DevOps Engineer

Strive Solutions; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Strive Solutions in Sterling, VA is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, automate, and secure cloud and on-prem infrastructure for mission-critical workloads across national security, health, and engineering domains.

You will collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to implement DevSecOps best practices, build robust CI/CD pipelines, and lead automation efforts that improve reliability, security, and compliance.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in cloud/on-prem infrastructure engineering and automation.
• Proven experience implementing CI/CD, IaC, and observability practices.
• Deep understanding of security, compliance, and DevSecOps workflows.
• Excellent collaboration skills and ability to mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines to improve delivery and reliability
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for repeatable, auditable infrastructure
• Enhance observability to support monitoring, troubleshooting, and resilience
• Harden systems for security and compliance across environments
• Ensure high-availability and support continuous operational improvement
• Mentor and partner with teams to drive standardization and continuous improvement

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

CI/CD

IaC

Observability

DevSecOps

Security & compliance

Mentoring

Job description

Senior DevOps Engineer

Design, automate, and secure cloud and on-prem infrastructure for mission-critical national security, health, and engineering workloads. Collaborate closely with development, security, and operations teams to implement DevSecOps best practices.

Key Duties

• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines to improve delivery and reliability
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for repeatable, auditable infrastructure
• Enhance observability to support monitoring, troubleshooting, and resilience
• Harden systems for security and compliance across environments
• Ensure high-availability and support continuous operational improvement
• Mentor and partner with teams to drive standardization and continuous improvement

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong expertise in cloud/on-prem infrastructure engineering and automation
• Proven experience implementing CI/CD, IaC, and observability practices
• Deep understanding of security, compliance, and DevSecOps workflows
• Excellent collaboration skills and ability to mentor others