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Maximus · 19 hours ago

Senior DevOps Engineer

Arlington, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$116K/yr - $167K/yr

8+ years exp

Maximus is seeking a DevOps 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.

Business Process Automation (BPA)ConsultingEducationGovernmentGovTechHealth CareInformation Technology

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

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

Manage and support cloud infrastructure across development, test, staging, and production environments

Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, 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

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 DevOps best practices

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

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

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 DevOps adoption, tooling, and cloud engineering best practices

Qualification

CI/CD pipelinesCloud infrastructureInfrastructure as CodeContainerizationCloud certificationsScripting skillsAutomated testing frameworksProblem-solvingCommunicationCollaboration

Required

Active TS/SCI Clearance

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Minimum of 8+ years of experience with DevOps engineering or cloud automation, with a focus on systems engineering and software development lifecycles

Hands‑on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP services

Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell)

Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, 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