About the job DevOps Engineer - Senior
Location: Chantilly, VA
Clearance: Active TS/SCI required. Agency polygraph will be sponsored.
Salary Range: $140,000 – $160,000 DOE + Comprehensive Benefits Package
*MUST be a US Citizen
Overview:
Osprey Talent Solutions is supporting a mission-focused national security partner seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, deploy, and sustain secure DevSecOps infrastructure within a complex, multi-enclave enterprise environment.
This role supports mission-critical systems operating across classified domains. The selected candidate will be responsible for ensuring reliability, scalability, security, and operational resilience across cloud and on-premise infrastructure supporting data-driven investigative systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, deploy, test, and operate DevSecOps infrastructure tools and environments
- Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code solutions
- Deploy and configure services within cloud and hybrid environments
- Manage and secure Linux-based systems supporting enterprise applications
- Support containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes
- Maintain and optimize CI/CD pipelines aligned with DevSecOps best practices
- Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions
- Troubleshoot distributed systems and cluster-based architectures
- Respond to and resolve critical infrastructure incidents within defined timelines
- Collaborate closely with development and security teams to ensure secure integration and deployment
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- Eight or more years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, or infrastructure automation
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible
- Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience supporting cloud platforms within secure government environments
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks
- Strong knowledge of Linux systems administration
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or similar platforms
- Understanding of networking, security, and secure system configuration principles
Preferred Experience:
- Experience supporting Elasticsearch or other search/indexing clusters
- Experience managing repository managers such as Artifactory or Nexus
- Experience with virtualization technologies
- Experience supporting hybrid cloud and on-prem integration
- Experience working within classified, multi-enclave environments
Work Environment:
- On-site in Chantilly, VA
- U.S. citizenship required. Must be eligible to complete agency-specific polygraph requirements
- Must be able to respond to critical operational incidents within defined timelines