Senior DevOps Engineer

adhoc; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible PTO

401(k) with employer match

Paid parental leave after one year of service

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Ad Hoc is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to support the modernization of enterprise-scale systems for NASA. The role focuses on infrastructure automation, cloud engineering, and Java development, with a strong preference for candidates near Greenbelt, MD.

Responsibilities include leading DevOps initiatives, designing continuous integration and delivery pipelines, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates must have extensive experience in DevOps practices and Java, combined with a passion for creating impactful digital services.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience with software engineering and DevOps.
• Strong experience with DevOps and cloud-native environments.
• 5+ years of hands-on Java development experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support DevOps initiatives across applications and systems.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Support cloud infrastructure modernization efforts.

Skills

DevOps practices

CI/CD pipelines

Java development

Cloud infrastructure

Troubleshooting skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

AWS

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Location: Remote with Preference for Greenbelt, MD

Job number: 854

Travel: Occasional Travel Required for NASA Site Access and Badging

Work on Things That Matter

Ad Hoc is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. Using modern, agile methods, our team creates products that meet people’s needs and transform their experience of government.

Our collaborations have shaped some of the defining moments in public-sector service delivery. We’ve helped build products that connect Veterans to tailored services, help millions access affordable health care, and support important programs across the federal government.

Built for a Remote Life

Our culture, communications, and tools are built for remote work, enabling us to bring together top talent nationwide. At Ad Hoc, remote life empowers our teams to design work environments that fit their lives while fostering flexibility, collaboration, and strong outcomes for our customers.

Committed to High Expectations and a Welcoming Culture

Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We build small, inclusive teams that collaborate closely with our partners to solve meaningful problems and deliver software that works.

Federal Civilian

The Federal Civilian business unit supports many customers spanning the federal, commercial, and nonprofit space. Our customers include NASA, the General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management, the Library of Congress, Health & Human Services, and the FDIC.

We partner with these agencies to:

• Build new capabilities
• Deliver products
• Establish data as a strategic asset for informed decision‑making
• Modernize legacy systems
• Build the digital service infrastructure necessary to scale mission impact

Role Overview

Ad Hoc is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to support the modernization of enterprise-scale systems and infrastructure supporting NASA programs.

This role is ideal for engineers who thrive at the intersection of software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps. While the position includes hands‑on Java development, the primary focus will be on infrastructure automation, deployment modernization, cloud engineering, and improving software delivery practices.

During the initial phase of the program, this individual will focus heavily on DevOps initiatives, helping mature deployment pipelines, automation capabilities, cloud infrastructure, and operational processes. As modernization efforts evolve, responsibilities will become more balanced between DevOps engineering and Java application development.

We have a strong preference for candidates located near Greenbelt, Maryland, or candidates willing to travel onsite periodically for badging and program‑related activities.

This role will require the ability to obtain and maintain a government clearance.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and support DevOps initiatives across enterprise applications and backend systems
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and release processes
• Support cloud and hybrid‑cloud infrastructure modernization efforts
• Improve system reliability, observability, monitoring, and operational efficiency
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code and automation frameworks
• Support application deployments, production troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Design, develop, and maintain Java‑based backend services and integrations
• Build and support RESTful APIs and distributed system integrations
• Collaborate with engineers, product teams, QA, DevOps, and client stakeholders in agile environments
• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical planning activities
• Contribute to software engineering and DevOps best practices across the program

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, or related experience and a Bachelor's degree, or equivalent additional experience in lieu of a degree
• Strong hands‑on experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and cloud infrastructure
• Experience supporting cloud‑native environments using AWS or similar cloud platforms
• Familiarity with modern DevOps and platform engineering tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or similar technologies
• Experience implementing infrastructure automation, containerization, and Infrastructure as Code practices in enterprise environments
• Experience supporting application deployment, release management, and operational excellence initiatives across software delivery teams
• 5+ years of hands‑on Java development experience
• Strong experience with Spring Framework and RESTful web services
• Experience supporting enterprise applications in production environments
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills across application and infrastructure layers
• Experience working within agile software development teams
• Ability to obtain and maintain a government clearance
• Ability to travel onsite to a NASA location for badging and program support
• Strong preference for candidates who can work onsite in Greenbelt, MD as needed

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting NASA or federal civilian agencies
• Experience modernizing legacy enterprise systems
• Experience with event‑driven architectures and distributed systems
• Experience with Spring Batch
• Experience working within government consulting or federal contracting environments
• Experience supporting cloud or hybrid‑cloud environments
• Experience establishing or leading DevOps practices across engineering organizations
• Experience with AWS services commonly used in modern application and infrastructure environments
• Experience with platform engineering concepts, developer enablement, and internal developer platforms
• Experience implementing observability, monitoring, logging, and performance management solutions
• Familiarity with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, Datadog, or similar monitoring platforms

Location & Travel

• Remote role with strong preference for candidates near Greenbelt, MD
• Periodic travel required for NASA badging and onsite activities

Benefits

• Company‑subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible PTO
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave after one year of service
• Employee Assistance Program

Ad Hoc LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work‑related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor protected by law.

We value the unique skills gained through military service and encourage veterans and transitioning service members to apply.

In support of various state and city equal pay transparency laws, Ad Hoc job descriptions feature the starting range we reasonably expect to pay candidates who would join our team with little to no additional training on the responsibilities outlined above. Actual compensation is influenced by factors including skill set, level of experience, and scope of responsibility.

The anticipated salary range for this role is $130,000 – $145,000 annually.

Recruiters will be happy to answer questions regarding compensation and benefits during the interview process.