Senior DevOps Engineer – AWS, Docker & CI/CD (TS/SCI)

OpenTalent; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenTalent in Herndon, VA seeks a DevOps Engineer to join a cross-functional team, building IaC on AWS and automating deployments. You will design pipelines, manage containers with Docker/ECS, and leverage CloudFormation among other AWS services.

The role emphasizes collaboration, automation, and best-practice software delivery. A strong background in scripting, CI/CD, and cloud tooling is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of AWS experience including building resources with CloudFormation and using AWS SDKs (Ruby, Python, Java)
• 5+ years of Object Oriented Programming: Ruby, Python, Java, or NodeJS
• Experience with Jenkins and creating Pipelines and CI/CD best practices
• 1–2 years of Docker and container orchestration (Docker Compose, ECS)
• 5 years of Bash scripting
• 2+ years with GitHub and branching strategies
• Team player and able to work with diverse teams

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure as code solutions
• Collaborate with software and operations teams to ensure reliable deployments
• Support customers' CI/CD efforts and promote best practices

Skills

AWS

Object Oriented Programming

Jenkins

Groovy

CI/CD practices

Team player

Tools

GitHub

Docker

Docker Compose

ECS

CloudFormation

Puppet

Ruby

Python

NodeJS

Job description

OpenTalent in Herndon, VA seeks a DevOps Engineer to join a cross-functional team, building IaC on AWS and automating deployments. You will design pipelines, manage containers with Docker/ECS, and leverage CloudFormation among other AWS services.

The role emphasizes collaboration, automation, and best-practice software delivery. A strong background in scripting, CI/CD, and cloud tooling is required.