Systems Engineer (DevOps) [Expert] - $179K – $199K

RCT Systems • Reston, VA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Lead DevOps Engineer supporting a large-scale (200+ FTE) technical development program focused on modern Identity Access Credential Management (ICAM) solutions. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining cloud-based infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines while supporting mission-critical applications in a 24/7 environment. Includes an on-call rotation (1 week every ~2 months).

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Bachelor's degree with 11–15 years of relevant experience
• Expert-level Linux administration
• Strong DevOps expertise with Jenkins, GitHub, Rundeck
• Extensive experience with the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and DevOps practices
• Experience with JUnit or similar testing frameworks
• Agile development experience
• Strong AWS experience, including: CloudFormation, EC2, S3, RDS, VPC
• Containerization expertise with Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, ECS
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Nexus repository administration
• Version control and issue tracking tools (Git, JIRA, Confluence)
• Knowledge of container registries and container security best practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience with the Elastic Stack
• Experience in the customer's cloud environments
• Additional Nexus administration and maintenance experience

Responsibilities

• Lead DevOps engineering efforts across the full SDLC
• Design and maintain cloud infrastructure and automation
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines
• Support containerized applications in production
• Participate in architecture, development, testing, deployment, and operations
• Provide on-call support to ensure 24/7 mission availability

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance)
• Immediate 401k vesting
• Generous PTO and flexible schedules
• $500.00 annual technology allowance

What This Job Offers

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