> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/3056735-senior-devops-engineer-cloud-automation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3056735-senior-devops-engineer-cloud-automation). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md).

---

# Senior DevOps Engineer (Cloud & Automation)

- **Company:** Linchpin Software LLC
- **Location:** Chantilly, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Databases, Linux, DevOps, Middleware, Python (Programming Language), Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Scripting, Enterprise Software Applications, Cloud Platform System, Gitlab, Cloudformation, Gitlab-ci, Deployment Automation, Terraform, Data Pipelines, Devsecops, Docker, Jenkins
- **Published:** September 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9190093/senior-devops-engineer-cloud-automation

## About the Role

* Active Top Secret clearance
 * 8+ years of DevOps, cloud, or systems engineering experience
 * Hands-on Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or similar)
 * Experience with AWS or another major cloud platform
 * Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or similar)
 * Ability to work full-time, on-site in Chantilly, VA

Preferred:

 * Docker and Kubernetes (EKS or equivalent)
 * GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar pipeline tooling
 * Experience with data pipelines and enterprise systems (search, databases, middleware)
 * Security hardening and DevSecOps practices
 * Linux / RHEL administration

What You'll Gain:

 * Broad ownership across cloud, data, application, and security systems
 * A team that values automation over manual work
 * Hands-on experience with AI-accelerated engineering
 * A stable, long-term mission program

## Description

Our engineers use AI-assisted development tools (Claude Code, Codex, GitLab Duo) to move faster and cut toil. If you like leaving systems better than you found them, you'll fit right in.

What You'll Do:

 * Build and maintain cloud infrastructure entirely as code
 * Design and improve CI/CD pipelines for application and data workloads
 * Automate deployment, configuration, patching, and operations tasks
 * Support data pipelines and application systems in production
 * Build security and compliance into infrastructure and pipelines
 * Troubleshoot complex issues across enterprise systems


## Related Videos

- [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker)
- [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops)
- [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Modern DevOps for IoT Devices and More](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1805-wearedevelopers-live-modern-devops-for-iot-devices-and-more)
- [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered)
- [Enabling automated 1-click customer deployments with built-in quality and security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/83-enabling-automated-1-click-customer-deployments-with-built-in-quality-and-security)
- [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker)

## Related Articles

- [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)
- [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)
- [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline)
- [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)
- [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023)