Principal DevOps Engineer

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As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

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Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

COMPANY: National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
TITLE: Principal DevOps Engineer
LOCATION: Washington, D.C. (and various unanticipated locations throughout the U.S.) (remote position)

DUTIES: Ensure the reliability, efficiency, and scalability of Amtrak's train operation systems. Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure Pipelines, AWS Codepipelines) to streamline the deployment of software and infrastructure updates, ensuring minimal disruption to train services in AWS & Azure clouds. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, automate and optimize workflows, enhance system monitoring, and implement robust incident response strategies. Maintain and improve cloud infrastructure, ensuring security compliance (PCI-DSS, GDPR), and manage configuration and version control. Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, conduct root cause analysis for system issues, and implement preventive measures.

REQUIREMENTS: Must have a Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Network Engineering, Cybersecurity or a related field, followed by five (5) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience as a Principal DevOps Engineer or any occupation related to Computer Systems Engineering. Must also have five (5) years of experience with each of the following: (1) Designing and developing in clouds platforms including AWS and Azure, including using advanced services in these clouds and cost optimization strategies. (2) Applying the concept ‘Infrastructure as code’ to design & develop IaC (infrastructure-as-code) using Terraform, Cloudformation (now known as AWS CDK) to manage complex, multi-environment infrastructures. (3) Designing and developing using docker and Kubernetes, with experience in the blue/green deployments, rolling deployments, and canary deployments. Must also be able to design & develop custom operators to work within these containerized development environments. (4) Architecting and implementing sophisticated, multi-stage CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, AWS Code pipelines, and GitHub Actions. (5) Designing and developing security and compliance into DevOps practices with embedding automated security scanning, secrets management, and regulatory compliance requirement generation. (6) Designing and implementing comprehensive monitoring solutions with Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog. (7) Scripting using Python, Go, and Bash with a focus on robust scalable automation solutions. Travel required up to 25% of the time to various Amtrak locations throughout the U.S. All experience may be acquired concurrently. Remote work permitted in accordance with standard company policy. All positions require pre-employment background check verification and a pre-employment drug screen.

SALARY: $147,784 to $179,300 per year

CONTACT: To apply, http://bit.ly/4eH7dzX. Please reference Job Code: 8421307.

Requisition ID:164834

 
Relocation Offered:No 
Travel Requirements:Up to 25% 

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We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job. We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation. Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions. 

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol. All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen. 

Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak's pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law.  

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR § 40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for providers of public transportation (Title 6 U.S.C. §1143), Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses. 

Amtrak is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/color, to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and hairstyles such as braids, locks and twists, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, such as lactation), national origin/ethnicity, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law..