DevOps Engineer Defense technology company $170k to $240k USD base a year Posted yesterday

Raydar; Washington, San Diego (District of Columbia, CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision coverage

Paid parental leave

Remote-first working arrangement

Equity

Flexible time off

Job summary

raydar is recruiting a DevOps Engineer for a defense technology client. You will design, build, and operate deployment and infrastructure systems across cloud and access-restricted environments, owning platform health, scaling, and planning.

The role requires regular on-site time with customers, with 40-50% on-site at government customer sites in Washington, DC or San Diego, CA, while maintaining remote work. A TS clearance with polygraph is required.

Qualifications

• Four or more years across operations, platform and infrastructure work.
• Experience working in access-restricted networks, including behind-VPN and high-side setups.
• Hands-on with GitHub Actions and CI/CD workflows.
• Thorough command of Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Familiarity with compliance-authorized public-sector cloud hosting.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines with deployment automation.
• Manage infrastructure as code across cloud environments.
• Harden and release software into tightly controlled, compliance-driven environments.
• Split working time between remote work and visits to customer sites.
• Take responsibility for platform reliability, scaling and capacity planning.

Skills

CI/CD workflows

GitHub Actions

Cloud platforms AWS

Containerization

Ownership mindset

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Job description

# DevOps EngineerDefense technology company* LocationUnited States* WorkRemote* TypeFull-time* Posted3 November 2026Apply for this roleThe role, as published## About the companyOur client is a defense technology company.## The roleRaydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Build, automate and operate deployment and infrastructure systems for software running across cloud and access-restricted environments, with ownership of platform health, scaling and planning. The role includes regular on-site time with customers.## What you'll do* **Design and maintain continuous** integration and delivery pipelines with deployment automation.* **Manage infrastructure as code** across commercial and access-restricted cloud environments.* Harden and release software into tightly controlled, compliance-driven environments.* Split working time between remote work and visits to customer sites.* Take responsibility for platform reliability, scaling and capacity planning.## What we're looking for* Four or more years across operations, platform and infrastructure work, rather than one narrow specialty.* Background working in access-restricted networks, including behind-VPN and high-side setups.* Track record creating CI/CD workflows and automation, with hands-on use of GitHub Actions.* Thorough command of Amazon Web Services.* Familiarity with compliance-authorized public-sector cloud hosting.* Working knowledge of containerization technologies.* Strong sense of ownership and the ability to work independently with little oversight.* Bachelor's degree in computer science.* Current US government clearance at the top-secret level or above, with a polygraph.## Bonus points* Prior employment in government technology, defense or large enterprise software is a plus.* Health, dental and vision coverage* Paid parental leave* Remote-first working arrangement## Location and work model* Remote (US)* Remote, with 40-50% on-site at government customer sites in Washington, DC or San Diego, California, United States* Full-time## Compensation, as the posting describes it* Equity* Flexible time offPay$170k to $240kUSD base a year