Job Description
DevOps Engineer
$135,000-$210,000 annually Springfield or Herndon, VA Onsite
Mid-Level & Senior Opportunities 6+ Years of Experience
Clearance: Active Top Secret clearance, ability to obtain SCI access, and willingness to undergo a CI polygraph. U.S. citizenship required.
Peak to Creek Precision Staffing is seeking a DevOps Engineer on behalf of our client to maintain and modernize secure cloud infrastructure supporting critical government operations.
This opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys solving infrastructure challenges, improving software delivery, and working across engineering and security teams. Recent, hands-on Python experience is required, alongside strong Linux, AWS, and CI/CD skills.
What You'll Do
- Maintain and modernize secure infrastructure through upgrades, configuration changes, troubleshooting, and ongoing improvements.
- Build, maintain, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines for reliable software delivery.
- Develop Python scripts to automate infrastructure and operational workflows.
- Support AWS architecture and administer, troubleshoot, and optimize Linux systems.
- Integrate new capabilities into established environments and resolve complex deployment issues.
- Improve system performance, reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
- Implement security hardening, remediate vulnerabilities, and support security assessments and ATO preparation.
- Collaborate with development, engineering, security, and operations teams while maintaining clear technical documentation.
What You'll Bring
- 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps, systems engineering, cloud engineering, infrastructure, or a related technical field.
- Recent, hands-on Python scripting and automation experience.
- Active Top Secret clearance, ability to obtain SCI access, and willingness to undergo a CI polygraph.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Bachelor's degree.
- Security+ certification.
- Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience with AWS architecture, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience maintaining and upgrading complex technical environments.
- A solid understanding of automation, infrastructure management, and software delivery.
- Experience operating under rigorous security and compliance requirements.
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and across technical teams.
Experience That Stands Out
- Supporting intelligence community or other highly regulated government environments.
- Risk Management Framework (RMF) activities and Authorization to Operate (ATO) preparation.
- Security hardening and vulnerability remediation across Linux and AWS.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC), cloud automation, and configuration management.
- Automated deployment, monitoring, and provisioning tools.
Compensation & Benefits
- $135,000-$210,000 annual salary, based on qualifications and experience.
- Fully paid employee medical and dental insurance.
- Paid parental leave.
- 401(k) with employer matching.
- Vacation benefits that increase with tenure.
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development training.
- Employee referral bonuses.
- Complimentary refreshments and regularly provided meals.
Interested? Apply through Peak to Creek Precision Staffing with your résumé highlighting your Python, Linux, and AWS experience.