Senior Devops Engineer

Intelliforce-IT Solutions Group • Columbia, MD

1d • $179,000 - $230,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Join a team building the reliable, highly available platform behind a modernized operational system. This role is focused on keeping critical microservices orchestrated, secure, and ready to perform using modern DevOps practices and cloud-native technologies. You will help automate infrastructure, strengthen system reliability, support compliance, and improve the performance of a platform mission users depend on every day.
What Makes This Opportunity Stand Out
This role offers the kind of work DevOps engineers usually want more of, real ownership, meaningful technical depth, and a direct connection to mission outcomes. You will work across infrastructure automation, CI/CD, cloud operations, Kubernetes-based orchestration, and system hardening in an environment where reliability and performance matter.
At Intelliforce, your work is visible and your contributions carry weight. Because we support prime programs, our teams stay close to meaningful mission work with real momentum. Because we are a small business, leadership is accessible, decisions move faster, and strong engineering gets noticed. Add in long-term stability, strong benefits, and a people-first culture, and this becomes more than another DevOps role. It is a chance to build and sustain a platform with real purpose.

Requirements

• Clearance: Top Secret Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph, must be active. We do not have the ability to sponsor clearances. CI within the past 7 years.
• Citizenship: Must be a U.S. Citizen. We cannot sponsor visas
• Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience or combined education
• 12 years or more of professional experience, or 10 years of professional experience with a related Masters degree
• Current Security+CE certificate
• Experience developing Infrastructure as Code and automation scripts using tools such as Python, Ansible, and Terraform
• Experience patching, hardening, and maintaining compliance of RHEL
• Experience installing, configuring, and tuning Kubernetes, Docker Compose, NiFi, and cloud-native logging and metrics collection tools
• Experience managing CI/CD pipelines for build, test, and deployment automation using GitLab Runners and Argo CD
• Experience managing AWS cloud environments
• Strong communication and collaboration skills in a team-oriented engineering environment

Nice To Haves

• Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure including EC2, Lambda, S3, SNS, SQS, Event Router, Athena, and Step Functions using Terraform and auto scaling
• Understanding of AWS networking principles including VPCs, NATs, and IP Gateway
• Experience developing and managing GitLab CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processes
• Experience collaborating with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability
• Experience troubleshooting infrastructure issues and ensuring system uptime
• Kubernetes experience with a focus on EKS, ECS, and or Fargate

Responsibilities

• Develop Infrastructure as Code and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build internal tools
• Patch, harden, and maintain compliance for RHEL-based environments
• Install, configure, and tune performance for Kubernetes, Docker Compose, NiFi, and cloud-native logging and metrics tools
• Manage CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment workflows using GitLab Runners and Argo CD
• Support and manage AWS cloud environments
• Partner with engineers and stakeholders to improve platform reliability, performance, and delivery
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and help maintain high system availability
• Work primarily on site in a SCIF, with little to no work from home

Benefits

• Ample PTO to rest and recharge—plus all federal holidays and your birthday off, just because.
• Multiple medical plan options, including ones with zero deductible or premium for employees.
• Generous 401(k) with immediate vesting—because your future matters now.
• Exciting bonus opportunities, from profit sharing to quarterly awards and President’s Club recognition.
• A culture of collaboration, connection, and fun, with regular team activities that go beyond the work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees