Sr DevOps Engineer

Sierra Nevada Corporation • Southern Pines, NC

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About The Position

The Senior DevOps Engineer is a strategic leader responsible for overseeing and optimizing the organization’s DevOps processes. The role ensures the reliability, security, and scalability of CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure, mentors the DevOps team, and promotes industry best practices. The engineer works as part of a larger Agile software development team to rapidly provide operational capabilities to the field, supporting Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST), which delivers command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection, and security solutions to Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial, and international customers.

The position designs and manages complex infrastructure solutions using cloud services, containers, and orchestration tools to create scalable and secure environments. It works closely with development, QA, security, product, and operations teams to support reliable application delivery and continuous improvement. The role may require occasional travel and requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for this clearance-dependent employment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; a higher-level relevant degree may substitute for experience, and relevant experience may substitute for the educational qualification. Without a degree, at least 12 years of related experience is required.
• At least 8 years of experience in DevOps or a related role.
• Software development experience in at least one object-oriented language, such as Java, Python, C#, C++, or Go.
• Demonstrated implementation of microservices, container-based, and cloud-native application development.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes and/or OpenShift, and related container platform ecosystems.
• Experience working with multiple cloud vendors and managed Kubernetes services, including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
• Experience with developer tools such as GitHub and on-premises Azure DevOps.
• Significant experience with Linux.
• Strong understanding and experience with release engineering and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong Agile experience working in Scrum and/or Kanban models.
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality, consistent systems and environments for development teams.
• Ability to work rapidly with minimal supervision on projects involving small and large teams.
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for this clearance-dependent employment.
• Ability to work at a computer for extended periods and communicate frequently with team members and stakeholders.
• Ability to work in an office or hybrid environment and occasionally lift up to 10 lbs.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Experience in the Aerospace and Defense industry.
• AWS Solutions Architect – Associate or higher certification.
• Azure Developer or Solutions Architect certification.
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) certification.
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers and Kubernetes certification.
• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certification.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification.
• Advanced proficiency with Ansible, including developing and maintaining playbooks.
• Experience coordinating release readiness activities.
• Experience implementing and enforcing configuration control of development environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines supporting deployments across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management to provide consistent, reliable environments throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Optimize and standardize deployment workflows to support repeatable releases and variations in product and customer requirements.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve system performance and reliability across distributed systems and complex integrations.
• Collaborate with development, QA, product, security, and operations teams to align deployment strategies with architecture, security requirements, and operational best practices.
• Evaluate technologies, refine operational tooling, and establish best-practice documentation for deployment and release operations.
• Work as part of an Agile software development team to rapidly provide operational capabilities to the field.
• Design and manage complex infrastructure solutions using cloud services, containerization, and orchestration tools.
• Mentor junior DevOps engineers, conduct code and process reviews, and promote DevOps best practices for performance and security.
• Promote collaboration and shared responsibility while supporting seamless integration and delivery of applications and services.

Benefits

• Annual incentive pay based on performance and commensurate with position level.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%.
• Life insurance.
• Three weeks of paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

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