Sr. Staff DevOps Engineer (Future Director): $200-250K+

IC Resources · San Diego Metropolitan Area
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Posted

Aug 22, 2026 (7d ago)

Seniority

Lead

Work Model

Hybrid

Type

Not Specified

Category

DevOps & SRE

Salary

$200k – $250k

Skills

Ansible Bash CI/CD Docker GitHub GitLab Go Jenkins Kubernetes Python SRE Terraform

Description

We're working with a big name in the Deep Tech space in their search for a Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer (Future Leader) with a very high level of autonomy. This is an On-Site (5 days/week) Position in the San Diego Area. Because the client does a significant amount of work with the U.S. Federal Government, we can only consider U.S. Citizens and Green Card Holders at this time. Why This is the Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer Position For You: Very Competitive Base Salary ($175-225K) + Excellent Benefits Industry Leading Company and Highly Stable Access to the Latest/Greatest Technology and Investment to Be The Best Solid Growth Opportunity High Level of Autonomy and Impact! This Position will Require a Very High Level of Autonomy: Must Be a Self-Starter and Not Require Much "Hand-Holding" What We're Looking for in a Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer: 10 Years Experience in the Software Engineering Field with a focus on DevOps/SRE Expert-Level Expertise in Containerization/Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, etc. Very Strong Scripting and/or Programming Experience: Python, Go, Bash, etc. Extensive Experience in Multi-Cloud and Hybrid Environments Highly Proficient with IaC Tools: Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible Extensive Experience Building and Releasing CI/CD Pipelines: Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Experience with Cloud Security and Compliance Best Practices, DevSecOps High Level of Autonomy and Agency and Ability to Work Little Direction Bachelor's Degree in STEM Field