Senior DevOps Engineer

Omni Federal; Maryland; Remote; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Omni Federal seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and sustain automated cloud infrastructure supporting DoD applications. The role emphasizes IaC, security integration, and scalable cloud operations across AWS/Azure in a remote setting with quarterly travel.

Candidates should have a TS clearance, DoD 8570 baseline, and 6+ years of cloud experience, plus strong scripting and automation capabilities.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance is required.
• Eligible for DCSA Personnel Assurance Program enrollment.
• CompTIA Security+ (DoD 8570 IAT Level II minimum).
• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 6+ years of cloud platform experience (AWS or Azure preferred).
• Strong scripting/programming skills (Bash, Python, PowerShell).
• IaC development using Terraform, CloudFormation, or comparable tools.
• Automated provisioning, deployment, configuration, scaling, and recovery of cloud resources.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and sustain automated cloud infrastructure for DoD workloads.
• Maintain Infrastructure-as-Code, configuration management, and automated testing processes.
• Administer cloud-native services and integrate security controls across a large AWS/Azure environment.
• Automate routine operational tasks, provisioning, access controls, backup, and disaster recovery.
• Develop and maintain runbooks, architecture diagrams, and technical documentation.

Skills

Scripting/Programming

Cloud troubleshoot

IaC expertise

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS

Azure

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer

Location: Remote + Quarterly Travel

Security Clearance: Active Top-Secret

We question. We listen. We adapt.

Be honest. Be pragmatic.

Omni Federal, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Washington, DC, is a highly specialized software solutions provider with a robust presence in key locations across the United States, including Boston, MA, Colorado Springs, CO, San Antonio, TX, and St. Louis, MO. Born out of the Department of Defense's software factory ecosystem, Omni has rapidly distinguished itself by delivering both mission-critical and enterprise solutions that enhance the technological capabilities of the federal government. With a focus on areas such as Command and Control, Cybersecurity, Space, Geospatial, and Modeling & Simulation, Omni leverages cutting-edge commercial technology tailored to government objectives, improving mission performance and delivering transformative outcomes for the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and their end-users. The company's innovative approach is backed by its Omni Labs and SBIR Innovation centers, where they develop advanced platforms and tools indata mesh, secure connectivity, and intelligent automation.

Why Omni?

• Environment of Autonomy
• Innovative Commercial Approach
• People over process

We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and sustain automated cloud infrastructure supporting enterprise applications and services for the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). These positions will include maintaining Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), configuration management, automated testing, administering cloud native services, and integrating security controls and vulnerability remediation across a large AWS cloud environment. These positions may also involve automating routine operational tasks using scripting and programming languages, supporting environment provisioning, access controls, back up and recovery activities, and maintaining technical documentation (e.g., runbooks).

Requirements:

• Active Top Secret clearance (required)
• Must be eligible for DCSA Personnel Assurance Program enrollment
• CompTIA Security+ (DoD 8570 IAT Level II minimum)
• Bachelor’s Degree
• 6+ years of relevant Cloud platform experience, preferably AWS or Microsoft Azure
• Strong scripting/programming skills in Bash, Python, PowerShell, or similar languages
• Troubleshooting of cloud infrastructure in large cloud environments
• Infrastructure-as-code (IAC) development using Terraform, CloudFormation, or comparable tools
• Automated provisioning, deployment, configuration, scaling, and recovery of cloud resources

Nice to Have:

• CI/CD pipeline design and administration using tools such as Gitlab CI/CD
• Cloud networking, identity and access management, security groups/firewalls, DNS, load balancing, and certificates
• Experience in multi account environment
• Observability engineering experience (e.g., monitoring, centralized logging, alerting, metrics, tracing and dashboard development)
• Technical documentation, architecture diagrams, deployment runbooks, and configuration management records
• One or more of the following certifications:
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional

Our team is always hungry for more - more knowledge, more problem solving, more growth, more innovation, and, ultimately, customer success. This hunger and hustle fuel our determination to excel in everything we do. It’s not just about meeting established goals; it’s about exceeding them. We take immense pride in applying our expertise in cutting-edge technologies and our ability to adapt to emerging trends directly to the users in the field, as our nation’s protectors deserve nothing less.

Omni Federal is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Omni Federal is committed to administering all employment and personnel actions on the basis of merit and free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability. Consistent with this commitment, we are dedicated to the employment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, persons of all ethnic backgrounds and religions according to their abilities