Senior DevOps Engineer: AWS, EKS & Automation

Phoenix Operations Group; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance - 0%

401K - Company contribution

Paid time off

Holidays

Professional development

Referrals bonuses

Open source bonuses

Job summary

Phoenix Operations Group seeks an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to support a mission-focused technical environment in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. You will work with software teams to build, deploy, automate, monitor, and maintain scalable infrastructure in AWS, including EKS, with IaC using Terraform and Ansible.

The role requires a TS/SCI clearance, strong Linux troubleshooting, and scripting in Python/Go. On-site work five days a week with occasional travel enables critical mission support.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI U.S. Government security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
• 9+ years relevant experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 7+ years with a master’s; or 13+ years with high school.
• Strong Kubernetes experience or comparable container orchestration.
• Hands-on AWS experience including EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, and Lambda.
• IaC and configuration management with Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience deploying and troubleshooting applications, containers, and Linux systems.
• Scripting in Python, Bash, or Go; Git and modern dev tools.
• Understanding Agile software development; DoD 8140/8570-compliant certification or ability to obtain.
• On-site Fort Belvoir, VA five days a week; occasional travel.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure in AWS, focusing on EKS.
• Support on-premises, edge, and portable infrastructure environments.
• Improve automated deployment for reliability, scalability, and efficiency.
• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Kubernetes-based containers.
• Collaborate with software teams to integrate applications into infra.
• Monitor production systems and troubleshoot performance issues.
• Develop IaC and configuration management using Terraform and Ansible.
• Support CI/CD and automated software deployment processes.
• Administer and troubleshoot Linux-based systems.
• Build automation tooling with Python, Bash, or Go.
• Evaluate new technologies and propose infra improvements.
• Support evolving mission requirements on-site at Fort Belvoir.

Skills

Kubernetes

AWS

Python

Go

Bash

Git

Linux admin

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD

Agile

Containerization

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Master’s degree

High school diploma/equivalent with extensive experience

Tools

AWS EKS

EC2

EBS

S3

Lambda

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Phoenix Operations Group seeks an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to support a mission-focused technical environment in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. You will work with software teams to build, deploy, automate, monitor, and maintain scalable infrastructure in AWS, including EKS, with IaC using Terraform and Ansible.

The role requires a TS/SCI clearance, strong Linux troubleshooting, and scripting in Python/Go. On-site work five days a week with occasional travel enables critical mission support.