Senior DevOps Engineer – AWS, Kubernetes & Secure CI/CD

Cornerstone Defense LLC; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental & Vision

PTO policy

401(k)

HSA & FSA

Life & Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Perks at Work

Referral Program

Leads Generation Program

529 CollegePlan

Fitness Reimbursement

Travel Assistance

Norton LifeLock

Life Planning Services

Job summary

Cornerstone Defense LLC is seeking a DevOps Engineer in Herndon, VA to help deliver automation and big data analytics for the IC community. The role involves deploying AWS resources, building CI/CD pipelines, and maintaining Kubernetes/EKS clusters to support secure, scalable operations.

The candidate will work with a team of software, systems, network, and data engineers, and must have an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience with DevOps, front end development or full stack development.
• Experience with Bash scripting.
• Experience working within AWS (Amazon Web Services) environments.
• Experience working with Linux administration and systems design.
• Experience creating CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with network documentation including security compliance, configuration management, and patching.

Responsibilities

• Deploying and provisioning AWS resources including EC2, S3, RDS, IAM roles, and VPC configurations to support scalable architecture.
• Building, maintaining, and troubleshooting CI/CD processes using GitLab and GitHub.
• Running routine vulnerability scans, applying patches, and updating cloud and physical infrastructures to ensure security compliance.
• Designing and maintaining Kubernetes and EKS clusters to ensure high availability and productivity for the development team.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure complete and functional systems that meet all requirements.
• Recommending, and when approved, implementing process and policy improvements.

Skills

DevOps experience

Bash scripting

AWS

Linux administration

CI/CD pipelines

Security/compliance

Tools

GitLab

GitHub

Kubernetes

EKS

Job description

Cornerstone Defense LLC is seeking a DevOps Engineer in Herndon, VA to help deliver automation and big data analytics for the IC community. The role involves deploying AWS resources, building CI/CD pipelines, and maintaining Kubernetes/EKS clusters to support secure, scalable operations.

The candidate will work with a team of software, systems, network, and data engineers, and must have an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.