Lead DevOps Engineer - ICAM & Cloud Automation

VTG Defense; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG Defense seeks a Lead DevOps Engineer for a 200+ FTE ICAM program in Chantilly, VA. You will own CI/CD pipelines, automate deployments, and harden systems using Linux-based environments. You will participate in on-call rotations to ensure mission-critical services stay online around the clock.

You bring TS/SCI with poly, 11–15 years of experience, and strong AWS/Terraform/Jenkins/GitHub expertise. Nexus, containerization with Docker/Kubernetes, and Agile practices are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• BA/BS Degree with 11-15 years of relevant experience.
• Expert in Linux operating system usage.
• Expert in Jenkins, GitHub, Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience delivering within DevOps toolsets and practices.
• Experience with AWS services: CloudFormation, EC2, S3, RDS, VPC.
• Experience with Nexus administration.
• Experience establishing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence and Agile development methods.

Responsibilities

• Create and publish standard operating procedures for developers, database admins, and support personnel.
• Perform full lifecycle management of CI/CD pipelines and manage pipeline stages and dependencies.
• Patch dependencies in the SBOM in response to PO/AMs and CVEs reported by ISSE.
• Provide technical guidance, training, and leadership for operations and engineering staff.
• Harden operating systems with STIG or ISSM guidance.
• Automate manual deployment procedures on legacy systems.
• Provide Tier III & IV technical support and leadership in a complex mission environment.

Skills

Linux

DevOps tools

CI/CD

Jenkins

GitHub

Terraform

AWS

CloudFormation

EC2

S3

RDS

VPC

Nexus

JIRA

Confluence

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Container security

Agile

Education

BA/BS Degree

Tools

Nexus

Job description

VTG Defense seeks a Lead DevOps Engineer for a 200+ FTE ICAM program in Chantilly, VA. You will own CI/CD pipelines, automate deployments, and harden systems using Linux-based environments. You will participate in on-call rotations to ensure mission-critical services stay online around the clock.

You bring TS/SCI with poly, 11–15 years of experience, and strong AWS/Terraform/Jenkins/GitHub expertise. Nexus, containerization with Docker/Kubernetes, and Agile practices are highly valued.