Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: DevOps Engineer
Location: AWS IAD21 (Herndon, VA); Customer Site vic Springfield, VA
Anticipated Start: Monday, 3 August 2026
Anticipated End: 31 July 2027
IC Green Badge Required? Yes
Clearance Level Required - TS/SCI w/CI Poly
Customer accounts required:
Active customer accounts are preferred, but will ultimately require SBU, COE
Description of Services/Responsibilities:
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Manage application deployments across multiple environments — including deploying code updates, troubleshooting deployment failures, and executing environment-specific configurations
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Own the Change Management (CHG) process for production deployments — prepare and submit change requests, shepherd them through ISO, TESR, and Outage Board approval gates, and coordinate deployment windows with stakeholders
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Maintain security and compliance posture — manage XACTA documentation, ensure TESR approval requirements are met, enforce enterprise log retention policies (NSS requirements)
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Operate and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure — manage GitLab CI configurations
Basic Requirements
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3+ years of experience in DevSecOps or Site Reliability Engineering in a cloud environment (AWS preferred)
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Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline management (GitLab CI preferred)
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Proficiency with containerized deployments — ECS, Docker, and container orchestration
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Experience with AWS infrastructure services — Lambda, RDS, VPC, CloudWatch, SSM Parameter Store, S3
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Familiarity with change management and security accreditation processes in a DoD/IC environment (CHG submissions, RMF, XACTA)
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Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and rollback procedures
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Active Clearance with the Springfield, VA Customer
Must be willing to work in SCIF at AWS Herndon or Springfield, VA Site up to 100% of each week
Preferred Qualifications:
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Experience with EKS (Kubernetes) migrations or hybrid ECS/EKS environments
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Familiarity with Springfield, VA customer enterprise requirements for National Security Systems (NSS), including log retention and compliance standards
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Experience with MCP server deployment
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Node.js / TypeScript ecosystem familiarity (Lambda runtimes, dependency management, layer packaging)
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AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Security Specialty)VM