About the role
Join Our Team as a DevOps Engineer – Make an Impact Today, Build a Smarter Tomorrow!
Are you ready to play a critical role in supporting cutting-edge intelligence systems? As a DevOps Engineer on our team, you'll help ensure that today is secure and tomorrow is smarter. We are seeking a TS/SCI cleared DevOps Engineer to join us in Springfield, VA, to support our vital intelligence customer.
Why This Role is Exciting:
As a key member of our team, you'll work at the forefront of technological advancement. You'll be the driving force behind designing and defining DevSecOps architectures for critical IT systems, creating seamless and secure pipelines that make a direct impact. You'll balance writing clean, functional code with hands-on operational tasks, while ensuring systems run smoothly and securely. From developing new features to maintaining critical configurations, your expertise will shape the future of security and efficiency.
Your Day-to-Day Impact:
Architect & Optimize: Design DevSecOps solutions for both new and existing IT systems, blending development, security, and operations into cohesive workflows.
Code & Deploy: Own the CI/CD pipelines, managing code builds, automated testing, security scans, and smooth deployments across Dev, Staging, and Operational environments.
Infrastructure Mastery: Implement Infrastructure as Code practices, manage system configurations, and create Helm charts for seamless resource deployment on OpenShift.
Continuous Improvement: Stay ahead of security threats, patch systems, and ensure compliance with security standards, all while documenting and refining system architecture.
Skills & Qualifications You Bring to the Table:
Experience: 5-8+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, with a strong foundation in systems engineering or IT.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field—or 3+ years of additional relevant experience.
Technical Expertise: Proficiency with Linux OS, CI/CD tools (GitLab, Jenkins, CircleCI, etc.), and cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
Programming Skills: Experience with Python, Bash, and other scripting languages to create and improve systems tooling.
Container & Cloud Knowledge: Expertise with Kubernetes, OpenShift, and containerization, as well as Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
Security Focused: Comfortable with security scanning, patching, and ensuring compliance through code and system updates.
Database Management: Experience deploying, managing, and interacting with databases using SQL and ORMs.
Clearance: Must hold a TS/SCI clearance with a CI Polygraph.
Nice-to-Have Extras:
Familiarity with configuration management, network security, and agile delivery techniques.
Relevant technical certifications (Network+, Security+, Oracle, etc.).
Experience with NGA enterprise products or system engineering.