Principal DevOps Engineer

System One

Pittsburgh, PA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Agile Programming Methodologies, Analysis Skills, Application Programming Interface (API), Architectural Services, Atlassian JIRA, Automation, Automation Engineering, Banking Services, Best Practices, Communication Skills, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Cross-Functional, DevOps, Docker, Financial Services, Git, GitHub, Go Programming Language (Golang), Groovy Programming Language, Identify Issues, Image Management, Java, JavaScript, Jenkins, Knowledge Base, Metrics, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Windows Azure, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Performance Management, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Production Systems, Programming Languages, Protective Services, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Scalable System Development, Scrum Project Management and Software Development, Software Development, Software Engineering
LOCATION
Pittsburgh, PA
POSTED
4 days ago

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
  1. 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?
  2. 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?
  3. 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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About the Company

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System One

Every day, System One focuses on services and solutions that require a high degree of specialization, in-demand technical skills, and large-scale operational expertise. We are essential partners to those on the front lines of our nation’s most critical infrastructure, technology, and life sciences initiatives. 

Founded more than 40 years ago as a staffing partner to the engineering industry, today System One is a diversified organization operating in over 50 locations and putting more than 9,000 people to work in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

COMPANY SIZE
2,500 to 4,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
WEBSITE
https://systemone.com