Senior DevOps Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Senior DevOps Engineer with Security Clearance
Description & Requirements Maximus is seeking a Dev Ops Engineer to support a government client in Rosslyn, VA. This role focuses on building, automating, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, cloud environments, and deployment workflows across multiple environments. The ideal candidate combines strong cloud engineering skills with deep automation, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code expertise. This is an on-site position that requires a Top Secret with SCI clearance.

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS
022, T4, Band 7 Job-Specific

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

CI/CD Engineering & Automation - Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline application build, test, and deployment workflows.

- Automate repetitive tasks including environment provisioning, integration tests, security scans, and deployment validations.

- Integrate pipelines with version control, artifact repositories, monitoring tools, and change management workflows. Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering - Manage and support cloud infrastructure across development, test, staging, and production environments.

- Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Cloud Formation, or ARM/Bicep.

- Optimize cloud resource usage for cost, performance, reliability, and security.

- Provide technical oversight on cloud platform components, security enforcement, and operational readiness. Containerization & Orchestration - Build and maintain containerized workloads using Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, or AKS.

- Implement automated cluster provisioning, scaling, and lifecycle management.

- Collaborate with application teams to containerize applications and enforce Dev Ops best practices. Monitoring, Logging & Reliability - Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for infrastructure and applications.

- Support incident response, root cause analysis, and reliability improvements.

- Develop and maintain operational runbooks, dashboards, and automated health checks. Security & Compliance - Embed security controls and automated checks into CI/CD pipelines ("shift left security").

- Support security documentation, compliance validation, and accreditation workflows for production deployments.

- Ensure adherence to government security controls, patching requirements, and cloud governance standards. Collaboration & Agile Support - Work closely with developers, testers, and product owners to enable rapid and reliable software delivery.

- Participate in Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, daily scrums, reviews, and retrospectives.

- Provide technical guidance on Dev Ops adoption, tooling, and cloud engineering best practices. Job-Specific

Minimum Requirements:

- Active TS/SCI Clearance - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.

- Minimum of 8+ years of experience with Dev Ops engineering or cloud automation, with a focus on systems engineering and software development life cycles.

- Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP services.

- Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, Power Shell).

- Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git Lab CI, Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops, etc.).

- Proficiency with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

- Strong understanding of cloud architecture, networking, and security best practices.

- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills. Preferred Skills &

Qualifications:

- Cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Dev Ops Engineer, Azure Dev Ops Engineer, etc.).

- Experience with IaC (Terraform, Cloud Formation, ARM/Bicep).

- Experience supporting government systems, DoD programs, or Special Access Programs.

- Knowledge of security tooling, SIEM, identity and access management, or enterprise networking.

- Experience implementing automated testing frameworks and Dev Sec Ops  practices.

- Ability to translate operational needs into automation and cloud engineering solutions. #techjobs #clearance #veterans page

Minimum Requirements TCS
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