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# DevOps Engineer

- **Company:** Gridiron IT Solutions LLC
- **Location:** Springfield, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $200,000.0 - $220,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Xacta, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Node.Js, Reliability Engineering, Software Deployment, TypeScript, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Relational Database Service, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Cloudwatch, Devsecops, Docker
- **Published:** July 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9010107/devops-engineer

## About the Role

3+ years of experience in DevSecOps or Site Reliability Engineering in a cloud environment (AWS preferred)
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline management (GitLab CI preferred)
Proficiency with containerized deployments - ECS, Docker, and container orchestration
Experience with AWS infrastructure services - Lambda, RDS, VPC, CloudWatch, SSM Parameter Store, S3
Familiarity with change management and security accreditation processes in a DoD/IC environment (CHG submissions, RMF, XACTA)
Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and rollback procedures
Active Clearance with the Springfield, VA Customer, Experience with EKS (Kubernetes) migrations or hybrid ECS/EKS environments
Familiarity with Springfield, VA customer enterprise requirements for National Security Systems (NSS), including log retention and compliance standards
Experience with MCP server deployment
Node.js / TypeScript ecosystem familiarity (Lambda runtimes, dependency management, layer packaging)
AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Security Specialty)

Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI CI Poly clearance is required.

## Description

Manage application deployments across multiple environments - including deploying code updates, troubleshooting deployment failures, and executing environment-specific configurations
Own the Change Management (CHG) process for production deployments - prepare and submit change requests, shepherd them through ISO, TESR, and Outage Board approval gates, and coordinate deployment windows with stakeholders
Maintain security and compliance posture - manage XACTA documentation, ensure TESR approval requirements are met, enforce enterprise log retention policies (NSS requirements)
Operate and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure - manage GitLab CI configurations


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