Senior DevOps Engineer

Tektora; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Tektora is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build, and optimize secure cloud infrastructure supporting mission-critical Gov & Defense programs. You will drive IaC adoption using Terraform and CloudFormation, manage Kubernetes, and enhance CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions.

Ideal candidates have active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph and strong AWS, Docker, scripting (Python/Bash/Ruby) skills, plus experience automating deployments in enterprise environments.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph is required.
• Extensive experience with AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, VPC).
• Hands-on with container tech (Docker) and IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Scripting proficiency in Python, Bash or Ruby.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize cloud infrastructure.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Manage Kubernetes and containerized environments.
• Collaborate with software teams to improve delivery and scalability.
• Drive DevOps best practices and continuous improvement.

Skills

DevOps practices

CI/CD

SRE mindset

Scripting

Tools

AWS

Docker

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Python

Bash

Job description

Active TS/SCI Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph Required

Tektora is partnering with an innovative SME delivering secure cloud and software solutions across mission-critical Government & Defense programs.

We're looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to help build, automate and optimize cloud infrastructure supporting enterprise applications. If you're passionate about AWS, Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code, this is an opportunity to work on complex, high-impact technology programs.

What You'll Do

• Design and optimize cloud infrastructure.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Manage Kubernetes and containerized environments.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve delivery and scalability.
• Drive DevOps best practices and continuous improvement.

Required Experience

• Active TS/SCI Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
• Strong experience with:
• AWS (EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, VPC)
• Docker
• Terraform
• CloudFormation
• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• Python, Bash or Ruby scripting.

Nice to Have

• Ansible.
• Cloud security best practices.
• Monitoring and observability tools.
• Enterprise cloud environments.

Why Join?

• Work on mission-critical Government & Defense programs.
• Modern cloud-native technology stack.
• Collaborative engineering environment.
• Long-term projects with excellent career progression.
• Opportunity to shape secure, enterprise-scale infrastructure.