Principal DevOps Engineer

Join Evolv, a company dedicated to building secure and compliant cloud platforms that support mission-critical systems. As a Principal DevOps Engineer, you will design, operate, and continuously improve cloud infrastructure that meets federal security and compliance requirements. You will collaborate closely with Platform, Security, Compliance, and Engineering teams to enable reliable, audit-ready cloud environments while balancing velocity, security, and operational excellence.

• Design, deploy, and operate AWS cloud infrastructure in FedRAMP-authorized environments, ensuring compliance with federal security requirements.
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code for secure and repeatable deployments, supporting DevSecOps pipelines with security controls.
• Collaborate with Security and Compliance teams during audits, assessments, and Plan of Action & Milestone activities, managing logging, monitoring, and incident response workflows.

• Experience working in compliance-driven or regulated environments
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code and automation tools
• Hands-on experience operating AWS environments
• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or platform operations roles
• U.S. Citizen or Green-card holder
• Strong understanding of Linux, networking, IAM, and cloud security fundamentals
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally
• Direct experience supporting FedRAMP Moderate or High environments
• Familiarity with NIST 800-53 control families and evidence collection
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and security tooling
• Cloud or security certifications (AWS or security-focused certifications)