Principal DevOps Engineer

Client: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Role: Principal DevOps Engineer

Location: REMOTE (Candidates located in EST time zone)

Duration: 12-month contract (with potential extension)

Rate: $90

Note:

The client hiring manager is specifically looking for candidates with prior genuine experience at Deloitte , Accenture , KPMG , or the Department of Defense .

Summary:

CareFirst is in the process of migrating over 300 applications to the cloud and is seeking a hands-on Principal DevOps Engineer to lead the development and optimization of production-grade DevOps pipelines. This role will support the transition of applications to AWS, leveraging services such as EKS and EC2.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience building CI/CD pipelines and will collaborate closely with internal teams to support integration and connectivity across CareFirst's cloud environment and product ecosystem.

Required Qualifications:

8+ years of overall IT experience

2+ years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud and CI/CD pipeline development for Kubernetes deployments

Experience using Helm charts for configuration packaging and deployment

Kubernetes experience, including deployment within EC2

Experience with ISTIO (or a similar service mesh) for secure deployments

Proficiency in Python and Shell scripting

Familiarity with artifact repository tools (e.g., GitHub, Nexus, Artifactory, CloudBees)

Experience using Jira and Confluence

Strong background in Linux and Windows system administration