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Dept of Homeland Security
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Engineering - Systems
Remote/Hybrid• (Off-Site/Hybrid)
Description
DevOps Engineer:
At B&A, we foster and embrace a distinct set of values that we live by and instill in all aspects of our organization: dedication, commitment, partnership, trust, and recognition. We have incorporated these values into successful delivery for our customers since 1988. B&A believes in ensuring its employees feel deeply connected to B&A, recognizing successes and hard work, and providing continuous opportunities to learn and grow. Our people are entrepreneurial thinkers that combine mindset, vision, and experience to drive value - not only to us as an organization, but to the clients we support. We promote a collaborative culture with our clients, and with each other, as one team working towards a common vision. We'd love for you to join our team!
Job Summary:
B&A is looking for an DevOps Engineer to join a contract with a federal government client in support of an important mission. We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to help design, build, and operate reliable, scalable, and cost-efficient infrastructure. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of engineering and operations, with deep experience in CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and proactive cost management. You'll play a key role in improving developer productivity, system reliability, and operational visibility across the platform.
Responsibilities:
Education and Experience
Required Skills:
Desired Skills:
Security Clearance
More About B&A:
Notable Clients
B&A has grown to be a company that is trusted by our clients for exceptional service, innovative solutions, and inspired employees. Our service extends through federal, state, and local Government, the private sector, and higher education. Some of our notable clients include Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Senate, U.S. Courts, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Navy, and more.
Benefits and Programs
B&A is proud to offer three robust individual and family medical plans to full time employees, including a Health Savings Account (HSA) option as well as two tiers of dental coverage, vision, life & AD&D, disability, accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance. In addition to these benefits, B&A employees enjoy paid time off, B&A sponsored trainings and certifications, pet insurance benefits, commuter transit benefits and a free subscription to a virtual exercise platform (NEOU). B&A's 401(k) plan is available to all employees and includes a company matching contribution.
B&A has launched several programs to focus on employee engagement, wellness, and assistance. These include:
At B&A, we place significant importance on improving the communities and lives of citizens across the nation through our involvement, technology expertise, and employees. B&A puts an emphasis on charitable efforts in the Northern Virginia area, including Capital Area Food Bank pantry drives, book donations, Hope for Henry Foundation events, and many more. In recognition of all these efforts, B&A has been named a Companies as Responsive Employers (CARE) award recipient by Northern Virginia Family Services and nominated by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce for Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Award.
EEO
B&A provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. B&A complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy covers conduct occurring at B&A's offices, and other workplaces (including client sites) and all other locations where B&A is providing services, and to all work-related activities.
B&A participates in e-Verify. We provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 Form to confirm work authorization.
DevOps Engineer:
At B&A, we foster and embrace a distinct set of values that we live by and instill in all aspects of our organization: dedication, commitment, partnership, trust, and recognition. We have incorporated these values into successful delivery for our customers since 1988. B&A believes in ensuring its employees feel deeply connected to B&A, recognizing successes and hard work, and providing continuous opportunities to learn and grow. Our people are entrepreneurial thinkers that combine mindset, vision, and experience to drive value - not only to us as an organization, but to the clients we support. We promote a collaborative culture with our clients, and with each other, as one team working towards a common vision. We'd love for you to join our team!
Job Summary:
B&A is looking for an DevOps Engineer to join a contract with a federal government client in support of an important mission. We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to help design, build, and operate reliable, scalable, and cost-efficient infrastructure. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of engineering and operations, with deep experience in CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and proactive cost management. You'll play a key role in improving developer productivity, system reliability, and operational visibility across the platform.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support automated build, test, and deployment workflows
- Partner with engineering teams to streamline release processes and improve deployment reliability
- Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure system health and performance
- Define and maintain cost monitoring and alerting strategies to optimize cloud spend and prevent unexpected usage
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Troubleshoot production issues and lead root cause analysis efforts
- Establish DevOps best practices around reliability, security, and operational excellence
- Continuously evaluate tools and processes to improve scalability, availability, and efficiency
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong DevOps culture
Education and Experience
- 7+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering roles
- A bachelor's degree in a related field.
Required Skills:
- Strong hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc.)
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, CloudWatch, New Relic)
- Proven experience implementing cost alerts and cost optimization strategies in cloud environments
- Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM, etc.)
- Solid understanding of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Strong scripting and automation skills (Bash, Python, or similar)
Desired Skills:
- Experience with SRE practices, SLIs/SLOs, and error budgets
- Knowledge of security best practices, secrets management, and compliance
- Experience supporting high-availability, production-grade systems
- Previous experience in a senior or technical leadership role
Security Clearance
- Willing and eligible to obtain a government clearance.
More About B&A:
Notable Clients
B&A has grown to be a company that is trusted by our clients for exceptional service, innovative solutions, and inspired employees. Our service extends through federal, state, and local Government, the private sector, and higher education. Some of our notable clients include Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Senate, U.S. Courts, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Navy, and more.
Benefits and Programs
B&A is proud to offer three robust individual and family medical plans to full time employees, including a Health Savings Account (HSA) option as well as two tiers of dental coverage, vision, life & AD&D, disability, accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance. In addition to these benefits, B&A employees enjoy paid time off, B&A sponsored trainings and certifications, pet insurance benefits, commuter transit benefits and a free subscription to a virtual exercise platform (NEOU). B&A's 401(k) plan is available to all employees and includes a company matching contribution.
B&A has launched several programs to focus on employee engagement, wellness, and assistance. These include:
- The B&A Cares program: 30/60/90-day wellness check ins, personal development, financial management, and stress management seminars, and more
- A formal mentorship program
- Job shadowing and cross training opportunities
- Brand Ambassador program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Access to various support resources to include counseling, legal guidance, financial planning, and more
- Monthly teambuilding events
- B&A Annual Wellness Challenges: #StepWithB&A, #WalkDuringLunchWithB&A, #VolunteeringWithB&A, #ExerciseDuringLunchWithB&A, and more
At B&A, we place significant importance on improving the communities and lives of citizens across the nation through our involvement, technology expertise, and employees. B&A puts an emphasis on charitable efforts in the Northern Virginia area, including Capital Area Food Bank pantry drives, book donations, Hope for Henry Foundation events, and many more. In recognition of all these efforts, B&A has been named a Companies as Responsive Employers (CARE) award recipient by Northern Virginia Family Services and nominated by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce for Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Award.
EEO
B&A provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. B&A complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy covers conduct occurring at B&A's offices, and other workplaces (including client sites) and all other locations where B&A is providing services, and to all work-related activities.
B&A participates in e-Verify. We provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 Form to confirm work authorization.
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