DevOps Engineer

RCT Systems; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate 401k vesting

Generous PTO

Technology allowance

Job summary

RCT Systems seeks a Lead DevOps Engineer to support a large-scale program focused on ICAM solutions. You will design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, with on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 mission availability.

Required TS/SCI with Polygraph, a Bachelor's with 11–15 years of experience, and strong AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Nexus expertise. Expect 401k vesting, generous PTO and a $500 annual technology allowance.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
• Bachelor's degree with 11-15 years of relevant experience.
• Proven DevOps expertise with Jenkins, GitHub, Rundeck and SDLC knowledge.
• Strong AWS experience including CloudFormation, EC2, S3, RDS and VPC.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes (EKS, ECS) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Nexus repository administration; Git, JIRA and Confluence knowledge.
• Familiarity with container registries and container security practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead DevOps engineering efforts across the full SDLC.
• Design and maintain cloud infrastructure and automation.
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for production systems.
• Support containerized applications in a 24/7 environment.
• Provide on-call rotation support to ensure mission availability.

Skills

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Jenkins

GitHub

Rundeck

SDLC knowledge

JUnit

AWS (CloudFormation, EC2, S3, RDS, VPC

Docker

Kubernetes

EKS

ECS

CI/CD pipelines

Nexus

Git, JIRA, Confluence

Container security best practices

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree with 11-15 years

Tools

CloudFormation

EC2

S3

RDS

VPC

Docker

Kubernetes

EKS

ECS

Nexus repository

Git

JIRA

Confluence

Container registries security

Job description

Lead DevOps Engineer supporting a large-scale (200+ FTE) technical development program focused on modern Identity Access Credential Management (ICAM) solutions. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining cloud-based infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines while supporting mission-critical applications in a 24/7 environment. Includes an on-call rotation (1 week every ~2 months).

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Bachelor's degree with 11-15 years of relevant experience
• Strong DevOps expertise with Jenkins, GitHub, Rundeck
• Extensive experience with the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and DevOps practices
• Experience with JUnit or similar testing frameworks
• Strong AWS experience, including:
• CloudFormation
• EC2
• S3
• RDS
• VPC
• Containerization expertise with Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, ECS
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Nexus repository administration
• Version control and issue tracking tools (Git, JIRA, Confluence)
• Knowledge of container registries and container security best practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the Elastic Stack
• Experience in the customer's cloud environments
• Additional Nexus administration and maintenance experience

Key Responsibilities

• Lead DevOps engineering efforts across the full SDLC
• Design and maintain cloud infrastructure and automation
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines
• Support containerized applications in production
• Participate in architecture, development, testing, deployment, and operations
• Provide on-call support to ensure 24/7 mission availability

RCT Systems offers:

• Immediate 401k vesting
• Generous PTO and flexible schedules
• $500.00 annual technology allowance

RCT Systems is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex (to include pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other federally protected class.