Senior DevOps Engineer with Secret Clearance

Ariel Partners; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ariel Partners is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to guide teams in refactoring monoliths into microservices and implementing DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines. The role supports on‑premises and cloud environments and requires leadership of DevOps practices in large client settings.

Responsibilities include defining CI/CD strategy, deploying a microservices factory with COTS/open-source tools, and promoting TDD across the lifecycle. A BA/BS is required and active security clearance is mandatory.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of Agile experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading DevOps methodologies and defining SAFe Agile for large-scale clients.
• Experience driving CI/CD and monitoring strategy and architecture across technologies.
• Experience implementing TDD methodologies and driving an automated software development lifecycle toolchain.
• Experience deploying solutions in both on-premises and cloud environments and engineering complex implementations.
• Experience with DevOps services using infrastructure as a service providers such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or Rackspace/OpenStack.
• Scripting or basic programming skills used to solve technical problems.
• Experience with configuration management tools such as TFS, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Salt, or LVM.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as LXC, Docker, Rocket, or OpenShift.
• CSP certification, such as AWS DevOps Engineer or Azure SA.
• DoD 8570 certification, such as Security+.
• SAFe Agile certification or an industry-recognized equivalent certification

Responsibilities

• Guide application development teams as they refactor existing applications or create solutions that use DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines and tools.
• Define and oversee the strategy and architecture for continuous integration, deployment, and monitoring across technologies.
• Deploy and sustain a microservices factory using COTS and open-source tools and hardened containers.
• Lead DevOps practices and support the use of SAFe Agile methods for large-scale client environments.
• Implement test-driven development (TDD) practices and drive an automated software development lifecycle toolchain.
• Engineer complex technology implementations in a product-centric environment, including deployments on premises and in the cloud.
• Use scripting or basic programming to automate work and solve technical problems.
• Apply configuration management and containerization tools appropriate to the project environment.

Skills

Agile experience

SAFe Agile

CI/CD

TDD

Scripting

DevOps leadership

Product-centric deployments

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

OpenShift

LXC

Rocket

TFS

Puppet

Chef

Ansible

Salt

LVM

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Rackspace/OpenStack

Job description

Ariel Partners is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to guide teams in refactoring monoliths into microservices and implementing DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines. The role supports on‑premises and cloud environments and requires leadership of DevOps practices in large client settings.

Responsibilities include defining CI/CD strategy, deploying a microservices factory with COTS/open-source tools, and promoting TDD across the lifecycle. A BA/BS is required and active security clearance is mandatory.