DevOps Engineer with Security Clearance

VTG; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG is seeking a DevOps Engineer with 5+ years of hands-on experience to design and manage scalable, secure cloud infrastructure and release pipelines. You will automate provisioning with Terraform/CloudFormation, monitor systems with Prometheus and CloudWatch, and collaborate with development, QA, and security teams.

Strong scripting (Python/Bash/Go) and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) experience are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on DevOps, SRE, or related experience.
• Experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines for fast deployment.
• Strong cloud infrastructure experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Proficient with IaC tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with monitoring using Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines for deployments.
• Build and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure.
• Automate provisioning with IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Monitor performance and reliability with Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch.

Skills

DevOps

SRE

CI/CD

SRE tooling

SRE practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or software engineering or related field

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM templates

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

CloudWatch

Python

Bash

Go

Git

Job description

Overview VTG is seeking a highly motivated and experienced DevOps Engineer with a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in building, automating, and maintaining scalable infrastructure and deployment pipelines. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud technologies, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code, with a passion for improving system reliability and performance.

What will you do?

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines to support rapid and reliable application deployments
• Build and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Monitor system performance, availability, and reliability using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch
• Collaborate with development, QA, and security teams to streamline release processes
• Implement and maintain containerization and orchestration solutions (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Troubleshoot system issues across environments and implement solutions to prevent recurrence
• Ensure compliance with security best practices and organizational policies
• Optimize cost, performance, and scalability of cloud environments Do you have what it takes?
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or related roles
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages (e.g., Python, Bash, or Go)
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions)
• Experience with containerization tools (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates)
• Experience with version control systems (Git)
• Strong understanding of Linux/Unix systems