DevOps Engineer, Senior

Navstar Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Employer paid STD/LTD

Professional development assistance

Job summary

Navstar Inc. in Chantilly, VA seeks a senior DevOps professional with a TS/SCI clearance to lead a small team and drive improvements across product delivery, CI/CD pipelines, and security hardening.

You will manage deployments, patching, and infrastructure, while ensuring robust monitoring and compliance with DoD-styled lifecycle practices. The role requires deep experience with Kubernetes, Grafana dashboards, and configuration management, plus strong collaboration and on-call readiness.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Senior: typically requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field and nine years of related experience.
• Experience with deployment technologies such as Kubernetes (K8s) for container orchestration.
• Experience with metrics monitoring and dashboards (Grafana).
• Understanding of user access practices and security controls within a system.
• Understanding of system administration in various OS environments.
• Strong knowledge of configuration management tools.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle best practices.
• Must be able to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Able to work on-call hours as required.

Responsibilities

• Find deficiencies in the product delivery lifecycle and architecture and implement industry best practices to improve them.
• Oversee and provide input on hiring a small DevOps team for operation and maintenance of our products.
• Inspect, patch, and upgrade existing products for reliable delivery to customer environments.
• Maintain development, testing, and production environments.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines to maximize efficiency.
• Implement industry best practices for system hardening and configuration management.
• Develop and maintain solutions for operational administration, backups, disaster recovery, and security/performance monitoring.
• Test system integrity and implemented designs, making improvements as needed.
• Manage code deployments and related processes.
• Work with CI/CD tools and source control (Git).
• Offer technical support and develop software for back-end systems.
• Stay current with industry trends and source new ways to improve the business.

Skills

Kubernetes

Grafana

Security controls

System administration

Configuration management

SDLC best practices

On-call readiness

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes (K8s)

Git

GitLab CI

Helm

Job description

Navstar Inc.

Location: Chantilly, VA

Required Clearance Level: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Would you like to perform rewarding work while contributing to the success of an established, growing company? Navstar is an award-winning organization that has a proven track record of successfully providing IT services and solutions both as a prime and sub-contractor on mission-focused IT programs. Our employees are integral players in support of mission-critical programs focused on our National Security.

Role Description:

• Under general direction, finds deficiencies with our product delivery lifecycle and architecture and implement industry best practices to improve them.
• Oversees and offers input over hiring of a small DevOps team to assist the operation and maintenance of our products.
• Inspects, patches, and upgrades our existing product(s) so that they can more reliably deliver to customer environments.
• Maintains development, testing, and production environments.
• Manages continuous integration and delivery pipelines to maximize efficiency.
• Implements industry best practices for system hardening and configuration management.
• Develops and maintains solutions for operational administration, system/data backup, disaster recovery, and security/performance monitoring.
• Tests system integrity, implemented designs, application developments and other processes related to infrastructure, making improvements as needed.
• Manages code deployments, fixes, updates and related processes.
• Works with CI/CD tools, and source control (git)
• Offers technical support where needed, developing software for our back-end systems.
• Stays current with industry trends and source new ways for our business to improve.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• To be eligible for this position you must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• SENIOR: Typically requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field and nine years of related experience.
• Experience with deployment technologies, such as Kubernetes (K8s) for container orchestration.
• Experience with metrics monitoring and dashboards (Grafana).
• Understanding of user access practices and security controls within a system.
• Understanding of system administration in various OS environments.
• Strong knowledge of configuration management tools.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle best practices.
• Must be able to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Able to work on-call hours as required.

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

• Understanding of AWS services and cloud management.
• Experience maintaining existing production kubernetes installations.
• Experience with kubernetes configuration management systems such as helm and GitOps.
• Continuous integration processes and tools such as GitLab CI.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaboration tools.
• System monitoring and analysis.
• Familiarity with Intelligence Community and DoD mission sets.
• CompTIA Security+ certification or willingness to get certified.

Pay Rate:

In compliance with Virginia's Equal Pay for Equal Work law, the annual base salary range for this position is $180,000 - $230,000. This range represents the base pay for this role and is provided in accordance with Maryland’s requirements to disclose compensation in job postings. Please note that actual compensation may vary based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s qualifications, experience, education, skills, internal equity, and market conditions. In addition to base salary, candidates hired into this position may be eligible for a hiring bonus of $10,000.00, subject to applicable contingencies and Navstar policy.

About Navstar

For 20 years Navstar has provided high-quality Innovative Technology Services and Solutions throughout the Intelligence Community. We would not have achieved the success we have without the best AllStar team; this is not just a place to work, Navstar is a community. At Navstar everything we do revolves around listening to both our customers and employees, delivering the results they expect, and being a trusted partner as both a prime and subcontractor. We have a proven track record of successfully providing innovative technology services and solutions on highly mission-focused programs; all while enjoying what we do at the same time. Security is our priority; together, we will make the nation a safer place.

Benefits at Navstar

• Highly Competitive Health Care Premiums, including 100% employer paid for employee
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care
• Generous PTO and Federal Holiday Paid Leave
• Employer Paid STD/LTD
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• 401K plan and Employer Match
• Referral and Opportunity Referral Programs
• Professional Development Assistance

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

Navstar, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religious beliefs, national origin, disability, U.S. veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.