DevOps Engineer, Sr

General Dynamics Information Technology; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Paid time off

Healthcare benefits

Military‑friendly workplace

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking a Sr. DevOps Engineer to automate deployments and maintain on‑prem and cloud infrastructure.

You’ll deploy scalable services and drive CI/CD improvements across environments for a secure, compliant production ecosystem. The role requires 8+ years of hands‑on DevOps experience, strong scripting skills in Python or Shell, and expertise with Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, and GitLab.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of DevOps or SRE experience in cloud environments.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and OpenShift in production.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling.
• Proficiency in Python or shell scripting for automation.
• Experience with on-prem and cloud infrastructure and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Automate and optimize service deployments
• Architect, build and maintain on‑prem and cloud infrastructure
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes
• Ensure security, monitoring, and logging across environments
• Provide on-call support and incident response as needed
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams in SAFe/Agile settings
• Lead operational readiness and maintain documentation

Skills

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenShift

CI/CD

Python

Networking

Security

GitLab

Shell scripting

On-call support

Tools

GitLab

Helm

Jira

Confluence

Prometheus

Job description

Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a DevOps Engineer, Sr. at GDIT. Here, you’ll tailor cutting‑edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, you’ll make the end user’s experience your priority and we’ll make your career growth ours.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a DevOps Engineer, Sr. you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a TS/SCI cleared DevOps Engineer, Sr. joining our team to support our intelligence customer in St. Louis, MO or Springfield, VA.

HOW A DEVOPS ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

In this role, you'll join our Common Operations Release Environment (CORE) team, providing high‑quality, cost‑effective cloud solutions to our clients. Be part of a dynamic environment where your expertise in cloud operations will drive significant enhancements in the efficiency and effectiveness of our customers’ operations. As a DevOps Engineer on our team, you will be responsible for distributed and managed services automating the installation, configuration and maintenance of platform services.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Automate and optimize service deployments
• Integrate with enterprise authentication services
• Establish and improve system monitoring while maintaining established security protocols within development, test, and production systems.
• Architect, build and maintain on‑prem and cloud infrastructure to support team and customer initiatives
• Maintain and improve existing infrastructure (build out autoscaling, support new services, optimize for cost efficiencies/authentication/search, etc.)
• Administer production, staging and development environments
• Manage and aggregate server logs and monitor for security and system related incidents
• Monitor and analyze system performance, such as server load and resource usage
• Maintain and improve existing build and deployment processes using CI/CD tools
• Apply configuration management disciplines to maintain software revisions, security patches, hardening, and documentation
• Enforce best practices for security and reliability, and drive security initiatives, like access control and vulnerability testing
• Work with A&A teams to maintain security requirements for operation of systems
• Maintain documentation of designs/configurations, ensuring team members have continuity of recurring tasks
• Follow up on engineering tasks for operational solutions, and validate completion
• Manage operational readiness board – present at weekly meetings and determine if development services are ready for automation based on best practices and maintainability
• Track and ensure routine operations maintenance tasks are completed in a timely manner
• Participant in SAFe and Scrum development teams and meetings
• On‑call support will be required
• 8+ years of relevant experience

Required Skills:

• Experience working with container images and platforms (Kubernetes/Docker/OpenShift)
• Strong understanding of DevOps and software/application development processes
• Understanding of GitLab or other DevOps/Continuous Integration tools
• Understanding of microservice design and architectural pattern best practices
• Understanding of Python, Bash, and Shell scripting
• Knowledge of network technologies, common infrastructure components, load balancers, firewalls, virtual and physical infrastructure design
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Must possess excellent time management skills and the drive to work unsupervised
• Experience with deploying on‑prem infrastructure

Desired Skills:

• Experience in building processes for deploying to a Kubernetes‑based environment using GitLab and Helm
• Understanding of access management and security groups (IAM, S3 bucket, SSH, VPN, etc.)
• Ability to write and use unit and functional testing
• Experience using Jira and Confluence

Location: On Customer Site

US Citizenship Required

Benefits

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI‑powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award‑winning culture of innovation and a military‑friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.