Senior DevOps Engineer

Applied Research Solutions•Littleton, CO

2d•$180,000 - $220,000

About The Position

Applied Research Solutions is seeking Senior DevOps Engineers to support a cutting-edge program supporting the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. The Senior DevOps Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the automation, tooling, and infrastructure that supports high‑quality software delivery. This role focuses on enabling development teams to deploy applications reliably, securely, and at scale through modern DevOps practices, cloud technologies, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code. The ideal candidate is a proactive engineer with strong problem‑solving skills, deep experience with cloud environments, and a passion for automation and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Must be a US citizen
Active Top Secret clearance needed to start with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Poly
Knowledge and experience developing multi-tiered or microservice applications.
Experience with at least one cloud platform. i.e.. AWS, Azure, Google.
Containerization experience (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
Proficiency in CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins).
Strong scripting experience.
Linux experience.
SDLC: Understanding the full Software Development Life Cycle.
Networking: Basic networking, security, & firewall concepts.
Security: DevSecOps principles, identity & access management
Automation: Scripting & building automated pipelines.
Strong problem solving skills.
Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting US government agencies.
Experience using Amazon Web Services.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with tools such as Ansible and Terraform).
Deploying and maintain Kubernetes distributions.
Familiarity with GitOps (GitLab, ArgoCD).
Monitoring & Logging experience (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK Stack).
Knowledge of ESXL

Responsibilities

Architect, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support rapid, reliable, and repeatable software delivery across multiple environments.
Design and manage automated infrastructure provisioning using infrastructure-as-code tools.
Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure application performance, reliability, and security.
Collaborate closely with development, QA, security, and operations teams to streamline build, test, and deployment workflows.
Manage and optimize cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) with an emphasis on scalability, cost efficiency, and security best practices.
Automate operational processes, including environment creation, deployments, configuration management, and system maintenance.
Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve issues across the full stack—from application code to infrastructure layers.
Maintain strong security practices across CI/CD pipelines, cloud resources, and deployment processes.
Guide and mentor developers and junior DevOps engineers in DevOps methodologies, cloud architecture, and automation tooling.
Lead efforts to improve reliability, performance, and resilience through system design, chaos testing, capacity planning, and root cause analysis.
Support containerization and orchestration platforms (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) to deliver scalable microservices architectures.
Develop and maintain documentation for environments, automation scripts, procedures, and system designs.
Other duties as assigned