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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # DevOps Software Engineer - **Company:** Millennial Software - **Location:** Fairfax, VA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $200,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Software Applications, Automation of Tests, Bash Shell, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Scrum Methodology, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Prometheus, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Scripting, Delivery Pipeline, Grafana, Kubernetes Helm Charts, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Terraform, Devsecops, Docker - **Published:** July 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/4785dd3c-68a8-40cb-b406-645b89b50cd5 ## About the Role * Active TS/SCI with CI Poly * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline * 6+ years of relevant experience (or 4+ years with a Graduate Degree) * Experience with automated deployment technologies such as Terraform and Ansible * Linux system administration experience (RedHat 8/9). * Experience with scripting languages (Bash, Python). * Prior experience using Kubernetes to orchestrate the deployment, scaling, and management of Docker containers. * Experience building CI/CD pipelines. Nice to have: * Familiarity with Monitoring and Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) for troubleshooting * Experience with Container registry management (Harbor) * Experience with how to deploy and maintain Helm charts * Familiarity with GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux) * Must hold active Security+ certification. * Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and its core services (i.e., EC2, S3, SQS). ## Description Millennial Software is seeking a DevOps Software Engineer to join our team. You will be working closely with a talented team to deliver a complex software application into operations. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to grow and hone your skills with other talented members at Millennial Software. Our ideal candidate is a DevSecOps Engineer who is a hard charging self-starter that can come onto a team and begin to produce quickly. You should have a strong understanding of IaC, containerization, automated test, and deployment pipelines to evolve our existing software infrastructure and architecture., * Utilize strong technical foundation with skills such as scripting and working to get tools from production into operation using software engineering skills. * Develop innovative solutions and coordinate those solutions between members of the technical and operational staff at a classified government site and end-users in the field. * Work closely with customers, operational staff, and development staff to solve problems in an operational environment. * Maintain current knowledge of engineering practices and technical solutions. * Evaluate, recommend, and implement automated test tools and strategies. * Take direction from senior technical leadership and/or Project Manager on project specifications. * Setup, configure and maintain various EC2 and Containerized environments to support development, test, integration, and operational software threads. * Contribute to the design and implementation of comprehensive CICD pipelines with seamless automation * Support agile development activities including sprint planning, peer code reviews, and iterative updates based on end-user feedback * Help maintain clean, well-documented, and testable code ## 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) - [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) - [5 steps for running a Kubernetes environment at scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/88-5-steps-for-running-a-kubernetes-environment-at-scale) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [#90DaysOfDevOps - The DevOps Learning Journey](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/548-90daysofdevops-the-devops-learning-journey) - [Demystifying DevOps—Pros, cons, dos & don'ts](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/338-demystifying-devops-pros-cons-dos-don-ts) ## Related Articles - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [The Best Software Developer Blogs to Read](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/156-the-best-software-developer-blogs-to-read) - [Now is the time for industrialized software development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/601-now-is-the-time-for-industrialized-software-development) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)