Senior Architect / DevOps Engineer- Remote (DC, MD, VA- Locals only)
About The Position
Swingtech Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Senior Architect / DevOps Engineer to support the architecture, operation, modernization, and secure delivery of web-based training and learning management platforms for federal programs. The role combines solution architecture, DevOps engineering, cloud operations, system reliability, release support, and technical leadership. The successful candidate will guide technical direction while also contributing to hands-on operations, environment management, troubleshooting, deployments, and continuous improvement. The position supports development, test/staging, and production environments; deployment planning and release coordination; and cloud-hosted or hybrid-cloud platforms. The engineer works across development, cybersecurity, QA, help desk, data, and program teams to maintain secure, stable system performance and to align technical solutions with federal security, accessibility, privacy, and operational requirements. The role is remote for candidates local to DC, Maryland, or Virginia, with occasional travel to Baltimore and Greenbelt, Maryland.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
- At least 8 years of experience supporting enterprise applications, web-based platforms, cloud operations, DevOps, systems engineering, or technical architecture.
- Experience providing technical leadership for application operations, platform enhancements, environment management, or modernization efforts.
- Strong understanding of web application architecture, deployment processes, release management, monitoring, and system reliability practices.
- Experience supporting development, staging, and production environments in enterprise or regulated environments.
- Experience with cloud-hosted or hybrid-cloud application environments.
- Experience troubleshooting complex application, infrastructure, performance, configuration, or deployment issues.
- Understanding of secure system operations, vulnerability remediation, patching, access control, and configuration management.
- Ability to coordinate across development, security, infrastructure, QA, help desk, and program teams.
- Strong documentation, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and support multiple technical priorities in a remote environment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting federal, healthcare, or regulated IT environments.
- Experience supporting learning management systems, training portals, or web-based education platforms.
- Experience with AWS, cloud migration activities, or CMS/hybrid-cloud environments.
- Experience with CI/CD concepts, automation, scripting, infrastructure support, log analysis, or monitoring tools.
- Experience with DevSecOps practices, security scanning, vulnerability management, and remediation workflows.
- Experience supporting system documentation, architecture diagrams, technical roadmaps, or modernization plans.
- Familiarity with Section 508, privacy, accessibility, or compliance requirements in federal environments.
- Relevant AWS, Azure, Security+, CISSP, Linux, DevOps, or cloud-related certifications.
Responsibilities
- Provide senior technical leadership for the architecture, operation, maintenance, and enhancement of web-based applications and learning management platforms.
- Support architecture planning, technical design, modernization activities, and platform improvement initiatives.
- Support reliable operation of development, test/staging, and production environments.
- Lead or support deployment planning, release coordination, environment configuration, and production validation.
- Collaborate with development, cybersecurity, QA, help desk, data, and program teams to support stable and secure system performance.
- Support and optimize cloud-hosted or hybrid-cloud environments, including migration planning, environment readiness, monitoring, and performance considerations.
- Enhance scalability, maintainability, reliability, security, automation, and operational efficiency.
- Drive DevOps practices, including build and release coordination, configuration management, automation, monitoring, troubleshooting, and documentation.
- Drive vulnerability remediation, coordinate patching, enforce security configurations, and mitigate technical risks.
- Support system performance analysis, incident troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture notes, deployment guidance, configuration records, and operational procedures.
- Provide clear, practical technical recommendations to program leadership and customer stakeholders.
- Support alignment of technical solutions with federal security, accessibility, privacy, and operational requirements.
Benefits
- 15 PTO days
- 11 paid holidays
- Medical insurance with three options, including an HSA with a $600 employer contribution
- Dental insurance with no age limit for orthodonture
- Vision insurance through EyeMed with in- and out-of-network coverage
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage with 100% premium support
- Life insurance and AD&D with 100% premium support
- Supplemental life insurance
- Critical care and accident insurance availability
- Pet insurance through Nationwide
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) enrollment from day one with a 4% company deferral
- $1,500 annual training budget
- $1,500 referral bonus
- Eligibility for annual merit and discretionary bonus
- Flexible work arrangements
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
