DevOps Engineer with Security Clearance

Redhorse Corporation; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 185,000; Full time

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Job summary

Redhorse Corporation is seeking a DevOps Engineer to drive continuous delivery for government-facing environments, building and automating deployment and release processes through code. You will shape infrastructure to support secure, reliable data transformations across development, testing, and production.

The role requires active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, a Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years or a Master’s with 6+ years, and hands-on experience with AWS/Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, and IaC

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with 8+ years of experience or Master’s with 6+ years.
• Emerging authority in DevOps practices and expert automation.
• Experience automating development, testing, and release processes for large-scale software.
• Extensive experience with infrastructure provisioning and automation tools.
• Strong ability to identify and fix complex system-level problems.

Responsibilities

• Design and build innovative deployment solutions for customer-facing environments.
• Automate operational aspects of the solution via code to minimize manual steps.
• Focus on automating internal development, testing, and release processes for CD.
• Build and set up new development tools and infrastructure.
• Translate stakeholder needs into technical requirements for the team.
• Research and implement ways to automate development and release processes.
• Test and review code to maintain high performance and reliability.
• Integrate security into the CI/CD pipeline to protect systems.
• Identify technical problems and develop fixes.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure adherence to processes.
• Manage complex infrastructure projects from design to implementation.
• Build and test infrastructure provisioning tooling (IaC).
• Handle deployments across environments with stability and minimal downtime.
• Monitor metrics and use data to improve performance.
• Provide guidance on development and operations best practices.
• Maintain configuration standards for environment consistency.

Skills

DevOps leadership

Automation

CI/CD

Security integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

GitLab

Jira

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

About the Organization

Now is a great time to join Redhorse Corporation. We are a solution-driven company delivering data insights and technology solutions to customers with missions critical to U.S. national interests. We’re looking for thoughtful, skilled professionals who thrive as trusted partners building technology-agnostic solutions and want to apply their talents supporting customers with difficult and important mission sets.

About the Role

Redhorse transforms the way government uses data and technology. To support this mission, we are seeking a DevOps Engineer who is considered an emerging authority in the field. In this role, you will be the engine behind our continuous delivery, designing and building solutions to deploy applications in customer-facing environments. You will apply extensive technical expertise to automate the operational aspects of our solutions via code, ensuring that our development, testing, and release activities are fast, secure, and reliable. This position offers considerable latitude to determine objectives and approaches, allowing you to shape the infrastructure that supports our nation's most critical data transformations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build innovative solutions to deploy applications in customer-facing environments.
• Automate operational aspects of the solution via code to minimize manual intervention.
• Focus on the automation of internal development, testing, and release activities to ensure continuous delivery.
• Build and set up new development tools and infrastructure to support evolving project needs.
• Translate stakeholder needs into technical requirements for the development team.
• Continuously research and implement ways to automate and improve development and release processes.
• Test and examine code written by others, analyzing results to maintain high performance and reliability.
• Ensure all systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats by integrating security into the CI/CD pipeline.
• Identify technical problems and develop efficient software updates and "fixes."
• Work closely with software developers and engineers to ensure development follows established processes.
• Manage complex infrastructure projects and processes from design through implementation.
• Build and test automation tools for infrastructure provisioning (Infrastructure as Code).
• Handle code deployments across all environments, ensuring stability and minimal downtime.
• Monitor system metrics and develop data-driven ways to improve performance.
• Provide technical guidance and educate team members on development and operations best practices.
• Build, maintain, and monitor configuration standards to ensure environment consistency.

Required Experience/Clearance

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with 8+ years of experience OR a Master’s degree with 6+ years of experience.
• Demonstrated expertise as an emerging authority in DevOps practices and principles.
• Proven experience in automating the development, testing, and release processes for large-scale software.
• Extensive experience with infrastructure provisioning and automation tools.
• Strong technical background in identifying and fixing complex system-level problems.

Desired Experience We encourage all candidates who meet the basic requirements to apply, even if you do not have any of the following experience:

• Proficiency with GitLab for CI/CD pipeline management and version control.
• Experience using Jira to track stakeholder requirements and manage project workflows.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools to analyze system metrics and improve performance.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers or leading technical workgroups. $175,000 - $185,000 a year The salary range provided for this position represents the anticipated base salary for successful candidates. Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, education, certifications, skills, security clearance level, geographic location, market conditions, and internal equity.

In addition to base salary, eligible employees may participate in Redhorse's comprehensive benefits programs and may be eligible for performance-based or other incentive compensation, where applicable.

Redhorse Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting Talent Acquisition at

Redhorse Corporation shall, in its discretion, modify or adjust the position to meet Redhorse’s changing needs. This job description is not a contract and may be adjusted as deemed appropriate in Redhorse’s sole discretion. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.