DevOps Engineer - Mid-Level

AnaVation • Washington, DC

61d • Onsite

About The Position

AnaVation is seeking a DevOps Engineer - Mid-Level to design, deploy, test, certify, operate, and patch our DevSecOps toolchain and platforms. You’ll build secure CI/CD services on IaaS, manage Linux-based systems for dynamic apps, automate with scripting, and keep environments healthy with open-source monitoring. The role also serves as the primary O&M owner for multiple tools, resolving interoperability issues across operating systems, libraries, and dependencies.

Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• Proven ability to integrate security practices, tools, and controls across the full DevOps pipeline (development, testing, deployment, and operations).
• Hands-on experience automating security testing, scanning, and compliance checks throughout the SDLC.
• Demonstrated practice implementing automated security controls, including static code analysis (SAST), dynamic application security testing (DAST), container image scanning, and vulnerability assessment.
• Experience establishing and operating continuous monitoring for application and infrastructure security (alerts, dashboards, telemetry, and remediation workflows).
• A current Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Can be on-site 5 days a week.

Nice To Haves

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), configuration management (Ansible/Chef/Puppet).
• Cloud/IaaS experience (AWS/Azure), including networking, IAM, and cost/rightsizing awareness.
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS Benchmarks) and secure baselining.
• Experience with artifact repositories, secrets management, and SBOM/signing (e.g., Cosign).
• Certifications (e.g., AWS/Azure associate-level, Security+, Linux+, CKA/CKAD) or equivalent proven work

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and harden CI/CD pipelines for application and infrastructure delivery.
• Deploy and configure services on IaaS providers (e.g., AWS/Azure/GovCloud).
• Configure and administer Linux servers supporting dynamic websites and APIs.
• Debug and optimize cluster-based architectures (containers/orchestration, distributed systems).
• Script routine ops tasks (Bash/Python/PowerShell) to reduce toil and improve reliability.
• Patch systems, upgrade tools, and remediate interoperability and dependency issues.
• Document runbooks, standards, and architecture patterns for repeatable operation.

Benefits

• Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents
• 100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents
• 100% company paid long-term and short term disability insurance
• 100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents
• 401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting
• Competitive Pay
• Generous paid leave and holiday package
• Tuition and training reimbursement
• Life and AD&D Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees