Sr. DevOps Engineer - TS/SCI w CI Polygraph

Zachary Piper Solutions; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Sr. DevOps Engineer to join a leading government contractor supporting mission-critical programs in the Intelligence Community. The role focuses on administering and optimizing secure cloud infrastructure across AWS GovCloud and C2S environments.

This onsite position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph and offers opportunities to design CI/CD pipelines, automate deployments, and ensure high availability and security across complex systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a technical field.
• 4–15+ years of cloud/DevOps experience depending on education.
• Hands-on AWS GovCloud and/or C2S experience.
• Strong CI/CD and automation experience.
• Extensive Linux admin within enterprise environments.
• Solid networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls).
• Experience troubleshooting complex distributed systems.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph required.

Responsibilities

• Administer and optimize cloud infrastructure in AWS GovCloud and C2S.
• Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines for deployments and provisioning.
• Maintain Linux servers and supporting infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, networking, and cloud issues.
• Monitor system health and scalability; improve reliability.
• Integrate new technologies with minimal risk to operations.
• Perform patching, capacity planning, and lifecycle maintenance.
• Collaborate with software, cybersecurity, network, and admin teams.
• Develop infrastructure-as-code and automation scripts.
• Communicate status and risks; escalate critical issues.

Skills

AWS GovCloud

CI/CD pipelines

Linux admin

Networking basics

Scripting/automation

Troubleshooting

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related

Tools

Red Hat / RHEL

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Sr. DevOps Engineer to join a leading government contractor supporting mission-critical programs in the Intelligence Community. The Sr. DevOps Engineer will be responsible for administering, maintaining, and optimizing secure cloud infrastructure while supporting automation, CI/CD pipelines, and operational excellence across AWS GovCloud and C2S environments. This position is onsite and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and support enterprise cloud infrastructure within AWS GovCloud and Commercial Cloud Services (C2S) environments.
• Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to automate software deployments, infrastructure provisioning, and system updates.
• Install, configure, optimize, and maintain Linux operating systems, servers, and supporting infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot complex hardware, software, networking, cloud, and infrastructure issues across multiple technology layers.
• Monitor system health, performance, and availability while implementing proactive improvements to maximize platform reliability and scalability.
• Integrate new technologies, tools, and infrastructure components into existing enterprise environments while minimizing operational risk.
• Perform system performance tuning, patch management, capacity planning, and lifecycle maintenance activities.
• Collaborate with software developers, cybersecurity teams, network engineers, and system administrators to deliver secure, highly available infrastructure solutions.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code, automation scripts, technical documentation, and operational procedures.
• Communicate system status, operational risks, and incident updates to technical teams and leadership while escalating critical issues as necessary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline required. Equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 4–15+ years of experience supporting cloud infrastructure, DevOps, systems engineering, or enterprise infrastructure environments depending on education and experience.
• Hands-on experience supporting AWS cloud environments, including AWS GovCloud and/or Commercial Cloud Services (C2S).
• Strong experience building, maintaining, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation processes.
• Extensive Linux systems administration experience within enterprise production environments.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls, and network troubleshooting.
• Experience troubleshooting hardware, software, operating systems, networking, cloud infrastructure, and distributed systems.
• Experience installing, configuring, securing, and performance tuning Linux-based systems.
• Strong scripting, automation, and infrastructure management experience.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Active TS/SCI Clearance with CI Polygraph required.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary Range: $170,000 - $215,000 annually depending on experience.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, and Sick Leave as required by law.

This job opens for applications on 7/14/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords

#LI-CR2 #LI-ONSITE

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