<p>> Employees Apply Here" onclick="window.location.href = 'https://careers.amtrak.com/?isInternalUser=true&locale=en_US/';"/></p> <p>NECC Lead DevOps Engineer - 90402873 - Philadelphia</p> <p>Date: Dec 2, 2025</p> <p>Location:</p> <p>Philadelphia, PA, US, 19102</p> <p>Company: Amtrak</p> <p>Your success is a train ride away!</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Are you ready to join our team?</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Job Summary</p> <p>The Northeast Corridor Commission is seeking a highly motivated candidate to join its hard-working and enthusiastic staff. The Commission was established by Congress in the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 to coordinate among agencies that share the region's core rail network. With historic funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), corridor stakeholders are now advancing the most ambitious NEC capital investment program in decades, supported by the Commission's collaborative planning & reporting, cost-sharing, and interagency coordination processes. While the Commission is administratively hosted by Amtrak, it is an independent team of transportation professionals.</p> <p>The Lead DevOps Engineer is a key resource for technology support for the Commission's staff of about 20 professionals. The position oversees complex software development projects and provides subject matter expertise and technical direction on IT infrastructure and administration. Primary responsibilities include custom software development and maintenance, database administration, and working with Commission leadership and functional teams to assess technology needs and deploy new tools and resources that enhance productivity. The role also includes oversight of consultants providing software development, helpdesk support, and other technical services.</p> <p>Essential Functions</p> <ul> <li>Own and lead IT systems development; confirm requirements and specifications are clear, follow a documented development/build methodology, and make sure a robust unit, system, and integration testing regimen is followed to deliver solutions per designs. </li><li>Provision and configure databases and cloud computing resources to support upcoming deployments; monitor, analyze, and optimize infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for performance and cost-efficiency; create and update documentation as necessary to ensure architectures, designs, and other descriptions are up to date and describe the as-deployed system. </li><li>Expand and manage the NEC Commission's cloud infrastructure to support deployment of new tools and resources. Working with leadership, drive development of a technology roadmap for growing the NECC's offerings to its members and the public. Ensure all work is in harmony with industry and organizational standards. </li><li>Develop new data pipelines to support staff workstreams; automate and/or redesign existing data pipelines. </li><li>Research and propose the adoption of existing software and other technologies based on business needs and/or oversee the deployment of such technologies. </li></ul> <p>Minimum Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Transportation Planning/Engineering </li><li>5+ years of experience in a DevOps or software development role, with specific experience in pipelines-as-code, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code </li></ul> <p>Preferred Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Transportation Planning/Engineering </li><li>8+ years of relevant experience OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Transportation Planning/Engineering </li><li>Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure Development Associate, Azure Administrator Associate) </li></ul> <p>Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities</p> <ul> <li>Extensive experience with PostgreSQL </li><li>Proficiency with versioning (preferably GitHub) and containerization (preferably Docker) </li><li>Strong understanding of cloud platforms (especially Azure and Digital Ocean) </li><li>Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go or Bash) </li><li>Ability to focus on business goals while ensuring development is completed on time </li><li>Proven ability to translate between technical and business language </li><li>Ability to identify, propose, and oversee the execution of business and IT solutions as well as interpret documents communicating business and IT needs and requirements </li><li>Excellent troubleshooting skills </li><li>Familiarity with principles of transportation planning, geography, and/or the political and operating structures of the Northeast Corridor </li><li>Excellent oral and written communication skills. </li></ul> <p>The salary/hourly range is $103,700.00 - $134,460.00. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. Depending on an employee's assigned worksite or location, Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employee's base salary. Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position and/or long-term incentive plan compensation. In addition to your salary, Amtrak offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes health, dental, and vision plans; health savings accounts; wellness programs; flexible spending accounts; 401K retirement plan with employer match; life insurance; short and long term disability insurance; paid time off; back-up care; adoption assistance; surrogacy assistance; reimbursement of education expenses; Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility; Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits; and rail pass privileges. Learn more about our benefits offerings here.</p> <p>Requisition ID:165635</p> <p>Work Arrangement:06-Onsite 4/5 Days Click here for more information about work arrangements at Amtrak.</p> <p>Relocation Offered:No</p> <p>Travel Requirements:Up to 25%</p> <p>You power our progress through your performance.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>> Employees Apply Here" onclick="window.location.href = 'https://careers.amtrak.com/?isInternalUser=true&locale=en_US/';"/></p>