Sr. DevSecOps Engineer

When you join AIS, you're joining a mission-driven team that's passionate about making a difference. You'll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success.

• : Your contributions directly impact the company's success, and you share in its achievements.
• : Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth.
• : A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone's voice is valued.
• : Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.

At AIS, we're looking for more than just skills - we're looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles.




At AIS, we are dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position, we are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as a Senior DevOps Engineer.

• Masters CI/CD best practices and toolchains, multiple scripting languages, cloud platforms, and Kubernetes; integrates security into pipelines (DevSecOps).
• Designs complex workflows, leads incident response for critical systems, and automates advanced deployment and configuration scenarios.
• Sets a high bar for availability and performance, develops comprehensive test suites, and makes significant technical decisions with minimal oversight.
• Leads collaborative efforts, mentors juniors, facilitates decisions, and communicates complex issues to stakeholders.
• Leads optimization initiatives, provides expert guidance on tools and practices, and contributes to strategic projects.

As your initial project assignment, you will support the unique needs of our client as a Sr. DevSecOps Engineer.


The Senior DevSecOps Engineer will lead the development and automation of secure CI/CD pipelines supporting mission-focused law enforcement systems. This role is responsible for integrating security, scalability, and reliability into the software delivery lifecycle while collaborating closely with development, security, and operations teams.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to automate builds and releases over 2-4 week sprints
• Design, build, and maintain secure, flexible, and high-performance CI/CD pipelines
• Support deployment automation across multiple environments
• Diagnose and resolve complex DevSecOps and deployment issues
• Implement deployment strategies and automated testing
• Work closely with developers, security professionals, and stakeholders
• Monitor and support deployments, demonstrating flexibility in work hours as needed
• Communicate effectively with technical teams and customers

• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain a DHS 6C Public Trust clearance
• Bachelor's degree (Computer Science preferred, or equivalent professional experience)
• 7+ years of experience supporting DevSecOps in an Agile environment
• Proven experience building automated, secure CI/CD pipelines
• Strong experience with:
  
  • CloudBees Jenkins
  • Ansible Tower
  • Git and GitHub
  • Maven
  • Containerization technologies
  • Amazon ECS, Kubernetes, or OpenShift
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • Linux (RHEL preferred) and shell scripting
  • Deployment strategies and automated deployment tooling
• Ability to work onsite in Crystal City, VA approximately 2-4 days per month

• Experience supporting government or high-security environments
• Strong collaboration skills with security and compliance teams
• Experience supporting production deployments in regulated environments

At AIS, we are committed to offering competitive and fair compensation that reflects the skills, experience, and contributions of each team member. The targeted base salary range for this role is $94,000-$142,000 per year. Please note that this range is provided as a guideline and the final offer will be based on several factors, including but not limited to, skillset and competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location. We value transparency in our hiring process and are happy to discuss how your unique qualifications align with our compensation structure during the interview process.
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