DevOps Engineer

CTAC; Falls Church (VA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CTAC is looking for a DevOps Engineer in Falls Church, Virginia. This role focuses on maintaining applications in both cloud and on-premises environments, integrating automated tools, and fostering cross-functional collaboration.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of development and operations experience, with proficiency in necessary programming languages and cloud tools. This position is full-time with a hybrid work model, requiring up to three days in the office weekly.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in development and operations work, preferably with government systems.
• Strong experience in at least one programming language.
• Experience with vulnerability scanning and incident response tools.
• Ability to document technical processes clearly.

Responsibilities

• Support operations and maintenance of applications on-premises and in cloud.
• Develop automated tooling to reduce manual efforts.
• Assist in debugging across technologies.
• Configure monitoring and alerting tooling for applications.

Skills

Development and operations experience

Scripting and programming skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Linux server management

Windows server management

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

AWS

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Oracle

Sybase

AI tools

Job description

DevOps Engineer

CTAC is seeking DevOps Engineers and Site Reliability Engineers to support a government contract by ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information systems. The role focuses on treating operations issues as software issues, creating automation, and using runbooks as necessary.

This role works within a team of engineers supporting a variety of applications across on‑premises, cloud, and platform‑as‑a‑service offerings. You will be part of a cross‑functional team supporting project teams associated with individual applications and groups of applications.

Primary responsibilities include configuration and management of application monitoring, logging, and CI/CD systems, supporting compliance and maintenance of these applications as extensions of project teams. Tasks span AWS cloud‑hosted applications or migration to AWS, while maintaining on‑premises systems as needed. The position is hybrid, with up to three days a week in‑person in Northern Virginia and potential travel to client sites in Washington DC.

Key Responsibilities

• Support operations and maintenance of applications running on‑premises and in the cloud.
• Develop automated tooling and scripts to reduce manual effort in support of applications.
• Contribute back to project software to improve processes, reduce technical debt, and increase visibility and monitoring.
• Assist in debugging applications, databases, and middleware across technologies, utilizing AI agents and code tooling.
• Configure monitoring, alerting, and notification tooling for cloud and on‑premises applications.
• Develop cloud‑first applications, infrastructure as code, and tooling to improve business processes and reduce operations and maintenance efforts.
• Support and maintain Identity Management Systems at federal clients (Okta‑based).

Job Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in development and operations work, preferably supporting government systems.
• Strong experience in at least one programming language, with comfort in scripting, interpreted, and/or compiled languages.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience with tools for vulnerability scanning, monitoring, and incident response.
• Ability to document technical processes and architectures clearly.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Experience managing Linux and Windows servers in a hybrid environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using AI tools to shorten development cycles and reference issues and solutions.
• AWS Cloud Certifications or similar.
• Experience with database management systems such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Sybase, etc.

Clearance Required: Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.

Location: CTAC HQ – Falls Church, VA 22042 US (Primary). Full‑time. Travel required: 0‑10%.

CTAC is an equal‑opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.