DevOps Engineer-Senior/Expert

Cornerstone Defense LLC; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental & Vision

PTO policy

401(k)

HSA & FSA

Life & Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Perks at Work

Referral Program

Leads Generation Program

529 CollegePlan

Fitness Reimbursement

Travel Assistance

Norton LifeLock

Life Planning Services

Job summary

Cornerstone Defense LLC is seeking a DevOps Engineer in Herndon, VA to help deliver automation and big data analytics for the IC community. The role involves deploying AWS resources, building CI/CD pipelines, and maintaining Kubernetes/EKS clusters to support secure, scalable operations.

The candidate will work with a team of software, systems, network, and data engineers, and must have an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience with DevOps, front end development or full stack development.
• Experience with Bash scripting.
• Experience working within AWS (Amazon Web Services) environments.
• Experience working with Linux administration and systems design.
• Experience creating CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with network documentation including security compliance, configuration management, and patching.

Responsibilities

• Deploying and provisioning AWS resources including EC2, S3, RDS, IAM roles, and VPC configurations to support scalable architecture.
• Building, maintaining, and troubleshooting CI/CD processes using GitLab and GitHub.
• Running routine vulnerability scans, applying patches, and updating cloud and physical infrastructures to ensure security compliance.
• Designing and maintaining Kubernetes and EKS clusters to ensure high availability and productivity for the development team.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure complete and functional systems that meet all requirements.
• Recommending, and when approved, implementing process and policy improvements.

Skills

DevOps experience

Bash scripting

AWS

Linux administration

CI/CD pipelines

Security/compliance

Tools

GitLab

GitHub

Kubernetes

EKS

Job description

DevOps Engineer

Location: Herndon, VA

Salary Range:1$80 - $230k

*Clearance: Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *

The DevOps Engineer will leverage their technical background to help deliver automation and big data analytics for the IC community. You will be trained in DevOps and work alongside a collaborative team of Software Developers, Systems Development Engineers, Network Engineers, and Data Engineers to develop unique software that enables customer networks to safely operate at scale.

Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

Benefits Overview

• Medical
• Dental and Vision Plans
• Generous PTO Policy
• 401(k)
• HSA and FSA options
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement and Training
• Perks at Work Discount Program
• Referral Program
• Leads Generation Program
• CollegeAmerica 529
• Fitness Reimbursement Program
• Travel Assistance
• Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions
• Life Planning Financial & Legal Services

Responsibilities

• Deploying and provisioning AWS resources including EC2, S3, RDS, IAM roles, and VPC configurations to support scalable architecture
• Building, maintaining, and troubleshooting continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes using GitLab and GitHub
• Running routine vulnerability scans, applying patches, and updating cloud and physical infrastructures to ensure security compliance
• Designing and maintaining Kubernetes and EKS clusters to ensure high availability and productivity for the development team
• Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure complete and functional systems that meet all requirements
• Recommending, and when approved, implementing process and policy improvements

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience with DevOps, front end development or full stack development
• Experience with Bash scripting
• Experience working within AWS (Amazon Web Services) environments
• Experience working with Linux administration and systems design
• Experience creating CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with network documentation including security compliance, configuration management, and patching.