DevOps Engineer

Elevate Technology Group; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match 25%

Benefits allowance 25%

PTO 8 weeks

Life Insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Security programs

Job summary

Elevate Technology Group is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support cloud-native deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and container orchestration in security-sensitive government environments. You will help automate builds, deployments, and infrastructure, focusing on scalable, reliable delivery.

The role emphasizes containerized architectures, monitoring, and automation to enhance performance and efficiency across large-scale systems.

Qualifications

• Experience with container technologies (Kubernetes, Docker, containerd).
• Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins).
• Experience with Linux environments.
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana).
• Scripting or automation engineering experience.
• Experience building tools to automate repetitive operational tasks.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Cloud-native infrastructure and architecture.
• Microservices design and deployment.
• OpenEBS, Gluster or similar storage technologies.
• Elastic or similar metrics/logging platforms.

Responsibilities

• Supporting application migration and deployment within cloud-focused environments.
• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to improve software delivery.
• Working with container technologies and orchestration platforms.
• Developing automation solutions to eliminate manual processes.
• Supporting monitoring, observability and performance optimisation initiatives.
• Assisting engineering teams with deployment strategies and infrastructure design.
• Managing storage, backup and recovery solutions.
• Helping maximise infrastructure efficiency and platform scalability.

Skills

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Linux

Monitoring/observability

Scripting/automation

Cloud-native infra

Microservices design

OpenEBS/Gluster

Elastic/Logging platforms

Troubleshooting

Tools

GitLab

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Docker

containerd

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Compensation:

$130,000 - $215,000 Base Salary + 50% Additional Employer-Funded Compensation

Total Package Value:

Up to $322,500

• Employer-funded 401(k) contribution worth 25% of base salary
• Flexible benefits allowance worth 25% of base salary (can be taken as benefits or additional compensation)
• Up to 8 weeks PTO
• Life Insurance
• 100% tuition reimbursement (Degrees, Certifications & Professional Development)
• Long-term, mission-critical programs supporting the US Intelligence Community

The Opportunity

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join a highly respected technology organization supporting some of the most complex and security-sensitive environments in the US Government space.

You'll play a key role supporting application deployment, automation and cloud infrastructure initiatives, helping development teams deliver solutions faster, more reliably and at greater scale.

This position offers exposure to modern cloud-native technologies, container orchestration platforms and large-scale enterprise environments, making it an excellent opportunity for someone looking to work on cutting-edge infrastructure and deployment challenges.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting application migration and deployment within cloud-focused environments
• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to improve software delivery
• Working with container technologies and orchestration platforms
• Developing automation solutions to eliminate manual processes
• Supporting monitoring, observability and performance optimisation initiatives
• Assisting engineering teams with deployment strategies and infrastructure design
• Managing storage, backup and recovery solutions
• Helping maximise infrastructure efficiency and platform scalability

What We're Looking For

• Experience with container technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker or containerd
• Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, Jenkins or similar
• Experience with Linux environments
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana
• Experience with scripting, software development or automation engineering
• Experience building tools and processes to automate repetitive operational tasks
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities
• Cloud-native infrastructure and architecture
• Microservices design and deployment
• OpenEBS, Gluster or similar storage technologies
• Elastic or similar metrics and logging platforms

Clearance

Active Top Secret clearance is highly desirable, however highly qualified candidates without an active clearance will also be considered.