Senior DevOps Engineer with Security Clearance

VTG; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG in the United States is seeking a DevOps Engineer to advance automation and big data analytics for the IC community. You will join a collaborative team of software developers, systems engineers, network engineers, and data engineers to build scalable, secure infrastructure.

The role emphasizes deploying AWS resources, managing CI/CD pipelines, and maintaining Kubernetes/EKS clusters to keep systems highly available and productive. Strong scripting and AWS/Linux experience are required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of DevOps or related experience.
• Proficient in AWS and Linux systems.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and security controls.
• Strong scripting and automation skills.
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and provision AWS resources to support scalable architecture.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitLab and GitHub.
• Run vulnerability scans, patch systems, and ensure security compliance.
• Design and maintain Kubernetes and EKS clusters for high availability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to meet requirements and drive improvements.
• Recommend process and policy improvements.

Skills

DevOps experience

Bash scripting

AWS

Linux administration

CI/CD pipelines

Network documentation & security

Tools

GitLab

GitHub

Kubernetes

EKS

Job description

Overview The DevOps Engineer will leverage their technical background to help deliver automation and big data analytics for the IC community. You will be trained in DevOps and work alongside a collaborative team of Software Developers, Systems Development Engineers, Network Engineers, and Data Engineers to develop unique software that enables customer networks to safely operate at scale.

What will you do?

• Deploying and provisioning AWS resources including EC2, S3, RDS, IAM roles, and VPC configurations to support scalable architecture
• Building, maintaining, and troubleshooting continuous integration and continuous deployment (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

Do you have what it takes?

• 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.

Pay Range: VTG's estimated starting pay range is $180,000-$230,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.