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Sr. DevOps Engineer

Springfield, VA

**ACTIVE TS/SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED**

Make an Impact as a Senior DevOps Enginee

Are you ready to take on complex challenges in a mission-driven environment where your work directly supports national security? Join our Geospatial Services & Solutions (GSS) team and help us build, maintain, and evolve critical infrastructure that empowers decision-makers and warfighters around the globe.

We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer who thrives in fast-paced, highly collaborative settings and is passionate about automation, scalability, and security. You'll play a key role in designing, building, and optimizing the systems that drive our enterprise operations—on-premise and in the cloud.


What You’ll Be Doing

As a senior technical voice on the team, you'll:

  • Automate & streamline deployments across dev, test, and production environments.

  • Design and manage infrastructure (on-prem & cloud) to support mission-critical apps.

  • Integrate enterprise authentication and bolster system security and monitoring.

  • Drive CI/CD practices using tools like GitLab, Jenkins, and ArgoCD.

  • Support containers & orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.

  • Optimize performance and reduce costs through intelligent scaling and observability tools (Grafana, Kibana, Nagios).

  • Maintain system reliability with effective logging, alerts, and root-cause analysis.

  • Champion DevSecOps principles and work closely with A&A teams to maintain compliance.

  • Document and share knowledge to keep the team aligned and operationally ready.

  • Participate in Agile development teams using SAFe and Scrum methodologies.


What You Bring

Required:

  • 8+ years of IT experience + Bachelor's in CS, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent military/industry experience)

  • 3+ years in systems programming or DevOps roles

  • Hands-on with CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm

  • Familiarity with infrastructure monitoring & logging tools (Kibana, Grafana, Nagios)

  • Strong scripting in Python, Bash, and Shell

  • Deep knowledge of network, infrastructure, firewalls, and security best practices

  • Experience with on-premise/data center deployments

  • Comfortable using Jira and Confluence daily

  • Active TS/SCI clearance (CI poly eligibility required)

Bonus Points For:

  • Experience building GitLab-based Kubernetes deployment processes

  • Familiarity with IAM, SSH, VPN, and S3 security configurations

  • Background in testing automation (unit/functional)


Why Join Us?

  • Be a mission enabler: Your work keeps critical systems secure, scalable, and running 24/7.

  • Work on meaningful problems: Real-world impact supporting national security and intelligence.

  • Collaborate with experts: Join a high-performing team of engineers, developers, and analysts.

  • Grow your skills: Exposure to cutting-edge technologies in DevSecOps and cloud infrastructure.

Note: On-call support may be required as part of this role.


If you're a problem-solver who takes pride in building reliable, scalable systems—and you're ready to make a real impact—this is the role for you.

 

Additional Information

  • All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
  • Compensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. The salary range for this position is typically $170-190k. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.
  • Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Accrued PTO, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and more!

D2 Consulting is committed to a merit-based recruitment process and encourages applications from all qualified individuals.  As a Veteran-Owned Small Business, we particularly welcome applications from veterans who have the requisite skills and experience.  Job applicants that are interested in one of our openings and may require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, should contact us to request an accommodation.

 

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