DevOps Engineer

Peraton • Herndon, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support an Intelligence Community customer in the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area. The position requires full-time work in a SCIF, with flexible hours. The engineer will partner with development teams to automate and improve software delivery workflows, maintain secure and scalable infrastructure, support containerized applications, and improve system reliability. The role also involves integrating security practices into development and deployment, maintaining technical documentation, and coordinating with stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable area and 8+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree and 6+ years, or a PhD and 4+ years; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree requirement.
• Active TS/SCI or SCI eligibility and an active polygraph or ability to obtain a polygraph.
• DoD IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+ CE or CISSP).
• Experience using Git and CI/CD or artifact-management tools such as GitLab, GitLab Runners, Jenkins, and Artifactory.
• Experience automating infrastructure, configuration, or deployment tasks using Bash, Python, and Ansible.
• Experience administering Linux systems and troubleshooting Linux-based environments.
• Experience deploying and supporting containerized applications using Docker, OpenShift, or a comparable container platform.
• Experience working with AWS services, including EC2, S3, and RDS.
• Experience creating and maintaining Helm charts and Docker Compose files, and deploying applications with them.
• Full-time work in a SCIF is required; hours are flexible.

Nice To Haves

• Experience administering or supporting Elasticsearch, NiFi, and/or PostgreSQL.
• Experience building and maintaining container images, including writing or updating Dockerfiles.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• Familiarity with Splunk or other log-management and analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner with development teams to automate and improve application build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Build and maintain infrastructure and deployment automation using Bash, Python, Ansible, Helm, and Docker Compose.
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and artifact management using GitLab, Jenkins, and Artifactory to support reliable, repeatable software delivery.
• Monitor system health and performance; investigate and resolve or escalate errors across applications, infrastructure, and deployment workflows.
• Contribute to the design and operation of secure, scalable AWS infrastructure.
• Integrate security practices into development and deployment workflows; perform system hardening, complete applicable DISA STIG checklists, and support Information Assurance assessments.
• Evaluate and implement tools and practices that improve software delivery, system operations, and reliability.
• Maintain technical documentation for procedures, configurations, and deployed architecture.
• Work with stakeholders to clarify requirements, prioritize work, and communicate progress, risks, and blockers.

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for employees and their dependents.
• 25 days of PTO accrued annually, up to a generous PTO cap.
• Participation in an attractive bonus plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior