Devops engineer

15th October, 2026

Role: DevOps Engineer

Location: Fort Meade, MD - DISA HQ (Onsite 3 days/week)

Salary: $120,000 - $160,000

Clearance/Certification: Active Secret. Active DoD 8140 IAT Level II / Security+ (or higher).

Citizenship: U.S. Citizen required

Job Description:

Seeking a DevOps Engineer to work in Ft. Meade, MD. Seeking a DevOps Engineer to work in a hybrid capacity with 3 days a week onsite at DISA HQ in Ft. Meade, MD. This position will lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable, secure, and reliable infrastructure across cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP) environment. A successful candidate will be able to bridge the gap between development and operations teams, optimizing continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to drive automation and efficiency. This position will work as a member of a team managing and maintaining multiple coalition Mission Partner network enclaves in support of the DoW community and will work with a team to design, implement, and maintain enclaves' virtual infrastructure in both AWS and Azure Cloud as well as on premises deployments. The ideal candidate has exceptional problem-solving skills and a breadth of expertise in cloud networking concepts, modern CI/CD pipeline, platform automation, and infrastructure development supporting these technologies.

Job Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Design, deploy, and maintain immutable infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, or cloud-native tools (ARM, CloudFormation) across multi-cloud environments
• Deployment & CI/CD Pipelines: Build, optimize, and manage end-to-end automated deployment pipelines using platforms like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI to enable high-speed, secure software delivery
• Containerization & Orchestration: Manage Kubernetes clusters (EKS/AKS/GKE), ensuring high availability for containerized applications
• Observability & Reliability: Establish unified monitoring, log centralization, and alert systems across hybrid systems using Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch or relevant tech stacks.
• Security & Compliance: Enforce DevSecOps practices, managing IAM policies, network security, and compliance guardrails (CIS/NIST)
• Mentorship & Strategy: Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers, while improving deployment processes and promoting a DevOps culture
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills:

• U.S. Citizen.
• Active Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years of related professional experience.
• Active DoD 8140 IAT Level II Security+ (or higher).
• Cloud Platforms: Expert knowledge in at least one major cloud provider (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• IaC/Config Management: Experience with Terraform (required) and Ansible.
• Containerization and orchestration: Strong experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm.
• Scripting: Proficiency in Python, Bash, or Powershell for automation.
• CI/CD Platforms: Expert knowledge defining automated pipelines using YAML configurations in standard industry pipelines
• CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, Azure Devops GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.
• OS Knowledge: Strong proficiency in Linux-based environments.
• Domain Knowledge: Understanding of classified environments, sovereign clouds, and intelligence community IT frameworks
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution.
• Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management).

Desired Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline.
• Professional-level DevOps or Solutions Architect certifications (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Experience with the following: Designing, deploying, debugging and maintaining immutable infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, or cloud-native tools (ARM, CloudFormation) across multi-cloud environments; Building, optimizing, and managing end-to-end automated deployment pipelines using platforms like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI; Managing Kubernetes clusters (EKS/AKS/GKE); Enforcing DevSecOps practices, managing IAM policies, network security, and compliance guardrails (CIS/NIST); Establishing unified monitoring, log centralization, and alert systems across systems using Azure Monitor, CloudWatch or relevant tech stacks.