DevOps Engineer

Fantom Corporation; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Fantom Corporation is seeking a DevOps Engineer to design and maintain secure DevOps environments in Chantilly, Virginia. The ideal candidate will manage CI/CD pipelines, leverage AWS cloud services, and implement automation for infrastructure.

Responsibilities include collaborating with developers to enhance deployment processes and ensuring platform security across environments. Candidates must have recent polygraph clearance and be ready to work fully onsite.

Qualifications

• Must have a recent polygraph clearance.
• Must be able to work fully onsite in Chantilly, Virginia.
• Experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar technical role.
• Strong scripting and automation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain secure DevOps environments.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines for deployment.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Collaborate with teams to implement DevSecOps practices.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

AWS cloud services

Infrastructure automation

Scripting (Bash, Python)

Troubleshooting skills

Version control (Git)

Agile collaboration

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Monitoring tools

Job description

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure DevOps infrastructure and development environments. This role is responsible for leveraging modern DevOps tools, containerization technologies, and cloud services to support software development, production operations, and pilot programs across secure on‑premises and AWS cloud environments.

The ideal candidate has experience building scalable CI/CD pipelines, managing containerized applications, automating infrastructure, and supporting mission‑critical systems in secure enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure DevOps environments supporting software development and production operations
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate application deployment, testing, and release processes
• Deploy, configure, and maintain containerized applications and orchestration platforms
• Support development teams by providing reliable build, integration, and deployment environments
• Manage infrastructure across on‑premises systems and AWS cloud environments
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployment workflows
• Monitor system health, application performance, and infrastructure availability while implementing improvements to reliability and scalability
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, deployment, and application issues across development and production environments
• Collaborate with software developers, systems engineers, and security teams to integrate DevSecOps best practices throughout the software development lifecycle
• Support pilot programs by rapidly deploying and maintaining new development environments and technical capabilities
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, automation scripts, and operational procedures
• Ensure platform security, compliance, and operational readiness across enterprise environments

Qualifications

• Must be fully cleared with a recent polygraph
• Must be willing and able to work fully onsite at the location listed in this posting
• Experience as a DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Systems Engineer, or similar technical role
• Experience designing and supporting CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience supporting AWS cloud services and hybrid cloud environments
• Experience administering Linux‑based systems
• Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Bash, Python, or similar languages
• Experience with version control systems such as Git
• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills in complex technical environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively within Agile and cross‑functional engineering teams
• Experience supporting secure or classified environments
• Experience implementing DevSecOps best practices
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar
• Experience with monitoring and logging platforms
• AWS cloud certifications or Kubernetes certifications
• Experience supporting enterprise production systems and pilot technology initiatives

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other protected status.