Jenkins Shared Libraries (Groovy)
API Development & Integrations
Automation Engineering
Programming Languages
Strong development experience in one or more of:
Golang
Python
Java
JavaScript
Enterprise Experience
Experience working in complex, large-scale production environments.
Enterprise-wide platform implementation experience.
CI/CD platform engineering and modernization expertise.
Nice-to-Have Skills
Agile/Scrum experience
Monitoring & Observability Platforms
Performance Optimization
Scalability Engineering
Operational Readiness
Jira
Confluence
SharePoint
Soft Skills
Strong communication and presentation skills
Excellent analytical and troubleshooting abilities
Strong problem-solving mindset
Self-motivated and proactive
Quick learner with adaptability to new technologies
Ability to work effectively in cross-functional enterprise teams
Education
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent professional experience
Screening Questions
Can you describe a GitHub Actions framework or platform you designed for multiple teams? How did you handle reusability, scalability, governance, secrets management, and permissions?
Tell me about a migration or integration you led involving Jenkins and GitHub Actions. What challenges did you face with shared libraries, pipeline parity, performance, or security, and how did you address them?
How have you improved the performance, observability, or reliability of a CI/CD platform at scale? What metrics, tools, or architectural improvements did you implement?
Preferred Candidate Profile
10–15+ years of Software Engineering and DevOps experience.
Deep GitHub Actions expertise in enterprise environments.
Strong Kubernetes/OpenShift deployment experience using Helm.
Proven Jenkins-to-GitHub modernization experience.
Strong software development background.
Experience building scalable, secure enterprise CI/CD platforms.
Banking or Financial Services experience preferred.
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