DevOps Engineer/Systems Engineer (Mission Systems)

Node.Digital; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Basic Life

Health Saving Account

401K matching

Three weeks PTO/Sick

11 Paid Holidays

Pre-Approved Online Training

Job summary

Node.Digital is seeking a DevOps Engineer/Systems Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise-grade mission systems, networks, and applications in McLean, VA. The role focuses on DevOps excellence, high availability, and cloud automation across AWS environments.

The ideal candidate will have TS/SCI FS poly clearance and hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, Terraform provisioning, AWS services, scripting, containerization, and observability tools.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building and managing robust CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins).
• Strong proficiency in Terraform for provisioning AWS environments.
• Hands-on AWS experience with EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch.
• Advanced scripting in Bash and Python for automation and integration.
• Experience managing containerized workloads with Docker or Podman.
• Experience self-hosting, tuning, and securing PostgreSQL and MySQL with HA and recovery.
• Hands-on monitoring/alerting with Prometheus/Alertmanager and CloudWatch.
• Ability to deploy/integrate diverse ecosystems including COTS/GOTS and open-source tools.
• Strong networking, IAM hardening, and AWS Well-Architected practices.
• Git-based workflows, branching strategies, and repository management.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise-grade mission systems and networks.
• Drive DevOps excellence with a focus on high availability and automation of cloud infrastructures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure secure, scalable, and reliable systems.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Bash

Python

AWS security & networking

PostgreSQL & MySQL administration

Prometheus/Alertmanager

Git workflows

COTS/GOTS integration

CloudWatch

Tools

Jenkins

Terraform

Docker

Podman

Grafana

ELK Stack

Job description

DevOps Engineer/Systems Engineer (Mission Systems)

Location: McLean, VA
Must have an active TS/SCI FS Poly

Role Overview:

Join a specialized engineering team dedicated to designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise-grade mission systems, networks, and applications. You will play a critical role in driving DevOps excellence, ensuring high availability, and automating complex cloud infrastructures.

Requirements

Mandatory Skills

• CI/CD & Automation: Proven experience building and managing robust pipelines with Jenkins (required).
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC):Strong proficiency in Terraform (required) for provisioning scalable AWS environments.
• AWS Expertise: Deep hands-on experience with core services, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, and CloudWatch.
• Scripting: Advanced proficiency in Bash and Python (both required) for automation and systems integration.
• Containerization: Experience managing containerized workloads using Docker or Podman.
• Database Administration: Experience self-hosting, tuning, and securing PostgreSQL and MySQL , including high-availability and recovery strategies.
• Observability: Hands-on experience with monitoring and alerting stacks, specifically Prometheus/Alertmanager and CloudWatch.
• Systems Integration: Proven ability to deploy and integrate diverse ecosystems, including COTS/GOTS , open-source tools, and custom applications.
• Architecture & Security: Strong grasp of networking fundamentals, IAM policy hardening, and AWS Well-Architected best practices.
• Version Control: Expert knowledge of Git-based workflows , branching strategies, and repository management.

Preferred Skills

• Data Operations: Experience managing Lakehouse architectures and data platform components (e.g.,Apache Spark, Tri no, Apache Ranger, Apache Iceberg, Apache Superset, data catalogs).
• Security & Governance: Familiarity with AWS Secrets Manager/Parameter Store and modern API gateway patterns.
• Resiliency & Planning: Knowledge of enterpriseDisaster Recovery (DR)and Business Continuity Planning (BCP).
• Advanced Workloads: Background in supporting AI/ML model-serving infrastructure or NoSQL environments (DynamoDB, MongoDB).
• Efficiency: Experience with AWS cost optimization and right-sizing strategies.
• Full-Stack Monitoring: Familiarity with the ELK Stack and Grafana for advanced visualization.
• Leadership: Experience mentoring junior team members and championing DevOps/Cloud-native best practices.

Benefits

We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to include

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life
• Health Saving Account
• 401K matching
• Three weeks of PTO/Sick
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Pre-Approved Online Training