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.

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.
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.

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