DevOps Engineer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to lead the development, management, and security of a container platform leveraging AWS and Kubernetes. You will drive containerization efforts, implement IaC deployments, and ensure security across cloud environments while collaborating with clients and internal teams.

You will contribute to architecture decisions, mentor teammates, and help advance our cloud platform strategy.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience deploying cloud resources on AWS.
• Experience with containerization, building images, and orchestrating deployments on Kubernetes.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code deployments.
• Knowledge of container networking, monitoring, and storage solutions.
• Knowledge of container security technologies and mitigating vulnerabilities.
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and secure a container platform to meet client needs.
• Share DevOps expertise to inform strategy and design across teams.
• Ensure standards are followed throughout the containerization process.
• Recommend resources to help clients securely adopt containers and cloud platforms.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

IaC

Container security

TS/SCI clearance

Bachelor's degree

Security certifications readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jenkins

Git

TeamCity

Job description

DevOps Engineer, Senior The Opportunity: Everyone is trying to “harness the cloud”, but not everyone knows how. As a DevOps engineer, you’re eager to develop, manage, and secure a container platform that meets your client’s needs and takes advantage of cloud capabilities. We need you to develop container management software to solve some of our clients’ toughest challenges. As a senior platform DevOps engineer at Booz Allen, you can use your technical skills to affect mission-forward change. On our team, you’ll hone your skills using the latest cloud technologies as you look for ways to improve your client’s environment with current container software to ensure seamless orchestration. Using your DevOps platform experience, you’ll support your team as you inform strategy and design while ensuring standards are met throughout the containerization process. You’ll recommend resources that will help your client manage and securely adopt containers. Additionally, you’ll continue to strengthen your DevOps skills while supporting the development of critical cloud platforms. Work with us to use cloud platform technology for good. Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience working with deploying cloud resources on AWS
• Experience with containerization, building images, and orchestrating deployments on Kubernetes
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code deployments
• Knowledge of container networking, monitoring, and storage solutions
• Knowledge of container security technologies, and evaluating and mitigating or resolving vulnerability findings
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• Bachelor's degree
• Ability to obtain a Security+ CE, SSCP, CCNA-Security, CISSP, or GSEC Certification within 4 months of hire date

Nice If You Have:

• 2+ years of experience with Kubernetes deployment orchestration tools such as ArgoCD or Flux
• Experience developing in Java or Python
• Experience with Prometheus, Grafana or Elasticsearch, Kibana, and FluentD
• Experience with the design, deployment, and management of cloud environments, including AWS or Azure
• Experience using or migrating CI/CD pipeline solutions or tools, including Jenkins, Git, or TeamCity
• Experience with system integration using a variety of protocols, including JSON, REST, and XML
• Experience with scripting in Bash, PowerShell, Python, Groovy, or Ruby, and leveraging JSON, YAML, or XML for configuration
• Knowledge of Linux or UNIX administration and automation
• Knowledge of foundational system administration principles
• Kubernetes Certification
• Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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Work Model

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