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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior DevOps Engineer - **Company:** VTG LLC - **Location:** Chantilly, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Unit Testing, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Unix, Cloud Database, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, DevOps, Github, Apache JMeter, Scrum Methodology, E2e Testing, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, System Programming, Google Cloud, Git, Atlassian Tools, Performance Monitor, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Software Version Control, Jenkins - **Published:** September 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9182676/senior-devops-engineer ## About the Role * Active TS/SCI with Polygraph * Candidate must have BS degree and 11-15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 8-10 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in technical domain. Will consider work experience in lieu of degree. * Expert in the software development lifecycle, with experience delivering within DevOps toolsets/practices and continuous integration / continuous development * Direct experience utilizing software testing performance tools, such as J-Meter * Experience with development in Commercial Cloud Platforms (ex, AWS, Oracle Cloud, Google Cloud, Azure) * Experience with development leveraging cloud data services (ex: AWS S3, OpenSearch, EFS, etc.) * Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) * Well versed with using version control systems such as git * Well versed with using issue/problem tracking systems * Proficient with common Agile practices and environment, service-orientated environments, and development practices * Must be able to work independently to develop solutions to technical problems. * Interested and eager to learn ## Description As a Senior DevOps Engineer on this program, you will have the opportunity to build strong systems and software utilizing cloud capabilities to support a complex program. Based in DevOps framework, you will participate in and/or direct major deliverables throughout all aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding and unit testing. What will you do? * Participate in software programming initiatives to support innovation and enhancement, * Solving higher level and larger scope technical problems * Design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug automation solutions for development, test and production environments. * Ability to take high level requirements from senior engineers and program management and break the work down into smaller tasks for implementation. * Makes process, program and automation recommendations to the project or program. * Develop, prototype and deploy solutions within Commercial Cloud Solutions leveraging Infrastructure platform services * Coordinate closely with team members, Product Owners and Scrum Masters to ensure User Story alignment and implementation to customer use cases * Analyze (through proof of concept, performance, and end-to-end testing) and effectively coordinate Infrastructure needs driven by developed software to meet customer mission needs * Use industry leading DevOps tools like GitHub, Jenkins, Unix bash scripting * Document and perform systems software development, including deployment of build artifacts across different environments * Communicate key project data to team members and build team cohesion and effectiveness. * Leverage Atlassian tool suite like JIRA and Confluence to track activities and document procedures * Apply and identify best practices and standard operating procedures * Create innovative solutions to meet the technical needs of customers. ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Node and Package Security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2138-wearedevelopers-live-node-and-package-security) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [My journey into DevOps world - How it all started!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/545-my-journey-into-devops-world-how-it-all-started) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [Bringing AI Model Testing and Prompt Management to Your Codebase with GitHub Models](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1536-bringing-ai-model-testing-and-prompt-management-to-your-codebase-with-github-models) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [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) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer)