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VTG Defense
Herndon, VA (In Person)
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DevOps Engineer VTG Defense United States, Virginia, Herndon Jun 03, 2026
Overview We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced DevOps Engineer with a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in building, automating, and maintaining scalable infrastructure and deployment pipelines. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud technologies, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code, with a passion for improving system reliability and performance. What will you do? Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines to support rapid and reliable application deployments
Build and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
Monitor system performance, availability, and reliability using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch
Collaborate with development, QA, and security teams to streamline release processes
Implement and maintain containerization and orchestration solutions (Docker, Kubernetes)
Troubleshoot system issues across environments and implement solutions to prevent recurrence
Ensure compliance with security best practices and organizational policies
Optimize cost, performance, and scalability of cloud environments Do you have what it takes? Active TS/SCI with a current full-scope polygraph.
Education & Experience
Technical bachelor's degree (Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field).
5+ years of relevant professional experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or systems engineering.
AWS Cloud Platform
Foundational-to-intermediate experience using AWS Console and CLI, with working knowledge of:
Argo CD (GitOps deployment) HelmIstio service meshKeycloak for identity and access managementVersion Control & DevOps Practices Strong understanding of Git workflows, branching strategies, and code review best practices Experience working within automation-driven DevOps environments Ability to document architectures, processes, and operational runbooks
SNS, SQS, API
Gateway, CloudWatch Logs, CloudTrail, CloudFormation (CFN), Step Functions, Route 53, DynamoDB, EBS, EFS, S3, EC2, Lambda, ECR, ECS, EKS, KMS, IAM, Secrets Manager CI/CD & Automation Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance Familiarity with tools such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Argo Workflows, or similar Ability to integrate automated testing, scanning, and deployment orchestration Containerization & Orchestration Strong experience with Docker/Podman Expert understanding of Kubernetes (EKS or on-prem) Familiarity with:Argo CD (GitOps deployment) HelmIstio service meshKeycloak for identity and access managementVersion Control & DevOps Practices Strong understanding of Git workflows, branching strategies, and code review best practices Experience working within automation-driven DevOps environments Ability to document architectures, processes, and operational runbooks