Senior DevOps Engineer

Securiport

Reston (VA)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 180,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Securiport LLC, a Reston, VA-based company, seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to join the Release and DevOps team. You will automate software delivery, manage cloud infrastructure, and ensure high availability and scalability across environments. The role emphasizes IaC, CI/CD, and secure, efficient operations in a multi-team setting.

Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of related experience, US citizenship or Green Card, and be local to the U.S. for on-site work.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field.
7 years of experience in DevOps or related field.
US citizenship or Green Card required, local candidates only.
Proven ability to design and manage scalable, fault-tolerant CI/CD workflows.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for rapid software delivery.
Manage cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure with IaC tools.
Monitor performance and troubleshoot across dev, QA, and UAT environments.
Automate deployments, monitoring, and system management.
Ensure security, scalability, and reliability of infra and apps.
Support teams with best practices in version control, build automation, and containerization.
Maintain configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
Assist with release cycles and environment issue resolution.
Continuously improve system reliability and efficiency.

Skills

Cloud Platforms

DevOps Tools

Scripting

Infrastructure as Code

Monitoring

Version Control

Windows Admin

Security Practices

System Administration

Collaboration

Problem-Solving

Certifications

Microservices

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK/EFK Stack

Job description

Job Summary: Securiport LLC is a US company based in Reston, VA, that specializes in the design and implementation of passenger biometric recognition, immigration processing, and intelligent information reporting and management systems based on advanced technological solutions. Securiport provides a complete immigration processing solution and analytics to maintain border security. Services include technical analysis, design, implementation and maintenance of Securiport’s software solutions, training, and technical support to the field operations.

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Senior (Sr.) DevOps Engineer to join our Release and DevOps team. In this role, you will work as a member in the development group, helping to automate and streamline our software delivery and infrastructure management processes. You’ll collaborate closely with software engineers, QA, and Operations teams to ensure high availability, reliability, and scalability of our systems.

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support rapid software development and deployment.
Manage cloud infrastructure (AWS and Azure) using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues across development, QA and UAT environments.
Automate operational processes including deployment, monitoring, and system management in the environments above.
Ensure the security, scalability, and reliability of infrastructure and applications.
Support development teams with best practices in version control, build automation, and containerization.
Maintain and improve configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
As a member of the Release and DevOps team, support monitor and support environment-related issues, troubleshoot defects, and resolve them to ensure successful release cycles.
Continuously improve system reliability, efficiency, and scalability.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Cloud Platforms: Deep understanding of cloud service models and infrastructure management, particularly in AWS and Azure.
DevOps Tools: Proficiency with CI/CD tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD), containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
Scripting & Automation: Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, for automation and tooling.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience managing infrastructure using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
Monitoring & Logging: Familiarity with observability stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK Stack, or other application performance monitoring.
Version Control: Advanced knowledge of Git, branching strategies, and repository management.
Windows Systems: Experience managing Windows Server environments, Active Directory, IIS, and related services, including automation using PowerShell and system configuration tools.
Security Best Practices: Understanding of DevSecOps principles, secrets management, and secure software delivery pipelines.
System Administration: Strong background in Linux and Windows systems, networking, DNS, firewalls, and load balancers.
Collaboration & Communication: Effective communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally in a team-oriented environment.
Problem-Solving: Analytical thinking and troubleshooting skills with attention to detail and a proactive mindset.
Certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or AWS Certified Solution Architect, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
Experience with microservices architecture and service meshes (e.g., Istio).

Required Education, Certifications/ Licenses, Related Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field required
7 years’ experience in related field required
Demonstrated experience in designing and managing scalable, fault-tolerant infrastructure and CI/CD workflows in lieu of degree, a total of 11 years of experience in related field will meet the education and related experience requirements listed above
Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder.
Only local candidates will be considered.

Physical Job Requirements

This position requires the ability to remain in a stationary position (standing and/or seated) all the time
This position requires the ability to spend all the time viewing computer monitors

Travel Requirements