Senior DevOps Engineer - TS/SCI POLY

DevOps Engineer (Senior Level)

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Salary Range: $170,000 – $190,000

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with deep experience designing, building, and supporting scalable, secure infrastructure and deployment pipelines in cloud-based environments. This role supports complex, mission-critical systems and requires strong expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD automation. The ideal candidate is highly technical, self-driven, and comfortable collaborating across mid- to large-sized engineering teams.

Role Responsibilities

• Provide optimization and automation across multiple platforms and applications

• Drive consistency and standardization for build, deployment, and release processes

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support rapid and reliable delivery

• Work closely with development, security, and operations teams to support Agile and DevOps practices

• Build and manage cloud-native infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Support containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes

• Translate customer and product requirements into production-ready infrastructure and automation solutions

• Contribute to system reliability, scalability, performance, and security

• Actively share knowledge, mentor team members, and participate in technical collaboration

Required Technical Skills

• Cloud Platforms: Amazon Web Services (AWS), including S3, EC2, VPCs & Networking, ECS/EKS

• Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes (k8s), container registries

• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform and/or CloudFormation

• CI/CD: Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions

• Automation & Scripting: Python, Bash, Ruby (or similar scripting languages)

• Operating Systems: Linux

• Experience working on large, demonstrable projects, preferably hosted in AWS environments

Experience Requirements

• Fifteen (15) years of experience as a Systems Engineer or DevOps Engineer on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university

  OR

• Five (5) years of additional Systems Engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree

Additional Requirements

• Strong understanding of Agile software development methodologies and DevOps best practices

• Self-driven, proactive learner with a collaborative team mindset

• Ability to work in a secure environment

• CWIP IAT Level I certification required

Benefits

Our client offers a comprehensive, flexible benefits package supporting financial security, health, and work-life balance.

Retirement

• 15% automatic company 401(k) contribution (3% safe harbor + 12% discretionary profit sharing)

• No vesting – 100% immediately vested

• Pre-tax and Roth options; contributions deposited every payroll

Paid Time Off & Flexibility

• PTO accrued at 13% of hours worked (≈ 6 weeks / 30 days annually for full-time employees)

• Up to 240 hours carryover

• Flexible option to adjust PTO and/or 401(k) contributions in exchange for salary adjustments

Health & Wellness

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with significant company contribution

• CareFirst medical plans:

  • Platinum POS – $0 deductible

  • High Deductible POS – $1,600 / $3,200 deductible

    • Company contributes 25% of deductible to HSA quarterly

• HSA and FSA options available

Insurance (Company-Paid)

• $50,000 Life Insurance

• $50,000 AD&D

• Short-Term Disability: 60% pay (up to $1,000/week)

• Long-Term Disability: 60% pay (up to $6,000/month)

Flexible Schedule

• Hourly pay with flexible/alternate schedules (customer approval required)

Education & Training

• Up to $5,000 annually for certifications, courses, conferences, books, and related expenses

Additional Perks

• $100 annually toward company-branded apparel

Why This Role

This position offers the opportunity to work on high-impact, technically challenging systems in a secure environment while leveraging modern DevOps tooling and cloud-native technologies. The role is well-suited for a senior-level engineer who enjoys ownership, problem-solving, and driving automation at scale.

We do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.