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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AWS DevOps Engineer - **Company:** Guidehouse Inc. - **Location:** McLean, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Automation of Tests, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Network Security, Software Vulnerability Management, Delivery Pipeline, Kubernetes Helm Charts, Cloudformation, Amazon Relational Database Service, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Low Latency, Deployment Automation, Route53, Functional Programming, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Docker, Jenkins - **Published:** July 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9026404/aws-devops-engineer ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or related field. Additional Four (4) expedience can be used in lieu of degree. * Minimum Four (4) years of prior relevant experience in IT infrastructure, with atleast Three (3) years in cloud engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure automation * Expertise in AWS core services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, CloudFront, Route 53, IAM, etc.) * Assist senior transition team in account handoff validation, CI/CD pipeline validation, GitHub Actions audit, CodeBuild job review, Argo sync check, artifact migration, secrets verification, deployment dry runs, rollback prep, cutover support. * Monitor deployment pipeline and build status, build troubleshooting, deployment automation, Helm chart maintenance, Dockerfile updates, environment config management, release coordination, developer support. * Ownership of services like GitHub Actions, AWS CodeBuild, ArgoCD, Helm charts, Dockerfiles, secrets management, environment variables, deployment workflows, Terraform templates. * Hands on experience with IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK) * Proven ability to work autonomously and collaborate, mentor, help, and support other team members, as needed to solve complex operational and reliability problems. * Strong development background in Python, Bash or similar * Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship. Due to the nature of this role and associated government clearance requirements, candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (Green Card holders) to be eligible for consideration. * Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred. * AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional (Highly desirable). * AWS Certified Solutions Architect or other specialty certifications. ## Description * We are seeking a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer to design, automate and optimize cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines while ensuring applications are highly available, scalable, secure and cost-efficient. * Hands-on experience with AWS services, automation frameworks, and DevOps best practices, while also capable of mentoring junior engineers and driving technical excellence across teams. * Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline etc.) and support containerized workloads (Docker, ECS, EKS, Kubernetes). * Enable automated testing, artifact management, and blue/green or canary deployments. * Implement observability, monitoring and logging solutions using AWS CloudWatch, X-Ray or third-party tools. * Troubleshoot system performance, latency, reliability issues and define and maintain SLAs, SLOs. * Automate provisioning, scaling, monitoring, recovery processes security scanning and vulnerability management with CI/CD. * Ensure systems meets security, governance, and regulatory compliance requirements (HIPAA, FedRAMP, SOC 2 etc.) as applicable. * Implement IAM best practices, encryption strategies, and secure networking. * Work closely with developers, architects, and QA to ensure smooth releases. ## Related Videos - [My journey into DevOps world - How it all started!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/545-my-journey-into-devops-world-how-it-all-started) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [CI/CD with Github Actions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/856-ci-cd-with-github-actions) - [#90DaysOfDevOps - The DevOps Learning Journey](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/548-90daysofdevops-the-devops-learning-journey) ## Related Articles - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [From Prototype to Production: Build AI Agents with This Free 4-Course Learning Path](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/655-from-prototype-to-production-build-ai-agents-with-this-free-4-course-learning-path) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers)