DevOps Engineer (Expert) - $179K – $199K

RCT-Systems; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life

401k vesting

Generous PTO

Technology allowance

Job summary

RCT Systems seeks a Senior/Expert DevOps Engineer to support a 200+ FTE ICAM-focused program. You will build and deploy cloud-based systems and contribute across the full software lifecycle, driving automation and reliability.

You will design and automate environments, work in an Agile/DevOps setting, and collaborate with Product Owners and engineering teams while using GitHub, Jenkins, JIRA, and Confluence to deliver robust solutions.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI + Polygraph clearance is required.
• Extensive DevOps/SDLC/CI/CD experience with cloud delivery.
• Performance testing with JMeter or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, troubleshoot, and automate development, testing, and production environments.
• Break high-level requirements into actionable technical tasks.
• Develop and deploy solutions using commercial cloud platforms.
• Support architecture, coding, unit testing, performance testing, and deployments.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and engineering teams in an Agile/DevOps environment.
• Use tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, Unix/Bash, JIRA, and Confluence.
• Manage build artifacts and deployments across multiple environments.
• Identify automation and process improvements.
• Solve complex technical problems and develop innovative customer solutions.

Skills

DevOps

CI/CD

SDLC

Agile

Cloud platforms

Education

BS + 11-15 years

MS + 8-10 years

Tools

JMeter

Git

GitHub

Jenkins

Unix/Bash

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

• Reston, VA

Senior/Expert-level DevOps Engineer supporting a 200+ FTE technical development program focused on modern Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) solutions. The role involves building and deploying cloud-based systems and contributing across the full software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, troubleshoot, and automate development, testing, and production environments.
• Break high-level requirements into actionable technical tasks.
• Develop and deploy solutions using commercial cloud platforms.
• Support architecture, coding, unit testing, performance testing, and deployments.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and engineering teams in an Agile/DevOps environment.
• Use tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, Unix/Bash, JIRA, and Confluence.
• Manage build artifacts and deployments across multiple environments.
• Identify automation and process improvements.
• Solve complex technical problems and develop innovative customer solutions.

Required Qualifications

• TS/SCI + Polygraph.
• BS + 11-15 years relevant experience, or MS + 8-10 years; equivalent experience may substitute for degree.
• Expert knowledge of SDLC, DevOps, CI/CD, and related practices.
• Experience with JMeter or similar performance-testing tools.
• Commercial cloud development experience: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or Oracle Cloud.
• Experience with cloud data services such as S3, OpenSearch, EFS, etc.
• Strong Git/version control and issue-tracking experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Comfortable working independently on complex technical problems.
• Agile and service-oriented development experience.

Desired Skills

• Java / JavaScript
• Puppet, Shell scripting, NodeJS, NestJS, Swagger
• Elasticsearch
• AWS data-management services
• Identity & Access Management (IAM)
• AWS DevOps/SysOps certifications
• MySQL, RDS, Oracle
• Containerization
• UX/Human-Centered Design

RCT Systems offers:

• Competitive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance)
• 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.