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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior DevOps Engineer-TS/SCI - **Company:** Metaphase Consulting - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Build Automation, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Configuration Management, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, Key Management, Octopus Deploy, Reliability Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering Practices, Ansible, Zero Trust Network Access, Runbook, Software Engineering, Software Vulnerability Management, Policy as Code, Data Logging, Cloud Platform System, Delivery Pipeline, Gitlab-ci, Git Flow, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Terraform, Devsecops, Docker, Jenkins, Static Application Security Testing, Vulnerability Analysis, Dynamic Application Security Testing - **Published:** September 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=733cc41a6d1bfb4a ## About the Role * Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in DevOps, platform engineering, cloud engineering, site reliability engineering, or a closely related technical discipline. * Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, mathematics, or a related field. * Active Top Secret clearance with eligibility for SCI access. U.S. Citizenship is required. * Advanced proficiency with CI/CD platforms, Git-based workflows, infrastructure as code, containers, and Kubernetes or comparable orchestration technologies. * Hands-on experience developing secure cloud and hybrid platforms using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Docker, and automated configuration management. * Experience integrating SAST, SCA, DAST, secrets management, identity controls, and infrastructure security checks into software-delivery pipelines. * Ability to communicate technical platform concepts clearly and collaborate effectively with software engineers, SREs, security teams, mission users, and delivery leadership. What Sets You Apart (Preferred) * Experience delivering DevSecOps or platform engineering capabilities for cyber, intelligence, law enforcement, or other mission-critical environments. * Experience with AWS, Azure, or comparable regulated cloud environments, including cloud performance and cost management. * Proficiency with GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and policy-as-code tooling. * Experience creating internal developer platforms, reusable pipeline templates, and self-service infrastructure capabilities. * Experience with SRE practices, including SLOs, error budgets, incident response, logging, metrics, tracing, and operational dashboards. * Current TS/SCI clearance and demonstrated ability to support work in secure on-site environments., * Minimum bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, mathematics, or a related field. Clearance Level * Active Top Secret clearance with eligibility for SCI access. * U.S. Citizenship required. No exceptions. ## Description MetaPhase is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with at least 10 years of relevant experience to lead platform engineering practices that accelerate delivery through automation, secure infrastructure, and resilient cloud operations. This engineer will provide technical direction while remaining hands-on across CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability, incident response, and developer experience. What You Will Be Doing * Design and lead scalable CI/CD pipelines that automate build, test, security scanning, deployment, and rollback across multiple environments. * Implement secure infrastructure as code and platform automation for resilient cloud and hybrid environments using repeatable, version-controlled patterns. * Partner with software engineering, SRE, and security teams to embed Zero Trust, secrets management, vulnerability remediation, and policy checks into delivery workflows. * Build and improve self-service developer platforms, containerized runtime environments, and orchestration frameworks that simplify secure software delivery. * Establish observability through logging, metrics, tracing, alerting, dashboards, and service level objectives that support actionable operational decisions. * Lead incident-response improvements through runbooks, root-cause analysis, automation, and follow-through on corrective actions. * Mentor engineering teams, define platform standards, and provide hands-on technical leadership for secure, reliable, and highly observable production systems., Washington, DC metropolitan area. On-site support is required based on customer access, system classification, and mission needs. Remote Schedule * Hybrid, subject to customer direction and secure-environment access requirements. 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