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# SR. DevOps AWS Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** System One
- **Location:** Chantilly, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, ArcGIS (Software), Code Review, Collaborative Software, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Error Codes, Scripting, Load Balancing, Cloud Platform System, Autoscaling, Delivery Pipeline, Gitlab, Git, Cloudformation, Gitlab-ci, Atlassian Tools, Functional Programming, Api Gateway, Devsecops, Serverless Computing, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/46042c9a-b505-4b8d-af6d-5031a5536869/sr-devops-aws-cloud-engineer

## About the Role

* Strong experience with GitLab (functionality, scripting, troubleshooting/error codes)
 * Hands-on experience with AWS services such as CloudFormation, S3, ECS, EKS
 * Experience with serverless AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, load balancing, autoscaling)
 * Solid understanding of cloud-based architectures
 * Working knowledge of DevSecOps methodologies and workflow
 * Proven experience developing and managing CI/CD pipelines
 * Ability to support development testing and collaborate across engineering teams
 * Strong communication skills; proactive/self-starter mindset
 * Active Top Secret clearance and ability to obtain CI Poly post-hire

Preferred / nice-to-haves

 * AWS certification (DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect, etc.)
 * Linux certifications
 * Experience with ArcGIS or geospatial technologies
 * Deep experience with AWS Lambda and ECS
 * Strong Docker troubleshooting and container deployment background
 * Familiarity with collaboration tools like Jira and Confluence

Education / experience guideline

 * Typically BS + 8+ years (or MS + 6+ years) in IT/CS/related field, or equivalent experience

## Description

Job Title: Sr. DevOps AWS Cloud Engineer Location: Chantilly, VA (Onsite) Type: Direct Hire (W2) Compensation: $180,000/year Schedule: 40 hours/week Security Clearance: Active Top Secret required; must be able to obtain CI Poly after hire, We're hiring a senior AWS DevOps Engineer to support the development, integration, deployment, and sustainment of mission-critical systems. You'll work in a Linux-based, multi-tenant environment and play a key role in building and operating secure, automated delivery pipelines for microservices.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys improving CI/CD, partnering closely with developers, and driving reliability + security in production-like environments.

What you'll do

 * Support deployment of microservices through a DevSecOps pipeline (Linux-based, multi-tenant)
 * Develop, update, and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipeline code
 * Configure, troubleshoot, and deploy Docker containers
 * Review code in Git and create/extract engineering documentation as needed
 * Support developer deployments and testing in the environment
 * Provide technical guidance across capabilities/microservices
 * Create and maintain DevOps documentation
 * Perform security remediation based on scan findings
 * Complete other related tasks as assigned