DevOps Cloud Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph

General Dynamics Information Technology; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking a DevOps Engineer to work with a software development team to provide enterprise system support on customer premises in McLean, VA. The role emphasizes cloud engineering, CI/CD, and automation within AWS, requiring hands-on expertise with containers and deployment pipelines.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of experience, TS/SCI with Polygraph, and a Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of related experience.
• Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Location: McLean, VA, on customer site.
• Experience with cloud engineering and CI/CD pipelines in AWS.

Responsibilities

• Support containerized EC2s and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Build and deploy Docker containers with Nginx, Solr, and Zookeeper.
• Develop and deploy in AWS using Jenkins and Terraform.

Skills

Cloud Engineering

JavaScript

Single Page Application

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related

Job description

Type of Requisition

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able To Obtain

None

Public Trust/Other Required

None

Job Family

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Skills

Job Qualifications: Cloud Engineering, JavaScript, Single Page Application (SPA)

Certifications

None

Experience

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required

Yes

Job Description

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer capable of working with a software development team to provide enterprise system support. Successful candidate will be expected to provide cloud service expertise in one or more of these areas: Java application integration, java enterprise services and experience with the CI/CD pipeline and DEVOPS on the customer network within the AWS Platform. The candidate should have extensive experience or training in cloud engineering and is capable not only of delivering capabilities tied to cloud engineering but also capable of passing their knowledge on to others.

Required Skills

• Experience supporting containerized EC2's.


• Experience with Splunk.


• Building and deploying docker containers with various software like Nginx, SOLR, and Zookeeper.


• Maintaining CI/CD pipelines with new containers based on legacy builds.


• Build full CI/CD pipelines from scratch deploying Spring web services into AWS/C2S environment utilizing industry best practices and Devops principles with tools like Jenkins and Terraform.

Desired Skills

• Documented Experience with DevOps/Platforms: Amazon Web Services (S3, RDS, EC2, ECS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, CloudFormation,etc.).


• Demonstrated experience with developing and deploying in Ruby/Ruby on Rails;


• CI/CD: Jenkins, Artifactory, Docker, Kubernetes, GOTS Nitro, Platforma


• Collaborate effectively across teams


• Excellent knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle), SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate)


• Excellent skills in DB Schema design and SQL development

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.


• Experience: 8+ years


• Location: McLean, VA, on customer site


• Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Salary Range

The likely salary range for this position is $142,792 - $186,791. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Travel Required

None

Telecommuting Options

Onsite

Work Location

USA VA McLean

Total Rewards At GDIT

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Identity Verification Process

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans