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Principal DevOps Architect
MKS*** · Andover, MA, United States
Andover, MA, United StatesExp: 8+ yrs140,000-185,000 USD/yearlyHybrid
Remuneration
$140,000 to $185,000 per year + discretionary annual bonus + health insurance coverage (medical, dental and vision), 401(k) with company match, life and disability insurance, 12 paid holidays, sick time, 15 paid vacation days, [6 weeks fully paid] parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement
Location
Andover, MA, United States
Visa sponsorship
Sponsors visa
Job summary
This role sets the technical vision and architecture for an enterprise DevOps capability, modernizing platforms and enabling engineering teams to build, secure, test, and deliver software reliably at scale. Responsibilities include creating reusable CI/CD patterns, strengthening DevSecOps controls, improving platform reliability, and leading a DevOps Center of Excellence across teams and sites using systems such as GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins, CloudBees CI, Nexus, Perforce, and Bitbucket.
Benefits
Health insurance coverage (medical, dental and vision)401(k) with company matchLife and disability insurance12 paid holidaysSick time15 paid vacation days6 weeks fully paid] parental leaveAdoption assistanceTuition reimbursement
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, platform engineering, software engineering, cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience architecting, building, administering, or modernizing enterprise CI/CD and DevOps platforms supporting multiple engineering teams, sites, or business units.
- Deep understanding of CI/CD architecture, software development lifecycle practices, source control, branching and pull-request models, build and test automation, artifact management, release engineering, and platform reliability.
- Hands-on experience with several of the following: GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, CloudBees CI, Perforce, Bitbucket, Nexus Repository, Jira, and Confluence.
- Strong understanding of DevSecOps and secure software delivery practices, including identity, secrets, vulnerability management, access controls, auditability, and software supply chain security.
- Ability to move between architecture and hands-on technical problem solving, while influencing engineering teams and technical leaders without direct authority.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to translate complex technical decisions into practical solutions for engineers, IT, Security, vendors, and business leaders.
Responsibilities
- Own the technical vision and architecture for MKS***'s enterprise DevOps capability, including source control, CI/CD, artifact management, release automation, DevSecOps, reliability, and platform governance.
- Modernize and simplify a complex DevOps ecosystem spanning GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins, CloudBees CI, Nexus, Perforce, Bitbucket, and related engineering platforms.
- Architect reusable CI/CD solutions including pipeline templates, shared libraries, automated testing, quality gates, artifact promotion, and repeatable release patterns that engineering teams can adopt at scale.
- Partner with Security and IT to build security into engineering workflows through identity management, secrets management, least-privilege access, vulnerability scanning, auditability, and software supply chain controls.
- Establish and lead the DevOps Center of Excellence, creating practical standards, reference architectures, documentation, training, mentoring, and a strong engineering community of practice.
- Improve the long-term reliability and supportability of engineering platforms through better automation, ownership, documentation, observability, and operational practices.
Skills
AzureAzure DevOpsBitbucketConfluenceGitHubGitLabGitLab CIJenkinsJiraMakeNexus
Degrees
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Mana
Work schedule
Approximately 20% of your time will be assisting with the administration of tool
Travel
Travel is less than 15%.May occasionally travel for stakeholder workshops or platform reviews based on b
Industry
EngineeringSoftware
Relocation
No