Senior DevOps Engineer

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

Job summary

VTG Defense is seeking a senior DevOps Engineer to automate infrastructure and enable big data analytics for the IC community. You will work with a cross-functional team of developers, engineers, network professionals, and data specialists to deliver scalable, secure systems.

Role emphasizes AWS, Kubernetes, and CI/CD mastery, plus ongoing security patches and process improvements. Strong collaboration and policy-driven mindset are essential for success.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of DevOps or full stack experience.
• Experience with Bash scripting.
• Experience working within AWS environments.
• Experience with Linux administration and systems design.
• Experience creating CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with network documentation including security compliance, configuration management, and patching.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and provision AWS resources (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC) to support scalable architecture.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitLab and GitHub.
• Run vulnerability scans, apply patches, and maintain security compliance.
• Design and maintain Kubernetes and EKS clusters for high availability and productivity.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure systems meet all requirements.
• Recommend and implement process and policy improvements when approved.

Skills

DevOps

Bash scripting

AWS

CI/CD pipelines

Linux administration

Kubernetes

Security compliance

Tools

EC2

S3

RDS

IAM

VPC

GitLab

GitHub

Job description

Overview

The DevOps Engineer will leverage their technical background to help deliver automation and big data analytics for the IC community. You will be trained in DevOps and work alongside a collaborative team of Software Developers, Systems Development Engineers, Network Engineers, and Data Engineers to develop unique software that enables customer networks to safely operate at scale.

What will you do?

• Deploying and provisioning AWS resources including EC2, S3, RDS, IAM roles, and VPC configurations to support scalable architecture
• Building, maintaining, and troubleshooting continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes using GitLab and GitHub
• Running routine vulnerability scans, applying patches, and updating cloud and physical infrastructures to ensure security compliance
• Designing and maintaining Kubernetes and EKS clusters to ensure high availability and productivity for the development team
• Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure complete and functional systems that meet all requirements
• Recommending, and when approved, implementing process and policy improvements

Do you have what it takes?

• 10+ years' experience with DevOps, front end development or full stack development
• Experience with Bash scripting
• Experience working within AWS (Amazon Web Services) environments
• Experience working with Linux administration and systems design
• Experience creating CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with network documentation including security compliance, configuration management, and patching.

PayRange: VTG's estimated starting pay range is $180,000-$230,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.