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# Northern Virginia - Falls Church | Sr DevOps Engineer (Active TS/SCI Clearance)

- **Company:** StriveWorks, Inc
- **Location:** Merrifield, VA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $185,000.0 - $230,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Information Security Management, Python (Programming Language), Software Deployment, Spring Cloud, Containerization, Kubernetes, Network Server, Devsecops, Golang, Programming Languages, Microservices
- **Published:** October 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/75883139-northern-virginia-falls-church-sr-devops-engineer-active-ts-sci-clearance

## About the Role

6+ years of direct, hands-on experience in:

 * Python and/or Golang programming, or other general purpose programming languages
 * Microservices deployment in Kubernetes
 * Diagnosing and resolving issues within containerized environments
 * Helm Chart and Kustomizations development/deployment
 * Automation and IaC
 * Cloud infrastructure Managing and troubleshooting Linux systems
 * Active TS/SCI security clearance and US citizenship, as well as eligibility and willingness to undergo a Counterintelligence (CI) Scope Polygraph if required

The following isn't required, but we'd love to see it:

 * Familiarity with DOD networking, tools, infrastructure, security requirements, and policies
 * Proficiency with US federal information system security policies, including STIGs, NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-53, CMMC, and ICD 503
 * Experience with software deployments to on-premises and cloud-based unclassified, CUI, and classified networks within the DOD
 * Experience with DevSecOps/DevOps and CI/CD for the administration and deployment of GPU-enabled servers
 * Experience deploying or maintaining CNCF projects
 * Experience with NAS and SAN technologies
 * Experience working in a SCIF
 * Experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native applications and services in DDIL impact environments