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Madrona Venture Labs lists this Principal DevOps Engineer opportunity in kirkland, Washington. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Radar Reinvented.
Echodyne offers the world’s first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high-performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, uncrewed aircraft & drones, and security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities. The company combines the patented technology of metamaterials with powerful software to create a radar sensor with unprecedented performance at commercial price points. Echodyne offers its radars to companies working in Automotive, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, Smart Cities, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Airspace Management including Urban Air Mobility (UTM).
Echodyne is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to join our fast-growing team.
ROLE OVERVIEW
We are seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to lead the design and implementation of secure development and deployment practices across our software and systems stack. This is a high-impact, hands‑on role where you will own the DevOps space and our stack for managing the CI/CD pipeline and help define SecOps strategy working with our VP of Cybersecurity, build secure pipelines, and ensure compliance with defense and commercial security standards—all while enabling rapid innovation.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Leadership & Architecture : Define the overarching DevOps vision across both software and hardware-in-the-loop environments, acting as a technical mentor to foster a security‑first culture across QA, software, and firmware teams
CI/CD Transformation : Architect highly available pipelines that integrate complex automated testing frameworks (Python, Playwright, Selenium), and spearhead the strategic migration of our legacy on‑prem infrastructure (Jenkins) to a modern cloud platform (GitLab)
Enterprise "Shift-Left" Security : Design and seamlessly integrate automated security testing (SAST, DAST, SCA, fuzzing) into development workflows, proactively orchestrating vulnerability remediation, IAM, and secrets management
Secure Infrastructure & Compliance : Establish enterprise standards for Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and secure supply chains (artifact signing, SBOMs), ensuring environments comply with rigorous frameworks like NIST 800-171 and CMMC
Manage the CI/CD Pipeline & Infrastructure : Own the infrastructure supporting all software development, test structures, and version control of software objects
REQUIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE
Experience & Education : Bachelor’s degree in a related field with 10+ years of progressive DevOps/Security experience, including at least 3 years operating autonomously in a Principal, Staff, or Lead architectural role
Infrastructure & Migration : Proven track record of leading large‑scale architectural migrations (specifically from on‑prem CI/CD to cloud‑native platforms like GitLab), alongside proficiency with cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and Kubernetes/Docker
Automation & Systems Thinking : Deep scripting expertise (Python, Go, or Bash) to support test automation frameworks, with a demonstrated ability to span both high‑level software infrastructure and low‑level embedded systems
Security Master : Comprehensive understanding of application, infrastructure, and embedded security (OWASP Top 10), with hands‑on experience deploying advanced security tools at an enterprise scale
Strategic Communication : Exceptional ability to distill and translate complex architectural trade‑offs to both highly technical engineers and executive leadership in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment
Echodyne’s technology is export controlled by the U.S. Government and we must evaluate an applicant’s eligibility to handle export‑controlled information or obtain required Government authorizations. Therefore, we will ask you as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or green card holder, or have asylum/refugee status in the U.S.
WHAT WE OFFER
This is an exempt role.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $149,659 — $224,437 USD.
We offer competitive compensation and benefits to our full-time, US-based employees, including:
RSU (Restricted Stock Units)
Generous Benefits: Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA
Virtual Care – 98Point6
Employee Assistance Program
Mental Health coverage through Springhealth & Talkspace (Premera)
Travel Assistance Insurance
Company Paid Life Insurance
Company Paid Short & Long Term Disability
Flexible PTO (exempt) / 15 days per year (non-exempt)
401(k) match
Pet Insurance
Prepaid Legal Program
Commuter Benefits
Paid Company Holidays
All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Worksite address
kirkland, WA, 98034, US
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