DevOps Engineer 5

Position Summary

The DevOps Engineer 5 designs and implements automated technical solutions across multiple classification environments, with a strong focus on DevSecOps, CI/CD pipeline development, infrastructure as code, cloud architecture, troubleshooting, STIG compliance, and secure software delivery. This role provides technical leadership, mentors junior engineers, and supports development teams in meeting security and ATO objectives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to design and implement automated technical solutions across multiple classification environments, working independently or as part of a team to address complex technical requirements.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines from scratch in GitLab CI and Jenkins with integrated security scanning and STIG compliance validation.
• Provide expert guidance to development teams on pipeline troubleshooting and DevSecOps best practices.
• Create and maintain infrastructure as code templates, primarily using CloudFormation, to architect highly available, resilient, and secure DevSecOps tool infrastructure across AWS environments, including GovCloud, C2S, and TC2S.
• Ensure STIG compliance and guide junior engineers on infrastructure as code best practices.
• Lead advanced troubleshooting efforts by analyzing system and application logs using Linux command-line tools.
• Conduct root cause analysis for complex issues and develop mitigation strategies for service degradation.
• Provide expert security guidance to development teams on secure coding practices, STIG compliance, vulnerability remediation, and other best practices in support of ATO efforts.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing.
• Maintain technical documentation, promote best practices, and foster continuous team improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph.
• 10+ years of experience as a DevSecOps Engineer or similar role, with a strong focus on infrastructure automation, scalability, and reliability across the software development lifecycle.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Expert experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and automation tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Artifactory, SonarQube, and Prisma Cloud.
• Expert experience delivering DevSecOps services across multiple classified domains.
• Expert understanding of AWS capabilities, including EC2, S3, IAM, and RDS, and architecting secure cloud-based infrastructure and services.
• Strong experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Strong experience with scripting languages such as Python and Bash in a Linux environment, including RHEL, Oracle Linux, or similar.
• Minimum IAT Level II certification, such as CompTIA Security+, GSEC, or SSCP.

Preferred Qualifications

• Not specified.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

Education Years of Experience High School Diploma/GED - Associates Degree - Bachelors' Degree 10 Masters' Degree 10 PhD 10
Required Certifications

• Minimum IAT Level II certification, such as CompTIA Security+, GSEC, or SSCP.

Required Security Clearance

• Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph.

Pay & Benefit Highlights

Compensation

• Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
• Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
• Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).

Health

• 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.
• 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.

Income Protection

• 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).
• 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000.

Retirement

• 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.

Leave

• Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
• 11 paid floating holidays.

Work-Life Balance

• Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).

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