DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer

Salary:

$135,000–$210,000 annually

Location:

Springfield, VA or Herndon, VA

Experience:

Mid-level or senior | 6+ years

Clearance:

Active Top Secret clearance, ability to obtain SCI access, and willingness to undergo a CI polygraph

U.S. citizenship required

About the Opportunity

We’re seeking a DevOps Engineer to maintain and modernize secure cloud infrastructure supporting critical government operations. We welcome mid-level and senior professionals with strong Linux, AWS, CI/CD, and recent hands-on Python experience

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You’ll keep complex systems reliable, integrate new capabilities, and improve automation, security, and software delivery.

What You’ll Do

• Maintain and enhance infrastructure through updates, configuration changes, upgrades, and troubleshooting.

• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines for reliable software delivery.

• Develop and maintain Python scripts and automation supporting infrastructure and operations.

• Support AWS architecture and cloud environments.

• Administer, troubleshoot, and optimize Linux systems.

• Integrate new capabilities into existing systems and environments.

• Resolve complex infrastructure and deployment issues.

• Recommend improvements to architecture, performance, reliability, and scalability.

• Implement security hardening and remediate vulnerabilities.

• Support security assessments, compliance activities, and Authorization to Operate (ATO) preparation.

• Collaborate with development, engineering, security, and operations teams.

• Maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in DevOps, systems engineering, cloud engineering, infrastructure, or a related technical field.

• Recent hands-on Python experience is required.

• Active Top Secret clearance, ability to obtain SCI access, and willingness to undergo a CI polygraph.

• U.S. citizenship.

• Bachelor’s degree.

• Security+ certification.

• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.

• Experience developing, maintaining, and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines.

• Experience with AWS architecture and cloud infrastructure.

• Experience maintaining and upgrading complex technical environments.

• Strong understanding of automation, infrastructure management, and software delivery.

• Experience working under rigorous security and compliance requirements.

• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

• Ability to work independently and collaborate across technical teams.

Preferred Experience

• Supporting intelligence community or other highly regulated government environments.

• Risk Management Framework (RMF) activities and ATO preparation.

• Security hardening and vulnerability remediation across Linux and AWS.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud automation.

• Automated deployment, configuration management, monitoring, and provisioning tools.

• Integrating established systems with new capabilities.

• Improving infrastructure efficiency, reliability, and scalability.

Compensation and Benefits

• Annual salary of $135,000–$210,000

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• Fully paid employee medical and dental insurance.

• Paid parental leave.

• 401(k) with employer matching.

• Vacation benefits that increase with tenure.

• Tuition reimbursement and professional development training.

• Employee referral bonuses.

• Complimentary refreshments and regularly provided meals.

Interested? Apply with your résumé for consideration.