Senior DevOps Engineer-Cloud Infrastructure & Core Services

Accelera Solutions; Charleston, Washington (SC, District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Accelera Solutions is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate cloud infrastructure and core services in an on-site role based in Charleston, SC or the DC metro area. The position requires TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph and a strong focus on automation, security, and scalable deployments.

You will implement IaC with Terraform/Ansible, manage Kubernetes/OpenShift environments, and drive CI/CD pipelines while collaborating with software teams to optimize delivery and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field such as engineering or mathematics.
• Typical experience: 10 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph.
• Experience with Agile/DevOps/DevSecOps in professional or academic settings.
• Hands‑on experience building and operating AWS infrastructure (compute, networking, storage, IAM).
• Experience deploying Kubernetes workloads including service networking and persistent storage.
• Experience with Ansible automation and infrastructure as code.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and integrating security testing into delivery workflows.
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Scripting in Python or Bash and Git/version-controlled infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Build, automate, and maintain AWS infrastructure supporting development, integration, testing, and deployments.
• Develop infrastructure as code and Ansible automation for repeatable deployments.
• Deploy and operate containerized apps using Kubernetes and OpenShift; address scalability, networking, and storage.
• Create CI/CD pipelines that automate builds, tests, security checks, and deployments.
• Configure and maintain the DevOps toolchain including registries, repositories, and environments.
• Integrate automated security testing into workflows and remediate vulnerabilities.
• Support AWS GovCloud deployments and IL5 requirements.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for reliability and capacity planning.
• Document configurations and procedures; support developers in using the delivery environment.

Skills

DevOps

AWS

Kubernetes

Python

Bash

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or mathematics

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Git

OpenShift

Job description

Senior DevOps Engineer-Cloud Infrastructure & Core Services

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Description

This position is full time, on site in either Charleston, SC or Washington, DC metro area. Candidates must live in either of those areas as position is full time on site. This position requires the candidate have an Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with the ability to obtain a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.

Accelera Solutions is seeking a DevOps Engineer to build, automate, and maintain the cloudinfrastructure and secure deployment environments supporting mission applications and coreservices. This role combines infrastructure as code, Kubernetes deployment, and automatedsecurity testing within Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments.

The engineer will work closely with software developers to establish consistent environmentsand move services into reliable, scalable deployments. Candidates should understand how cloudinfrastructure, container orchestration, networking, and security controls work together. We arelooking for hands‑on experience designing and operating these environments, with an emphasison automation, troubleshooting, and improving software delivery.

What You’ll Do:

• Build, automate, and maintain AWS infrastructure supporting development, integration,testing, and operational deployments.
• Develop infrastructure as code and Ansible automation to create repeatable deployments, maintain consistent configurations, and reduce configuration drift.
• Deploy and operate containerized applications using Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift,addressing scalability, availability, networking, resource management, and persistentstorage.
• Build and maintain continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines thatautomate software builds, testing, security checks, and deployments.
• Configure and maintain the DevOps toolchain, including container registries, artifactrepositories, and environment configurations.
• Integrate automated security testing into delivery workflows and work with developers toremediate vulnerabilities and pipeline performance bottlenecks.
• Support AWS GovCloud deployments and environments subject to Department ofDefense Impact Level 5 (IL5) requirements.
• Implement monitoring, centralized logging, and alerting to support troubleshooting,capacity planning, and service reliability.
• Configure platform access controls and integrate secrets management and certificatehandling into deployment workflows.
• Troubleshoot issues involving Linux systems, cloud networking, permissions, storage,and container orchestration.
• Automate patching, deployment validation, rollback, and recovery procedures.
• Document pipeline configurations and operational procedures, contribute toimplementation plans and security testing reports, and help developers use the deliveryenvironment effectively.
• Evaluate tools and deployment approaches through proof-of-concept testing and improvedeployment speed, vulnerability remediation, automated testing, and service availability.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field such as engineering or mathematics. Relevantfields include Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science,Information Technology, and Information Systems.
• Typical experience: 10 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with aCounterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
• Prior experience supporting the Intelligence Community.
• Experience applying programming concepts in a professional or academic setting.
• Experience applying modern software development methodologies, such as Agile,DevOps, or DevSecOps, in a professional or academic setting.
• Hands‑on experience building and operating AWS infrastructure, including compute,networking, storage, and Identity and Access Management (IAM).
• Experience deploying and managing Kubernetes workloads, including servicenetworking, persistent storage, scaling, and troubleshooting.
• Experience developing Ansible automation and maintaining infrastructure as code.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated securitytesting into software delivery workflows.
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience automating infrastructure and operational tasks using Python, Bash, orcomparable scripting languages.
• Experience with Git and version-controlled infrastructure and configuration management.
• Ability to diagnose issues across cloud infrastructure, container platforms, andapplication deployments.
• Agile Developer certification or Certified Scrum Developer certification is required.

Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a quantitative field such as engineering or mathematics. Relevantfields include Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science,Information Technology, and Information Systems.
• Meet DoD 8140 / 8570 IAM Level II or III baseline requirements (such as CISSP, CISM,CAP/ISC2 CGRC).
• Red Hat OpenShift: Experience with application deployments, cluster configuration,access controls, networking, and workload security.
• Government cloud environments: Experience with AWS GovCloud and deploymentconstraints associated with Department of War Impact Level 5 environments.
• Infrastructure automation: Experience with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, orcomparable tools, along with reusable Ansible roles and playbooks.
• Security tooling: Experience integrating static and dynamic application security testing,dependency checks, and container image scanning into delivery pipelines.
• Stateful services: Experience deploying and supporting databases or search platforms,including storage configuration, backup and recovery, and availability.
• Platform security: Experience integrating enterprise identity services, managing secrets,and automating certificate deployment and renewal.
• Reliability and recovery: Experience implementing health checks, resource monitoring,rollback procedures, and tested recovery processes.
• Relevant certifications: AWS, Kubernetes, Red Hat, or infrastructure automationcertifications.

Accelera Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.