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# DevOps Engineer - Senior

- **Company:** Nationwide IT Service, Inc.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $175,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Google App Engines, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, CompTIA Security+, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Logical Volume Manager, Team Foundation Server, Open Source Technology, OpenShift, OpenStack, Cloud Services, Ansible, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Toolchain, Scripting, Cloud Platform System, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Containerization, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Lxc, Puppet, Devsecops, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9192921/devops-engineer-senior

## About the Role

Minimum Education: BA or BS degree.
Security Requirements: SECRET Clearance
Certification: SAFe Agile certification or an industry-recognized equivalent certification.

Clearance / Background Investigation

 * IT-II eligibility/clearance OR a current NACLC at the time the proposal is submitted.
 * NACLC = National Agency Check with Law and Credit, an older federal background-investigation designation.

Cloud Certification (CSP)

 * Must hold an applicable Cloud Service Provider (CSP) certification.
 * Examples:
 + AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
 + Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect (Azure SA)

DoD 8570 Certification

 * Must hold CompTIA Security+ or equivalent certification, * At least five years of Agile experience.
 * Demonstrated experience leading DevOps methodologies and defining SAFe Agile methodology for large-scale clients.
 * Experience driving CI/CD and monitoring strategy and architecture across technologies.
 * Experience implementing TDD methodologies and driving an automated software development lifecycle toolchain.
 * Experience deploying solutions in both on-premises and cloud environments and engineering complex implementations in a product-centric setting.
 * Experience with DevOps services using infrastructure-as-a-service providers such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Compute Engine, or RackSpace/OpenStack.
 * Scripting or basic programming skills are used to solve technical problems.
 * Experience with configuration management tools such as TFS, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Salt, or LVM.
 * Familiarity with containerization technologies such as LXC, Docker, Rocket, or OpenShift.
 * CSP certification, such as AWS DevOps Engineer or Azure SA.
 * DoD 8570 certification, such as Security+.

## Description

Nationwide IT Services, NIS, is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to help teams develop new software solutions and refactor existing monolithic applications into microservices running in hardened containers, for a potential opportunity.

The engineer guides application teams in using DevSecOps continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, deploys and sustains a microservices factory using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and open-source solutions, and supports implementations across on-premises and cloud environments. This role supports all task areas. This is a full-time, fully remote opportunity supporting a federal customer and supports all task areas., * Guide application development teams as they refactor existing applications or create solutions that use DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines and tools.

 * Define and oversee the strategy and architecture for continuous integration, deployment, and monitoring across technologies.
 * Deploy and sustain a microservices factory using COTS and open-source tools and hardened containers.
 * Lead DevOps practices and support the use of SAFe Agile methods for large-scale client environments.
 * Implement test-driven development (TDD) practices and drive an automated software development lifecycle toolchain.
 * Engineer complex technology implementations in a product-centric environment, including deployments on-premises and in the cloud.
 * Use scripting or basic programming to automate work and solve technical problems.
 * Apply configuration management and containerization tools appropriate to the project environment.